The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-21
No. 1877.

formed the Jewish race was always fore
most, regardless of creeds or condition.
The dignity of man and the unity OF
humanity was their motto. Thei1 mis-
sion was not yet completed, because the
worlds suspicion was a hindrance, but
the time was sure to come when the
Jewish people would be acknowledged
as the light.givers to mankind, and when
they would again rear temple to the
glorification Of God more magnificent
than could be calculated to take the
place of the ruins in Palestine. The
tempest raging in Germany was only the
equinoctial that preceded a calm and
glorious summer.
The City Of fChicago,' the next toast,
was to have been responded to by Mayor
Harrison. A letter of regret was read
from his Honor, in which ne expressed
extreme disappointment at being forced
to absent himself from the banquet to
make trip to Springfield
Judge Rogers responded to the toast,
The Judiciary He said at least three
weeks should have been accorded him
for preparation, but that he had not had
even three minutes. OF the judiciary
he said that it was the bulwark of our
rights, but that these rights were mostly
rights Of property, nothing when com
pared with the rights of liberty, of life
and of character. Ofthese latter rights
/ the Jewish people were the champions,
and he wished godspeed to aims and
/ objects of the Order, the name of which
he would not attempt to pronounce.
A letter OF regret was read from the
Rev. DR.. W. H. Thomas, who was to
( baUn rnCnnnG oI tn tho 1HVha
Brotherhood of Mankind" In this letter
the reverend gentleman says: The
toast to which your letter of invitation
would delight to speak, especially be-
people on earth have been subjected to
unjust persecution because of their re-
which your worthy Order is composed.
is our God and The Lord is One, and
that belief lies at the root it is the
root--of all religion"
OUR ORPHAN ASYLUM"
This toast was responded to in most
entertaining way by d. W. Wolfenstein,
the Superintendent, and also by Mr..
| Jacob Rohrhcimer the Treasurer. A
/ letter OF regret was read from Mr.. A.
| Wiener, President Of the Asylum Board.
All the gentlemen are from Cleveland,
where the Asylum is located
The Government of the United
States and Our Host" the two final
toasts, were responded to respectively
by Mr. G. Engel, Of Milwaukee, and Mr..
Adolph Loeb, both gentlemen express
ing sentiments which won for them the
heartiest applause.
A letter Of regret was received from
Prof. Swing
1t was past midnight before the fes-
tivities Of the ballroom were ushered in.
THE THIRD DAYS SESSION
The discussion as to whether a.
charter should be granted to the Rus
sian Jews in this city on their petition
was taken up again. Messrs. Nj. Hen
richson, Of Lincoln, Ill.,; Mr.. Lyons. of
Fox River; and Jacob Newman, of Chi
cago, spoke in favor Of granting the pc
tition. while Messrs Louis May, of Rock
Island; a. Hyman, of Bay City; and C.
b Freund, of Milwaukee, spoke in op-
position to it.
Debate was finally cut off. and the
question was called for on the following
resolutions, presented by COMMITTEES
consisting of Messrs. Henry Greene
baum, H. Swimmer, and George
Braham:
Whereas, The General Committee of
this district, at their meeting held June
q, 1880. has refused to grant a charter
for lodge to be instituted in Chicago
on the petition of Brother Charles Koz
minski and eleven more of the brothers
Of the district, together with twenty pc
titioning candidates; and
Whereas, The General Committee has
seen fit to issue public circular setting
forth the reasons for said refusal; and
y hercaS, The friends of the petition
ers, feeling aggrieyed at the action of the
General Committee by subcommittee,
have issued to the several lodges in this
district circular on this subject matter
in reply to the circular Of the General
Committee; and
Whereas, The issuing of charter
upon the said petition is ardcntly de-
sired by the said petitioners, and the
question of granting the same raises an
issue in this district which can only be
satisfactorily settled by this honorable
Convention, therefore, be it