The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-03
IN A CITY or THE DEAD.
The Impressive Ceremonies or Defeating q
Mehrew Cemetery. HuIldIngs.

About n thousand members of the Temple
EMANUEL Fifth avenue and Fifty-third street.
and others OF the Hebrew faith. assembled yes
to-day in Salem Field Cemetery. East New
York. to assist in dcdicating the recently COM
pletcd buildings at the entrance TO the grounds.
The gateway runs through the centre OF the
buildings. They are in the Gothic style ot
architecture and are made of wood. Over the
archway is the inscription. salem Field Of the
Emanuel Congregations 1851. New York.
1871" There are reception rooms for both
sexes. the supcrntcndcnt's Office for Mr. j.
Hiltman an apartment for reception Of bodies.
aud residence for the supcrintendcnts family.
lhm buildings cost S2O.OuO.
The audience was seated in temporizcd sents
under the urchway and in the open mir. Tho
Rev. A. Rubin opened the exercises 10y reciting
Committee MIR. A. Limhurgcr presented tho
buildings in a short speech. in which he no.
ticcd particularly the read moss with which the
cOngrp cation had responded when ii became
evident that these now buildings were needed
to replace the old tumble-down structure then
used. II was almost to be expected after the
temple in Fifth avenue had been built by the
congregation. pressing on under discourage
mont and ovrr obstacles.
Then the President Of the congregation, Mr..
Lewis May. delivered an address giving tho
founded in 1851. The number Of burals to
date IL 7,1il. Independent of n special plot
given to the Mount sinai Hospital. there are 50G
family lot owners. The purchasers Of lots are
hut initiating the father of the Jewish nation.
who released and paid Tor in 50 many shekels
OF silver the lot for Sarah tO rest in.
. Then the following WIS recited by the Rev. A.
Rubin:
What I. mani ommpotcnt. that Thou remembered
what Is the mortal OF dust, that Thou obscrvest
For sure is hut naurht shadow fcctinr ishs time;
Al noon he shines yctdant pantthc evening nnd- him
wiihercd. pale.
Thus ali their graves Thou eadsL ami ealsi on
Oh turn yc born or men
On that th,y learned wisdom wisely II their end to
Riches 70 with you hence earthly honors stay be.
hind,
Practice virtue walk upright for glorious is the need Of
Itnu~ man.
And Goi reic,mc,h His servants souls condcmncu not
who IN Him trusts,
Finally. the rabbi OF the congregation. the
Rev DR.. q. Gotthcil made an eloquent dcdica-
ton address. He said. AZ Aaron. the hi-h
priest. in time of pcstilenre stood with his cen
sers between the living and the dead, so stands
That house. How different the structure from
that used 10y US even half century ago. Then
il seemed ~ If the lower We bent our heads the
nearer we came to the will of the Dispenser of
Life and Death. The sentiment was the out
growth OF the miserable life that our fathers OF
blessed memory were forced to lead When
asked why their misery was so long and their
redemption So long in coming, they but replied
that they were so full of sin. We, their chill
has become more sweet and We find it no longer
a SIN or u violation OF duty to God and man To
bridge over the vast chasm that separates life
! from death, and to span IT with the rainbow OF
hope"
First to our undyng love Of those who have
| departed: secondly, 70 our hop" of immortal
| life and thirdly To- Him IN whose hand II the
| breath Of all living"
| prayer ended the ceremonies.