The New York herald., 1879-09-08
B'NAI ISRAEL.
A NEW SYNAGOGUE DEDICATED IN FouBTH
STREET. NEAR AYENuE @.


STREET, NEAR AVENUE g.
The new synagogue Of the Congregation B'nai
Israel. in Fourth street. between avenues d and q
was dedicated yesterday afternoon with appropriate
religious ceremonies. The building IL an unpreten
tous one, the front of which s neat and rather
quaint In appearance. while the interior is exceed
inSly plain In finish. 1t will seat about three hun
drcd persons. and fully that number wcro proseat
yesterday. At about haifp past two o'clock the cha
zan of the congregation the Row. Isaac O. Moot. ut
the head OF procession OF sevon mombers OF the
congregation bearing tho scrolls OF the law marched
from the vestry TO the vostibulo doors, which
closed. the congregation being inside. Knocking at
the synagogue door the chaxan ohanted in Hebrew,
"Open unto the gates Of righteousness," to
which the choir of men In the gallory re-
spondod the doors were opened. '"Ihis is the
gate OF the Lord. Tho righteous enter here" The
procession then entered, the chaxan chanting ''ow
fearful is this place. To this the choir responded
This is the House OF the Lord" and then as tho
chazan made his way slowly to the reading desk.
chantcd. 'How beautiful are thy tents, o Jscobi.
The ark back of the reading desk then opened and
the sovon men who bore the scrolls deposited them
within while the choir continued chanting blessed
are those who come In the name of the Lord and
''we thank Thee, 3od." Tho ark was then closed
and the heavy curtain drawn In front of tho doors,
when the Rev. Dr. Henry =. Mendes, OF the Congre-
CATION sheareth Israel delivered u lecture in Eng.
lish. His text. which he read first In Hebrew then
ia English. WAS, upon these things the world
depends They are law. worship and beneh-
work was only just begun, not concluded, he spoke
briefly ON each Of his three heads Speaking Of tho
law given to Noses no said THE world must DO
made TO know that II is q proud pre.eInnence to be
jew; that our people IL the only one TO whom God
spoke Israels great mission is the enlightcn-
ment OF the world. In regard to worship he said -
I'VE no longer approach God with sacrifice. but
prayer is the great pillar OF the world. Your chill
dren must ind soeinnity I'm their house they will
mock you and will leave you for religion that Ia
neither Judaism nor Christianity, but the we'll known
one OF convenience" On benencence he declared the
safety OF the synagogue rcsted. The young must be
taught the worth Of good works.
The ark then opened again. while the choir
chantcd "While the ark WAS carried onward" As
the scrolls were taken out the chaxan exclaimed.
III will cxto Thee. my uodi" and the choir
again chanted u response the seven men, headed by
the chazan. marched slowly around the synagogue
seven times bearing tile scrolls In their arms. A
score OF lttlo boys and girls cast flowers beneath
their feet as they marched and the chazan ntoned
lonu psalm. Tue children were prettily dressed,
and one Of the boys carried handsome American
flag, which was the only decoration, excepting
flowers, in the church. After the circuits
accomplished the chazan recited the customary
prayer for the government and after more chanting
tne scrolls placed again in the ark. which
then Anally closed. The perpetual lamp. which