The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1879-02-07
CHICAGO, FEBRUARY T. 1879.

enjoyed by ALL the appetites of the gen.
tlemen having evidently been sharpened
by their long ride. An inspection of the
institution followed, and all seemed to
be pleased with the moodus operdndi Of
the establishment Carriages were again
entered, and the party proceeded to the
Permanent Exhibition building. On
their way thither an excellent opportu-
nifty was given the gentlemen from other
cities to witness the beauties of Fair
mount Park, as they entered it at Lau-
rel Hill, and driving down the river road
passed around the Lincoln Monument at
the foot of Lemon Hill and proceeded to
the Exhibition via Girard Avenue
Bridge.
AT THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION.
The visitors entered the building at
the western end and marched to the CEN
tire, where they were received by Horace
j. Smith, Esq, assistant to the President,
who said:
Mr.. President and Gentlem,em:-I
doubly regret that unavoidable circum-
stances prevent President Paxson from
extending to you, as he wished to do, the
courtesies of this occasion. I regret it
for his sake, and I regret. it--for your
sake also. But he has charged me with
the pleasant duty of presenting to you
his most cordial welcome to this Temple
of Industry, which, unlike the Temple
of Solomon, was not built without the
sound of the hammer. No adequate
comparison of the two can now be made;
but you will correct me if | am wrong in
saying that this is a larger, if not a more
splendid temple than his Not only is
the cedar of Lebanon here, but also the
grander cedar of California, which, per-
haps, reared it's lusty head when Solo
mon was a boy. Hiram, King of
Tyre, lent not his wisdom and his artif-
GERS to the building of this edifce, but
wiser builders, and more ingenious me-
chanics have erected it.
If you will spend some time with me
in examining it's contents, you will go
home like the Queen of Sheba, and say
with her: "The half had not been told"
There is, gentlemen, no Shekinah glory
irradiating this building; but that glory
which belongs 10 man, his spark of the
Divinity, is as a lambent flame, shining
forth from the inventions here displayed.
And yet, gentleman, this is sacred spot;
hallowed by the occasion it was built to
celebrate; hallowed by the willing hands
that built it, that decorated it, that filled
it; hallowed by the blessed influences in
the interest of peace and the brother
hood of mankind which emanated from
it; hallowed, too, by the presence Of mil
lions of Gods last workmanship, who
thronged these halls, and by the longing
aspirations of other millions, who did
not reach the Mecca of their hopes.
Mr. President: We have heard Of the
magnificent charities dispensed with a
liberal hand by your organization. We
in Philadelphia are familiar with your
Hospital, which disburses relief without
distinction of creed, color, sex or nation.
ality. We have all seen, with pride and
gratitude, how you adorned our park with
statue of Religious Liberty, and allow
me to suggest, dear sir, that in this State
and city such statue is most approprl-
ate, for VIM. Penn was the first legisla-
tor who embodied religious liberty into
the framework of his State.
Again. sir, I bid you welcome to this
Exhibition, asking for it and it's educa-
tional projects your active sympathy.
To this Mr.. Simon Wolf responded. He
said: