Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07
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While in all large cities, Judaism il in .
Aourishing and prosperous condition. 1t
cannot be denied that in smaller places,
where the number Of Jews are less, that in
difference of religion by young and old is
the rule and apathy Of o~bservances is uni
versrl. Considering this fact, it is not to
be wondered at that here in Eureka, where
no established congregation exists, religious
sentiments are rarely visible among our
Jewish brethren, n no n among them
having, till now, taken any active part to
| plant the seed Of religion, b~rothcrly love
| and humanity in the hearts of the neg
| lected children Ut their faith. Therefore,
it must be a source Of great qualification
for the Israelites here that an opportunity
is at last offered to them, as q remedy, by
! the visit Of the distinguished Rev. A. j.
Messing, Of San Francisco, who came here
for the purpose Of establishing q religious
| school. The reverend gentleman brings
with him the experience Of many years
hard laboring In that field. As he is the
| superintendent Of a daily school in San
Francisco, founded by him twoy years ago,
wherein are at present trained nearly 200
| children, of the poorer and laboring class
of that city, and which increased so rapidly
| Lu1b ~ DcSullt dDbtluttly uCtCrouif w
| erect q larger and more c~ommodious
structure for that purpose. The Congre-
CATION, Beth Israel, on behalf of this In
st~itution, have issued the following appeal
to their co-religionists on the Pacific Coast,
| which hardly leeds any comment:
Brethren, we appeal to you in the name
of united Israel, for assistance and consid-
erations. We are building q synagogue,
and without your help we will be unable to
finish it.
We are building a school. which is in
tended as tie refuge for the children Of the
poor, who are to be trained in such a man
ner as will enable them, morally, to take
their places in society MS good Jchudim,
with the best Of our citizens. Without
your aid, and the opportunities for q prop
err religious education, many, many Of
these children would be lost to the world
and Judaism.
Brethren, if you are still animated by
the noble desire to see Judaism p~ropaga!ed,
we beg Of you to contribute your mite
towards furthering the holy work we have
in hand; we entreat you to assist our
worthy enterprise for the honor and glory
of our race; we appeal t. every Jewish
heart in behalf Of religion, humanity and
Justice, and are persuaded that whether
you live in this city, or hundreds Of miles
in the interior, you will not be unmindful
Of our holy mission, and assist us in o
work which enlists the s~ympathies Of all
Israel and humanity. {
Brethren, may the Architect Of the uni
verse bless and preserve you all, and may
you, in helping to accomplish this holy
work, see the holy words verified: ''Israel
is not forsaken."
San Francisco, December, 1878.
The ssSilver City LODGE /. o. b. B., Of
this place, has taken the matter into their
hands, and has called a meeting Of all Is
~raelites of this place for a general meeting
tomorrow Sunday, December 9th. at 3
O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose Ct forthwith
establishing a religious school, as this is
one Of the principal objects of the order to
promote religious education; and the
Grand Officer of San Francisco having
heartily recommended the reverend gen.
tleman to all the lodges Of District No. 4,
ON the Pacific Coast for that purpose, in
asmuch as the mission as we'll as the mo-
tive of the distinguished visitor is even to
our point Of view a worthy one, We sincerely
trust that the Israelitcs Of Eureka will,
with all their power, unite in aiding the
reverend gentleman to accomplish his OBJ
ject. BY SO doing, they will most certain-
ly prove the old love and respect of their
fathers, for their faith has not vanished
from the hearts Of their children.