The daily gazette., 1879-07-17
BUILDING UP JUDAISM.

THR HEBREW CONVENTION TAKES I'M
PokTANT ACTION LAND SECURED FOR
HEBREW COLONIES IN THE SOUTH AND
wEsT-A HEBREW COLLEGE ALSO PRO
POSED.
The twenty-five delegates from this
city TO the sixth national convention OF
the union of American Hebrew congre
cations, held in New York last week,
have returned home. The president of
the convention a Phlladelphian, Mr..
viii am B. Hackenburg, says, in speak
ing of the conventions work, that for
many years some Of the prominent men
IN the Hebrew organizations have been
struggling to prepare wayfor advancing
the interests Of the poorer clvsses of their
people in earning an independent hvel'
hood. A large number OF the Jewish
emigrants who have arrive" here from
timn to time are poor farmers, not accus-
toned to mercantile pursuits, and find
difficulty In establishing themselves, as
there are few Israelites in this country
engaged in farming. The aim therefore
has been to establish colonies of poor
Jewish people acquainted with the art
of tilling the soil and furnishing them
with land and means to start with. Upon
this matter the convention took decided
action and appointed committee TO I'M
mediately prepare plan for forming
colony in the south and another i'll the
west. The committee is now at work,
and as soon As the detailed plan upon
which the colonies are to work shall
lla ge been determined upon the colonies
will be formed Already the committee
has secured 600 acres OF land i'll the
south and 900 in the west.
A committee appointed to establish
a national college at Cincinnati has
commenced operations, and proposes In
a short time to receive students. The OBJ
| .ject Of the college is to afford ewish
| students facilities for aiming COM
plete education in Hebrew literature and
prepare them for the ministry. The in
| stitution will be entirely free and omen
| to christians who desire to become He
brew scholars. There are now prepara-
tory schools in New York and Cincin-
natl in which several students are pre-
pairing for the college course. The pre-
liminaries are under way for establish
ing a similar school in this city. The ex-
animation before admissions to the col
lege will be strict and secure.
The convention was the first since the
amalgamation council held in Milwau.
kee last year. Previous to this council
there was a difference between the He.
bre WIS of the east and the west, and they
did not work together. This dispute was
au1icably settled, and at the last conven.
ton a harmionous spirit prevailed
throughout, and all OF the work Pc
formed now will be under the supervi
sion of their committees. The body wa
the largest ever held i'll this country
mum mberng about 175, and was composed
of the most influential Hebrews In th'
country. The union succeeds the OLE
board of delegates, who were found t.
be unable to cope with the great work
imposed upon them. Mr.. Hackenbure
IL chairman of committee on statistics
fr. . l,rn NrnT a y
ing o report upon the condition ant
number of Hebrews in this country. HI
saws he has discovered that pauperism II
almost entirely abolished among his pee
pie, and when the colonies are started 1
wi Il be entirely so.- Phild. Record.