The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-11-06
Celebra atiOn of Sir Moses Monte.
flores HuHdFedth Birthday.
Times-DenOcrat, 25th.

Times-DemOcrat, 25th.
After the regular devotional servi
ces incident to the commenment O
the Jewish Sabbath were finished a
Temple Sinai last evening, the pastor
the Rev. JAS *. Gutheim, introduce,
the exercises commemorative of TIN
hundredth birthday Of Sir Nose
Montefores, Bart, by requesting TIN
choir to sing part of Psalm cxv
which together with all the music OF
this occasion, was executed with ex
ce!lent taste by the cultured artist
composing this superior choir Th,
barytone solo by MIR. DureI was very
fine.
The cxvii Psalm was responsivel,
read by the minister and congrega
ton, and Psalm cxii and a part o
Psalm xcii was read by Dir. Gutheim
which was followed by the choir sing
ing the Xvii Psalm.
The address was then delivered BY
the eloquent pasteor, who stood i'm
mediatel y under large portrait o
Sir Moses Montefore, which wa.
framed in beautiful rose-buds, ant
together with a large cushion of Mare
chal Neil roses, on which was f'sten.
ed the words "Think and Thank,
were suspended across the building
from gallery to gallery. The platform
was tastefully decorated with plant,
and vines,
The discourse of DIR. Gutheim was
reportoriaIIy pencilled as follows:
There are names in whose sound
are incorporated most glorions recol-
lections, the utterance of which causes
the heart to pulsate with delight. We
have names of those whose life was a
finished poem. In great name we
are reminded Of the nobility of char,
acter and the perpetuity of deeds The
memory Of such names constitute the
sacred trust of the past and the heal
ing balm of the present.
1t becomes us well to ask Oh such
an occasion as the celebration of the
Tooth birthday of Sir Moses Monte
fore, what is true greatness? What
deserves to be called great? True
greatness consists in great and noble
deeds. He only is worthy of the name
who has done great things, who has
accomplished great results, or who
has taught others how to achieve no.
b g deeds.
Those things are only great which
make the world better, or pave the
way for the Improvement fmankind.
But men are called great for vari-
Gus reasons. Some men are thought
worthy Of esteem because OF their
great conqnests in war; men whose
eminence is the result of bloody vic
tories; who have attained distictiol
by their successful destruction of
lives, property and empires. The
multitudes look up to these military
chieltains with wonder aud awe. Can
we, my friends, become hero worship
ers of men whose greatness resrs on
no higher claim than that Of destroy
ing and wasting the most precious
thing God has givenus?
There is also, greatness that stands
upon a base of intellect, vastly differ
ent from that we have just mentioned
This greatness receives Divine illu-
mination and sheds forth light upon
the world. Its widening rays reaches
the farthest verge of human concep-
tion, and blesses the entire race of
with its everlasting power.
Its endless course flows on from age
to age.
But there is a higher degree of
greatness than either of these, a great
ness that has a broad and sure foun-
dation; it is
THE GREATNESS OF BENEoLENCE,
the man who enriches the world by a
life of noble deeds, who unselhshly ex-
erts himself for the good Of the perse-
cuted, who shrinks not from the cry
of woe, but bravelymeets its call and
ministers to the wants of the suffering;
this is greatness of the heart rather
than of the nerves. Such is the great
ness Of him whose name we delight
to honor, whose virtues and bene>o
lence we would for ever embalm in
our memories for Sir Moses Monte
fore possesses a heart that for many
long years beat in sympathy with the
distressed of all nations who spent his
treasure and time in efforts to assuage
the misery of those who we're sorely
tried.
This noble hero was born 100 years
ago on this oath of Oct, of English
in the city of Florence, Italy.
In early life he amassed a large for
tune by his honesty and sagacity, at
which period he also occupied Il
prominent position among men, be-
cause of his liberality and benevo-
lence. He was lot satisfied, however,
with being merely an English patri-
OF; he dearly loved his own race, and
in 1928 made his first visit to Pales-
tine which he visited ten times there
alter, and whenever he touched the
shores of the land of our farthers the
hearts of the inhabitants we're filled
with Joy, for they well knew he came
not to criticise but to aid and cheer
and help them. He went on no pill
grimage TO Jerusalem; his mission
was to relieve the distress of his breth-
rem and add to their comfort and hap.
piness. In the same spirit he went to
Africa, Asia, and the several king
doms of Europe; whenever he could
be of service in the cause of humani-
ty he went regardless Of the creed Of
those requiring his aid. On these en-
bassies OF mercy he reached with sue
cess the ear of czar, sultan, king or
prince. AS an illustration of his great
wisdom and bravery, it is said of Sir