The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-09
B'NAI ISRAELS SYNAGOGUE.
THE NETHERLANDS JEWS TO ERECT 4
HOUSE or ORSHIP.


Laying Corner Stone In the Seventeenth
Wnrd-The Outgrowth Of ~ Meeting Held
In 1si7 In the old shnk espcare Hotel.
Tho corner stone OF the congregation
B'Nai Israel was laid Mt $50 East Fourth street
yesterday. June 9, 5000. Tho congregation was
founded in the year 1917 A. d.. in parlor Of
tho old Shakespeare Hotel. on tho corner Of
William and Duane streets. Leonard Gosling
being tho first President. The name chosen
signincs Children Of Israel <ssio members were
all emgrants from tho Netherlands or sons Of
cmgrnnts. They wcro orthodox Jews Of tho
straightcst sect and their successors OF to-day
arc the same. The first minister was the Rev
Simon G. Moot. In April Of tho next year tho
society removed to rooms in Pearl street.
whence. in 1851. 1t removed To G3 Chrystic
street. The Rev. DR.. Raphael Of the Greene
street Synagogue then ofllciatcd ne minister in
addition to his duties in his own synagogue.
In 1860 a building on the corner Of Stanton and
Forsyth streets was bought for $4,000. and
consccrated the Rev. DR.. Raphael and the Rev.
DR.. Samuel lsaacs conducting the ceremonies.
In 1873 this property was sold for 100000. tho
congregation removing to l2j Riyingtun street,
whore they found a temporary place Of worship,
to bo occupied until the completion. next Au-
gust. OF the structure now in process " erection.
The ground for the new synagogue was bought
last December for $4,000, and the cdinc' will
cost about 100000 II will be built VI phudel-
uhia brick. the auditorium - be IN the second
story. The first story will be divided into
trustee rooms and school rooms.
At tO.4j Yesterday morning the congregation.
mHrshalled undgr tho leadership of iis minis
ter. the Rev. Mr.. l. c. Moot. son " the FIRST miu-
lster Of the congregation, and vice Prcsid"nt
l.. |. Srhit. marched from a nnghloring hall
two by two along the sidewalk TO tho platform
near the southeast corner ~ tho foundation
walls Above their heads llultcred two silk
American flags and larger ono OF yellow
silk orunmrntpd with Nethcrlnndish devices.
'Trensnr"r n \ De Youn, carried under his
arm wooden box sheathed in copper. THIS
contained volume I. no; 2. ot fiMh Lcsje s
there is a history Of the Jews Of Now York; "A
copy OF each OF the city daily newspapers a
manuscript history OF the consregationj Atput
800 in coins and bank notes, the bylaws of
every jewish society in the city, and news
paper Of 1865 containing an account OF the
death OF Abraham Lincoln. After n prayer and
the rendering ofthe IAN Psalm by the New York
Union Musical Beneficial Association. the Secre-
t.ry. lsaac Do Brave. read history OF the con,
gregatiOn. In the mean time the exercises had
attracted 80 large thrOng OF people that IL was
with difficulty that several police officers could
keep intruders from tho platform. After the
box had been placed in n large cavity in the
stone. ana another large stone had been placed
over IL by Mr.. Austin Gibbons, the builder.
Treasurer De Young, speaking for the Presi-
dent. Vice President. and BOard OF Trustees
presented mn chony-hnndled trowel OF sol sill
yer and wooden mallct to Dr. |. Bernard, as "a
i
Bernard male a brief response and then turn
| ing TO the stone. he took some mortar on the
trowel and laid It on a joint made 10y the corner
stone with the wall on which II rested. Next h.
tapped the top Of the stone with the mallct. as
| IL TO level IT,
The Rev Mr.. Moot said he had now witnessed
two great events in the history ofthe congrega-
ton. the celebration Of its twenty nh ami
| versary and the laying 81 this corner stone
! The members were standing, he SAID on the
| threshold 81 a permanent house. house OF
! prayer whose portals should De opened morn
| ing. afternoon and evening toall lsrnel; Among
! those who were kept away 10y DEATH Mr.. Moot
| mentioned the father Of DR.. Bernard; alsc
Moses Cohen. a noble and worthy friend who's,
presence had always graced every assembly o
| the members, and Samuel lsaacs, lsracfs Ia
| mcntcd chief the corner stone OF his people
| the model American jewish minister. Israel
| he said. was the corner stone Of the world. Al
| Efforts to draw from il Tor the building w o
| other religions had proved failures yet Their,
was no rel sion which had not sought 10 get
| corner stone for itself from Israel. Though fol
n time the jews had been prosecuted. the veil o
! prejudice hal at last been removed. The peo
| plo that were once rejected were now filing III,
| most emineIa positions in the councils OF the
| nations. They were the chief corner stone o
| commercial pros perity everywhere.