The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14

Of . nay ~ CONFIRMATION ~ the Temple
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Of . nay ~ CONFIRMATION ~ the Temple
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The above holiday was a glorious day In
Temple EuanuE vi yesterday. The house
Of worship on Sunday evening and Monday
morning was crowded 10 excess. and ladies,
gentlemen and children, Jews and 0entlles.
all IN holiday attire, occupied every avail
able inch Of sitting and standing space. A
HERALD reporter having witnessed the cere-
monies Of Sunday night and Monday morn
ing, gives brief description Of the same.
AT 1880 Sunday evening the prtsi-
dent OF the congregation Emanu- El,
Mr.. Leon Kahn, the ylce-president, Mr..
Henry Loeb. and the Rabbi, Rev.
DIR. Henry Schulz, assembled the altar
and the following seven confirmants took the
seats assigned them, at the foot and around
the altar: Florette Schulz, Sarah Lyman,
Edwin r. Schiff, Charles Appleton, Solo
mon s. Kahn, Simon II. LoeD and Maurice
G. Kahn. The most impressive and
solemn services then began. The rabbi,
after offering fervent prayer, went
through the regular evening services. and
delivered a sermon, both eloquent and for.
chile. He then called tie oonfrmants to
ascend the altar, and there in the presence
of the large congregation, carried through
rigid examination, containing the entire
tenets of Judaism, Over one hundred
questions were asked, and to the
great credit of the rabbi, were answered by
the contirmants in clear, distinct and
comprehensive manner. At the conclusion
of the examination the rabbi presented to
each as token of love q handsome, mo,
rocco. bound prayer book in Hebrew and
Minnie Wolf, Miss Lortah Knight, soprano;
Miss Linda Wolf and Miss Maggie Frese-
nrus, altos; Mr.. 8. Beck and Mr.. s. G..
Smith, tenUrs; Mr.. N. King and Mr.. g..
Potter, bassos; Professor Haas, organist. The
choir rendered most excellent music: This
ended the evening service of the Jewish
gala day.
MORNING SERVICES.
Yesterday morning at $3.50 O'Clock the of
ficers, rabbi, and continents again took
their respective seats. After the opening
prays by the rabbi, the chair assisted by
the following orchestra composed Ct Mr..
Fred Meme and Prof. Tho Bauer first VIC
Inns, Mr. Fred Meme, ir.. second, violin,
friedrich Meme basso, Henry Meme caro-
net, l.. Horton first cornet, q. Coddeli sec,
ond cornet, G. Meme trombone rendered
most effectively the beautiful lynn "The
Heavens Proclaim Tim" by Beethoven.
The morning service was conducted by The
rabbi. The scroll of the law was taken
out of the ark and laid
upon the pulpit unfolded.
The confirmants then assembled the alter
and Master Simon II. Loeb stepped before
the pulpit and in mastery manner de-
sion of which the confirmants In concert
recited the first benediction of the law. The
rabbi then read from the scrowl in Hebre "
and at the conclusion the confirmants re-
cited the second benediction of the Law.
Thew then left the synagogue and were fol,
lowed by the president carrying the scroll
of the law, the vice-president and the
by the confrmants, who marched with
great solemnity, the rabbi leaoing the pro-
cession, the orchestra and choir rendering
Lohengrens wedding march, assembled the
altar, the confrmants taking their proper
places. The very impressive ceremony
of confirmation had now begun.
After -, .i beautiful til trb pras offered ths
floral Offering to God, placing them in the
holy ark, attended with silent devotional
prayers. They then recited in concert
%p iaSd Miss Florette Schulz
reciting the same in Hebrew, the other con-
firmants responding in English. Master
Solomon Kahn then In the name OF the
confirmants delivered most affecting. ad-
dress to their parents and friends. After
a short exhortation by the Rabbi he asked
of the confrmants the meaning OF the first
doctrine of Judaism which was answered in
concert by them, when the choir responded
with the hymn Father, bend to Thee"
The meaning of the second doctrine was
asked and answered in the same manner,
when the choir rendered "Now the shades
of night have gone" The Rabbi then asked
the meaning of the third doctrine, which
being answered the choir sung
"SeekYe The, Lord" After short.address
by the rabbi the confirmants in loud clear
voices took the sacred obligations after
which they were sent to their parents and
friends for their blessings. Returning to
the altar the rabbi handed to each of them
a certificate of confirmation. Master Ed
win q. Shift then delivered the closing ad-
dress, and Miss Sarah Hyman closed the
holy confirmation with a fervent prayer;
The rabbi then addressed his daughter and
the other confrmants and invoked
upon their heads a parental and priestly
blessing, the choir and orchestra mean
while rendering 1.-The Heavens Proclaim
Him" The rabbi then in his usual elo-
quent style delivered sermon, when the
services ended, and the great Hallelujah
chorus, by Handel, was sung, and the ben
ediction pronounced, ending the most Inn
pressive ceremonies. During the day the
copfrmants were visited at their homes by
their friends, who brought them gifts and
greeted them with many wishes Tor their