National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-12
LIST OF DELEGATES PRESENT

The third annual convention of the Council of
the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
assembled at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning at
Willard hall. About one hundred delegates
were present. representing congregations in every
part Of the country. The hall had been tastely
decorated and arranged by the committee chosen
from the Hebrew organizations of this city. The
stage was covered with flowers and tropical
plants, some of which found their way there from
the hot houses of the Executive Mansion. At the
back Of the stage was large monogram, COM
posed of the letters U. A. H. Q. On one side was
Hebrew Inscription, 1.-THE visitors are welcome, {"
and on the other, "All are brethren in Israel"
The convention was raped to order by NORTH
10th, esq, Of Cincinnati, chairman Of the execu-
tive board.
A fervent prayer was offered by Rev. DIR. Mess
ing, of Peoria, Ill, and the convention proceeded
to effect
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Lazanis Silverman, of Chicago, was chosen
as chairman, and Mr.. Moses Schwarz secre-
tary.
Mr.. Silverman, on taking the chair, said:
The members of the council having assembled
in this hot weather, and some having come from
great distances, shows for itself the great inter
est that exists in the welfare of those institutions
for which this union was originally organized the
object being unite the Israelites of this nation
in common, interested for the maintenance of the
Jewish cause. This is to believe in one God, and
it lie the pride of the Jewish nation that their
doctrine of one God is being mere recognized
every day by all other nations of people. The
doctrine requires no mediator or any little God
between God and man. and this union is organ
lied for the purpose Of continuing to advocate
those great principles, and one of the causes of
this union is he maintenance OF Hebrew theo-
logical college which has been started in Cincin-
natl, and where we have already number of
students / hope that the action of this conven-
tiOn will be in harmony and unity for the best
welfare Of all.
The Chair appointed the following committee
On credentials: MesSrs. Lipman Levy, SIgmund
Lewyn, Albert Pcyscr- Vim. hatZenstein and
MaX LeiEschurtz.
The committee retired and during their alb
seDce Henry Adler, esq. made a short
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
to the delegates, follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Convention
and Lady Visitors: The pleasant duty has fallen
upon me, as chairman Of the reception committee,
q tenGer you in the name and behalf0f the
80 .-,urew cungregaurUn anu israel
ties OF the District OF Columbia, a hearty welcome
in our MIDST. vent ure 10 predict that your stay
in our community will be pleasant and agreed
bic one. Various congregations, lodges and
societies have their different committees, at the
head of which is S. Wolf esq, l. Abrams, esq,
and s. Solomon, esq, with the efficient aides, who
will, am sure, leave nothing undOne to make
ihls is as it should be. This is the first conven-
ton of its kind that held in this city, and
very few Of them have been held before in any
part of the country where the delegates had less
selfinterest than in this one; for you have trav-
eled hundreds, and some OF you thousands Of
miles, not for the purpose of looking for self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, not for the purpose of looking
for hOnOrs, not for the purpose OF looking for
offices or pay, for, on the contrary your aims are
noble and your objects are holy. lou are work
ing fO- the future Of Israel: you working for
the instruction of our children and our chfldrens
children And, in conclusion, l express the hope
that you will never regret having met in the
Centennial year in the city of Washington.
Address BY LILIENTHAL.
Rev DR.. NJ. Lilenthal was invited to address
the convention, and responded as follows
We meet in the Centennial year, in this year of
national pride, glory and rejoicing Elm and You wish
will be ready for report. We all have heard
speeches enough on this good and inexhaustible
surpassed them all The nation the orator
of the day and its enthusiastic audience was the
world at large. And the Grafton not mere
words, but deeds, full of instruction, and infiu-
entail as long the human race will pursue its
onward march to liberty and happiness. The
nation has proved to the world that a government
by the people, with the people, and for the people,
as our martyr President called it, is not vision,
not a dream, but stern truth, a historical maker
of fact How the rulers of Europe laughed at our
ancestors when the modern apostles and prophets
in the DECLARATION OF Independence laid down the
principles OF the human Magma Charta; how
they began to hope for the realization of their
hopes during the little unpleasantness we have
had; Tut We knew truth and right must conquer,
and have reasserted what Pitt said when he
read our peerless document: Il have read the
historians Of Greece and Rome, but none of them
equal in light, justice and common sense those
men across the ocean" This is pride; this the
cause OF our rejoicing; we have proclaimed the
jubilee Of freedom Tor the whole human race.
