The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04
HEBREW SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
xxERc1srs At THE roiTY-FoURrH srRzxr AND
PORTUGUESE sYNAGoGUEs.

rxERc1srs AT THE roiTY-FouRTH STREET AND
PORTUGUESE sYNAGoGUEs.
Our readers may not be that the Institution OF
Sunday schools is In iull vogue among our Hebrew
fellow citizens Every large congregation. whether
worshipping In o temple or synagogue, Las s scnool
attached, In which the elements Of the Jewish faith,
history and the Hebrew language are taught Such
SUNDAY schools are attached the following congrega
tons, the rabbi Of which performs the functions OF
superintendent, aided by q numerous Board Of Educa-
tion Tho temples Bethel, Emanuel and Ahawath
Guessed; tho synagogues Gates OF Prayer. IN Forty
fourth street, the Sons Of Jcsurun, In Thirty fourth
street. and inc Portuguese congregation, which occu-
p,es tho Harvard Rooms and 10 the largest OF the
downtown synucoRues Those schools assemble every
sunday morning Tor Instruction, and gsnerAy on sew
erul evenings Ia tho week.
GATES OF PRAYER.
Yesterday the crossing exercises OF two OF the
above were held-lnut OF the Gates OF Prayer and OF
sisted reports Of progress ana studies MADE ~ the
respective classes during the year W Tho tcachers,
hymns recl,ations aud dialogues, in.er.persed win
pleasing duets. ono little Hebrew maiden, by name
Rachel Lew about the age OF nIne, sang CARRIERS
we'll known song "Eariy Morn" with exquisite taste.
She possesses flexible and sweet voice, rarc ~ Que
30 young anu clicied the ncartiest applause. The
pieces naturally all OF reiig0us nature some vt
the greatest truths OF life we're pretty pronounced by
at this synagogue was the debate. which ~ quite
novelty tuese occasions Some score Of young ladies'
some OF The vital points wnereon Cnrisaniy aud u
daism clash II was quite interesting " noe now
these Young minds had grappied Win them Dr.
Mcndes took OCCASION 10 INFORM the audience that the
ideas were strictly original with the children, he only
hav ny them lti0g language. The novelty was
evidently pleasing 10 the audience, Tor shev listened 10
1t with the utmost attention. The proceedings were on
several occasions interrupted by prcsentations among
Others one To Mr. Morrison, chairman o. The school
Committee who received pair oil candcin0ra from
Iauy teachers and superintendent. aud Dr Mend.s
who made the recipient OF diamond ring and
SMITHS dtA OF tile btUio
Alter Mr. s. N. lsaacs the retired rabbi Of the con-
grcgation, had made q few laudstUry remarks, the
main business oil the gathering, the distribution vi tue
prizes tue successful contestants wns proceeded
with The principal recipients Of prizes were Rachel
Lew, Philip Poznanski. me Hoilsnans brother and
sister Bessie Schreber, George Bepj Ainu, Florence
DAVIS and ABOUT Thirty others u lesser note.
PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE.
Contemporaneousiy with these exercises, tho Por-
tuguesc cong had their festival IN the neigh.
bvrlng Harvard rooms. The programme was much OIL
The same nature. The principal OF the school 10 Dr
j. j. ons VINO yesterday celebrated The iorsy.nitn
anniversary OF his entrance into the ministry short
aadrerses were delivered by DR.. II. Gomez, II. T..
Mendes tho principal The speakers suxrosled