The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-07

Hebrew Philanthropist, the Man Who
slowed His Fellow Men," Taken 10 ISis
Reward-A sketch of fIis Life and Noble
Deeds.
LONDON, July, 2s.--Sir Moses Monte
iore died at his home at liamsgate at
1880 this afternoon. lie was born Octo
Der 2ith, 1884.
Sir Moses Montehorc was born october 70,
1870. at Leghorn. Italy, ana not In London.
~ that usually accurate authority,
The error IL natural. since sir Moses
j. descended from long line OF
Italian ancestors celebrated r. London
Moses wns the first born son 81 Joseph Elias
Montenore and his wife Rachel Mocatta. ana
for the celebration OF his centenary--indecd,
nm album containing addresses voted by
nearly all the towns In Italy WAS presented
20 him on that day, and ~ Rome Tnb-
binical seminary bearing his name was
founded. The Montehores u one OF the Old
est and most honorable families ~ Italy;
Hut Sir Moses was brought up and educated
In the home ~ his parents In London, and
after careful commercial training
he was admitted 60 m e. , "a ,he
daughter of Mr. L. II. Cohen and sister In.
law OF Nathan Meyer Rothschild, the
founder OF the London branch OF that house.
Judith Montcfore. who lived happily With
her husband Tor full my years tthough
unhappily chiidless). was his unvearied rs
lady 81 great mental endowment, charm.
Ing character. OF line literary tastes and
she wrote an interesting account OF one 81
her numerous phianthropic journeys with
her husband, published In lst', under the
title, Notes 81 Private Journal o. Visit
to Egypt and Palestine" She died Scptcm-
Der rs. 1852. and Sir Moses embodied at once
his love and bereavement In his noble. lie.
ciared determination to embaln her mem.
the living" This he has done by his AN
nual gilt In her name 20 Relic Lame Jews
Free school for Girls and In countless other
ways The Convalescent Home AZ south
Norwood was built BY the English
Jews In memory OF Lady Montehore.
SIR Moses also endowed the jew
ish College In Ramsgate IN her name.
NIX WAS 4 SHERIFF.
II Is fact well worthy OF note amid " hat
ever record OF court ceremonial and OF
political change, that a few days after the
accession OF Victoria, Mr. Montehorc was
elected sheriff 81 London. the first jew " no
had ever been chosen for that once; and
that he received knighthooi AT the hands 81
Her Majesty when she visited the city on the
following lord Mayors Day. The expansion
Of the principles OF religious liberty and
equality. which has been one OF the most
remarksbl. characteri-t G. 81 the reisn OF
more becomingy insugurated than by the
compliment which sovereign aud city paid
90 sir Moses Montenore. The compliment
was merits,, for sir Moses already had a
world Wide fame for his philanthropy. The
wear before he went through syria, which
had been racked bN earthquakes and ravng.
ed by plague. and In nearly every town gave
large sums 81 monry. for the relief OF the
starving sufferer ,le made De-, By, second s,,s
and In company with the famous French
lawyer, NJ cremieuN. foi the relief OF the
prosecuted Jews az Damascus. carry ing with
him fund ~ t7.NW. one mali OF which WAS
his own contr button In personal inter
view with Mchrmrt All he made such IN Inn
preston upon that ra~ha 81 Egypt that lie
~ once released the Jews who had been i'm
pri-oned. granted the free return OF iugitives
and guaranteed such future protection ~
regard for him was sucn that when he sent
his son 10 England 70 bs educated he plat ell
him under the care oi Sir Moses. On his re-
turn from "a successful expedition. Queen
Victoria showed her pleasure ny granting 70
him THE 'itish distinction ~ bearing mp
porterS IN lis iaml y arms. privilege con-
coded only 81 peers OF the realm and 20
knights ~ the various orders. ~ tine same
tune magnificent memorial, scuiptnreu ny
scented to him by a dcputation ~ citizens
Hebrew and christian--who joined In this
testimonial TO his worth and work
MS NOBLE DEEDS.
In lss,. in time % epidemic, he cstab.
lished u ,ilsp.n-ary In Jerusalem, aud sent
out n ply stefan 70 take charge OF y, paving
the entire expenses and pledi linz himself -
sustain the institution y regular ho-nital
could be- nullt la i-th. when the tzars
ukase removed thousands ot Hebrew fsni.
lie- from Poland to RUSSIA. sir Moses and
LAZY Judith went 20 - Petersburg. and. 10y
prrsonnl inte recession induced Nicholas n r-t
10 suspend and then 20 abandon the uka-e.
lie then made a tour 20 visit his own people
In Russia aud Western Poland, scattering
profu-e iargcsses IA every town The favor
and protection 81 the Gear made this TIL.
nmrl.al journey. AMI on Ms return 20 IN.
gland. III the Instance OF Premier cir Robert
Peel, Queen Wet created >r Moses a
baronet. IL would require columns ~ r..
count In detail all the public bcneiActlons
nj ~ Mn "A NJ =
waite charities. In 1874, when the famine
broke ont IN Palestine, he collected
obtained from the sultan OF Turkey a
firinan permitting him 20 hold real estate IN
Jerusalem. 10 establish poor houses, nnd 70
dev re means for tile promotion ~ indnSir ie-
and agriculture lie made six successive
visits to Constantinope erch fimr securing
from the sultan some concession .or the r..
lief OF hi- suffering people In ls3. by the
assistance ~ the british government LOUIS
Napoleon and Isabella Of spain, All strongly
- acking" him, he secured from the sultan
~ Morocco frman guaranteeing 20 the
prosecuted Jews the same protection ac-
corded 10 the Christians. On his return 80
London OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES came 20
him from every civilized country In the
world ana the Lord Mayor Aldermen and
other city authorities celebrated the return
OF the philanthrOpic octogcnnrtnn ~ ban
quet In Guildhail. His last vi~it-the seventh
to his proteges IN Palestine was In lS6. In MS
eighty second year. when the country WAS
suffering from drought and the people from
cholera Ne expended vast sums Tor the re-
lief of the sufferers. and suggested and -
cured greatly Improved facilities for supply
Ing the city az Jerusalem with water ~
memorial of his successful journey. on MS
return he sent sums Of money from his own
means to each OF the -ynavogues. colleges.
schools and various charitable Jewish in-ti-
tutiOns In Great britain The successive
birthdays OF SIR Moses have been celebrated
In London and elsewhere, AMI the occasion
In ls73 wns specially marked BY his receipt %
'sfhc freedom ~ the city OF London with
valuable present. IN token ~ his universal
Ian s.ls4v1A "a I'm Iay
class or creed, but was ~ unboundvd ~ y
Wa cor slant On the 2tth 90 October last
Sir Moses attained his hnndrcnth birthdnys
aud his centennial anniversary was ccie
hr.aind In Euulaua VIII lxrnnt cclnt.