These are sentiments which, in this year, ami
mate the people, but NIL none with more pride
and gratitude than US Israelites We look with
deepfelt reverence to these men, who broke and
lOosened our chains, when prOclaimng the solemn
words, that every man, no matter what his creed
II entitled to lie, liberty, happiness. We had
not, like in Europe, to Wrestle Tor our emancipa-
tiOn; We had not 10 beg for our rights; they were
granted 10 US uhequNocaliy and checrtully, with
that natural justice and nobility which distn-
guishes the American people, and hence we ioin
In one grand chorus, God bless America and
Amer --row VIC shall visit Mann. vo-,,,
and the STave Of On, immortal Washington, we
shall stand there in awe love LEN r th,
who so properly is called the tn.1eE "I 'ne
Country, is revered by US as father, indeeuI
we know that We owe to him and his cUmpeers; We
know that Israel all over the world says with US,
the memory of such is blessing to all pOsterity,
and proudly will this convention say with me,
our love for this country is second to none we
patriots and ready to sacrifice blood and treasure
for its future glory and prosperity.
Hence modern Judaism does neither dream nor
wish to return to Palestine; here is our home,
beoueathed prayer-bOoks any line that reminds
us or the temple and sacrifices: we know the pest
religion is humanity the best divine service, love
thy felIow-man like thyselt; the motto when we
inscribe on our banner Is the common fathe- .,,o
MSod and common brotherhood Of men.
This sentiment we wish to reassert in this con-
ventiOn, held in the Centennial year, in the Capt.
can diadem free and religious liberty we too well
hold UP TO State and Church all over the world
as the most sacred, inalienable legacy; for it We
Israelites have suffered; for its realization we
have struggled; and now has our hopes; the sue
cess OF the whole human race begin to be realized
on both continents. We 1sraelites renew our
heartfelt allegiance to our country and her
glorious institutions, and meeting in this cOnven
country lei it wave from the top Of Bunker Hill,
bringing greeting to all the nations aspiring for
rights and liberty; May they take courage from
our example and our Centennial festival, and
never rest till bond Of love, justice and liberty
Will unite all the members Of the human race
r LIST OF DELEGATES.
The committee on credentials returned and re-
ported the following list Of accredited delegates
Ahavath Achim, Cincinnati, Ohio Simon
MOTIF sse 10th, Abraham Au6, A. J. TriedIandeT,
Solomon Levi, Leopold Rosenield, Bernhard
Bettman, Nathan Drucker, Lewis Mayer; Buai
GO0dWin; Sheriff Israel Cincinnati, Ohio, Henry
Adler. Henry Marks, Nathan Moses; Rodef
israel, Gincinnsti, Ohio, julius Freiberg. Jacob
Ezekiel, NJ. Beltman, Adam A: Kramer, Max
Hof heimer, Rev. Dr. M LllieIt5al; Children OF
VIM. Kriegshaber, I. H: David, NJ: Backran,
lis. Ina L. I. MossIer; Beth Fl, Detroit, Mich,
Simon Heayenrich, Marcus Cohen, Adam L
BSER Ret addph wdSne1 Beth Ii
Camden, Ark, Henry Newnouse; Bnai Israel,
hatcher, Miss, NJ. Nordlinger; CheE Gem
Israel Cleveland, Ohio, Sol. Sloss, J. Rohr-
heimer K. Hays: OhaVai Sholem, Nashville,
Tenn l. Levi; Anshe Emeth, Piqua, Ohio, G..
Lansburgh; Benai Israel, Columbus Ohio,
Charles Husbburgh; Bene Israel, Keokuk. Iowa,
r. Vogel; Beneth Israel, Charleston, w. Va, A.
Peyser: Adath Joseph, ST. Joseph, Mo-, Rev. ).
Gershnan: Beth ElUhim, Charleston, S. C.. A.
Saks, E. Hersehfield;. Bnai yehudah, Kansas
City, Mo-, L. L. Hess: Anshe Chesed, La Crosse,
Wis b. Gusdorf; Anshai Emeth, PEORIA Ill,
Henry Ottenhcimer; Bnai Israel, yincennes, Ind,
Mars Leibschutz: Kehilath Anshe Mayriv,
Chicago, Ill. Jacob Rosenberg, Lazarus 81
verman, Henry N. Hart, l.. I. Leopold;
Hebrew Benevolent, Atlanta, Ga, Rev Henry
Gersoni: Emanuel, Grand Rapids, Mich. Rev.
nj, I,ininrr; Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, n. Y,
Seigmund Levyn, Joseph Carson and l. Brock:
R0def Sb5Iem, Pittshurg, Pa, ENAMEL Vert
heimer JOSIAH Cohen and Rev. DR.. L. Meyer;
Brai EE St. Louis, Mo- Rev DIR. s. Wolfenstein,
Rev DR. S II. SOnnenschein; Isaac Baer and
David Adler; Benai Israel, Hamilton, Ohio, sam
mel Lew; Bene Abraham, Portsmouth, Ohio,
Henry Richman: Bene Israel, Kalamazoo, Mich,
Rev L. Stern; Beth FL, San Antonio, Texas,
Mayer Huff: Emanu FL, Milwaukee Wis Rev.
M SpitZ and William Katzenstein; Beth Israel,
MERIDIAN Miss, Henry King; House OF Israel,
PhiIadejphia Pa p. T. Abeles, P. levin and M
RosenthaI; Mount Sinai, Georgetown, ID. e., H
Hair Va ID