The New York herald., 1877-10-07
YOUNG MEMS HEBREW ASSOCIATION.
rHE OPENING ENTERTAINMENT--ADDRE OF

rHE OPENING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
GENERAL STEWART l. wooDroRD.
A large and fashionable audience, among whom
exceedingly largo number OF ladies, assembled
u Lyric Hail. in Sixth avenue and Fortynrst street,
last evening" TO assist at the SEASONS opening cntcr-
Imminent OF the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
After an Introductory piano solo by H. Do Motto
WoodcocK, Mr. Isaac s. fsaacs the president OF the
association, opened the evenings exercises with
Introductory address, in which, alter welcoming the
members he informed them that tho association was
at last free from debt, and was now ready 10 iuh tho
mission for which 1t was originally organzcd-to pro-
mote better feeling among members oil the jewish
faith TO promote intellectual intercourse and to place
them all that plane OF civilization called for by the
spirit OF the times. Tho association was not
sionary Institution, IL did not interfere in religious
matters, but now, more than ever the Young MEMS
Hebrew Association nxious to show
10 the world at large, and particularly
20 tho people OF New York that tho Jews were
ANXIOUS promote intellectual intercourse. desir
Gus OF making good and worthy citizens Of their
younger members any other organization in tho
land. He appealed to all to stand by this parent
cicty, which, though only few years old, had a
ready strong branches established various parts OF
the Union He then introduced the orator or tho
evening Hon. Stewart L. woodord, who began his
address by thanking the omccrs oil the society Tor
giving him an opportunity to spcak subject TO
Whch the thinking men oil our ago had recently psld
great deal OF attention For cent uries past connc
Of more or less Importance had marrcd the relations
bet wcen those who procssed the Christian and those
who Ad dhercd 10 tho Jewish religion. As time wore
and mankind became moro tolerant the nquities of
the usst were forgotten, the unjust determinations
vcre laid aside. Men at last understood that what
aver religion thoy protested they were nevertheless
ali children OF ono Father. And stiIl the history
ar had taught tnnt no single race had ever
N ade is i'm preston the world unless II prnctiscd
strict adherence tonrst belief 10 DIVINITY; second,
nreacncd personal purity, and tnird, believed IN tno
doctrjnc oi loving your neshbor Greece, though
nIacnr beauty par with divinity, mad ceased 10
~ ist Tor want that physical morality which alone
=. roe atod the existence of notions Rome, though
he Of the world by her extraordinary order
scd disctp,ine was no longer tho arbcr oi Europe,
a she forgot the nations by which she bad grown
,r..t IN The hour her prosperity. The Jews. how
s.cy though conquered and cxilcd and subjected TO
~ the uitics OF barbarous civilization mad ever
rs,uta,ped aud enforced the doctrine OF
s"r.nnal purity, and the result was mat they
"a become power throughout the world. Not
cr,v IN s but alons side OF this improvement ~ man
there not an intelligent Jew cS-
~ To- day who would not acknowledec the grandeur
= rh ris,,aujty's mission In tbc worlds history, NO
~. couId dony that had been great factor III mo
rn,la,s progrcss ana he hoped there was no one De-
80. . - rim, now willing TO rskc issue on This point
nm y belief was hts great support, tue princpcs un
ssrsoina this pellet vS,re carrying nun ouMaa ~
lfe's struggles. And Just as ~ was WIN 'nu"'1u"''