Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-13
A HEBREW GALA DAY.
raEia srsAaouUn snDrpicA rru.
intsrest,ng Services at sbairsi snomaim-
1he ou,ijiog opened tor worship.
history ut the CONGREGATION

synagogue, " Shairai ShOnaim" Coates of
HeaVeD), on East ORnge street, every
scat in the building was occupied, In ad-
dttion to the congregation there were-
many invited guests present and neatly
every congregation In the city was repre-.
scented, several OF them by their clergy
men.
Mrs. III. Ii, Luckenbaoh, the regular
orRanist and leader of the choir, was
unable to preside at the organ on account
OF illness, aud Prof. Haas was substituted.
The choir was further strengthened by tho
addition OF Miss Leila Bair aud MIR. Henry
Mellinger, and tho several musical seleo
ttons in the programme were finely rem.
dered.
The programme, as Published in last
evenings lNrELLIGENCER, was carried out.
Promptly at 7 O'Clock the services were
commenced on tho entrance OF the RABBI,
DIR. Ungerleider, accompanied by Philip
Bernard, president Of the congregation, and
Morris Gershel vice president, into the
synagogue, from the door on the south
side OF the building. Tney wero preceded
by dozen little girls, each carrying DO
quet Of flowers. The procession halted
at the altar and the ,b5i 20 ok his position
at the pulpit, with the president aud vice.
president on each side of him. La %
moment or two the building committee
ard trustees, bearing the scrolls, catered
the synagogue and took positions around
the altar. AL. Rrscustciu, tho chairman
of the building committee, then stepped
forward AMI delivered an address
in behalf of tho building com.
| mittee. He announced that the repairs
had been made in the synagogue, accord
ing to the plans and specifications and
trusted that the committees work had
| ulRt with ka ~
! CATION. He congratulated the members
on seeiug their fOndest hopes realized aud
urged all to advance the cause of Judaism
and increase the membership, SO that at
some luture day the wants of the members
| may require the erection OF temple that
will be pride to Israel and an ornament
| 10 the o'ty. At the conclusion of the al.
| dress Mr.. R)sens:ein deposited the key OF
the building on the altar.
Mr.. RJseustein was followed by tho
rabbi, who delivered the following
prayer
| Rabbi Unssrls!der's Prayer.
80, Eternal God We thank Thee that
Thou hast kept US alive and preserved us
and brought US to enjoy this day, when
we devote 10 Thy service this house,
among the places OF assembly of the people
| lhOu hast chosen as the messengers of
Thy truth ana power. Q, be with us this
day and sanotily tho work of our hands,
which We humbly Gifsr up to Thy service
and bless . God, this house and this con-
gregaUiou. Thy children who have stren-
| uosiy labo-9d to erect unto Thy name 4
house Of prayer, there to call unto Thee
and TO send forth the desire of their hearts
and which we dedicate now to the sacred
object. Let us also beseech Thee o Father
OF Mercy, to cause this place of worship
to become a bond of true union to all who
resort hither may they feel that they are
| lsraeltes who owe to Thee obedience, in
| asnuch as Thou art their God aud King !;
\ may they feel that they member OF
| the household of Jacob, in order that they
may regard all true believers as brothers
and friends may they feel that they arc
Children Of man, who owe duty aud kind
ness to ell men, OF every country aud every
persuasion, in order that they may exercise
righteousness and charity in all their pur.
suits towards all. May it be also Thy
| will q our Father and God of our ancestors,
that this congregation, the children of tho
Gates OF Heaven, may ever be acceptable
to Thee and may Thy protection bs held
out over this house, that it may never want
| Tor those who will flock to it TO worship
Thee after the ordinances of Thy law, SO
that walking in Thy presence we may bs
worthy of Thy favor, together with all
Israel, our brethren. Amen.
| The prayer was followed by the reading
OF Scriptures by the rabbi and responses
by the choir, after which there was a pro-
cession of the trustees, building commit
tee, officers, children aud rabbi, around
| the synagogue. Tho SCROLLS were then
| deposited in the ark and Rabbi Ungerlei-
der delivered the following dedication
| prayer /:
| The Dedication frsyer.
And now in the name of God do we
dedicate this building in which We are
assembled to His services as O house OF
| prayer and OF worship, and We further
declare that this house shall be forever q
witness against US in the judgment OF
God that We mean now and for all time
as congregation of Iaraelites, to believe
| hrmly and faithfully in the sole existence
OF the eternal God, who alone created the
| heav ems and formed the earth, whose spirit
gives knowledge, whose mercy saves, and
| wfose power delivers yes, that We will
De servants IN life and unto death-of the
! "Adono-Jechod, "Omnipotent One"
| Seventeen years, we acknowlege it in
humility and thaukfulness, have now
elapsed since the doors of this house OF
prayer were opened to admit the faithful 70
the footstool of Thy glory, which iuvisibly
sits enthroned among US. o, so do Thou
come now and dwell in the midst of US,
though unseen by our bodily eyes, In these
walls, and I'LL Cur hearts with Thy spirit, &c
that we may devote ourselves to Thy
service, live in the fear and consecrate
unto Thee our thoughts and cur will, even
as we are commanded in the law which
Thou didst make known to our fathers
that many who now desire no portion iu
Israel may be awakened to see tho errors
OF their ways and return unto Thee with a
true and sincere repentance, to know Thee,
to fear Thee and to love Thee all the DAYS
that they live upon the face of the
earth. BE also pleased to give
me Thy servant and to all who
will be to them shepherd, holy zeal,
knowledge and wisdom, to guide them
rightly, and to point to them the way
they should do without fear or favor TO
tell them of their fanlts and reprove them
when reproof is required, and to have like
| wise suayity of manner to make lovely to
| all the words he has to teach, and to make
pleasant unto all Thy children the accepted
mode of worship, the pure religion, the
| sacred precepts. Let the spirit of coun-
| sci and understanding rest on the mana
gers OF this congregation and its members,
that they. may resolve only on what will
promote Thy kingdom and spread good
will aud friendship among all Thy servants