The sun., 1890-09-08

The building is, In the main, OF terra cot
ta. trimmed with brown stone, and is in
the Byzantine style OF architecture. AL
together. the building and ground Is worth
about s20O.0o0 Tho building will seat 1000
persons $50 men on the floor, and 450 women
in the galleries. which run along three sides OF
the interior. In the easement are rooms for q
school for teaching the Jewish language. laws
ethics and history. with three sessions week.
The interior is In white and gold. and, the
graceful limos OF the exterior architecture
being repeated inside. especially about the
AK Of the Covenant the effect is very pleasing.
In front of the ark. and occupying nearly q
third OF the space on the loor. are FIVE tai.
slender standards Of polished brasswork, each
:, In the midst Of the hrezen candlesticks sat
the cantor. the Rev: y. Lubinsky. facing the
gown nH and White six taIth q about DO his shout
ders. The Rev. Mr. l.ubinsky came from Thorn,
germany. whore he has been singer and
Habbi for ten years, to accept the place OF
chasan tcantorl to the congregation.
Rapbi Drachman, in gown; cape. and talith.
stood at one, side OF the ark nnd Chief Rabbi
Jacob Joseph. wearing afternoon dress and
tall sik hat, stood on the other side: President
We'll stood also. wearing high silk hat near
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Henry s.
Jacobs OF the Madison avenue conRreGation.
open unto me the gates of righteousness
that may, ene er through them e praise, The
Gs gaze Of the TheH the
trustees. Emanuel Arnstein. Leo Hutter. A. s.
kalischer.- Joseph EisenberR Max Cohen,
Gustave Kapisky, Raphael sturman. and
Charles Heller In evening dress and wearing
silk hats bearing down the aisle the ave
scrolls OF the law in their arms, big, rolls COW
cred with white silk and gold embroidered
One scroll was the gift of Mrs. Alexander;
IN i'ter lie nrE Coroner M lew CARVING be GRIM
son silk cushion on which shone a large Rded
key. mounted TO the platform and 70 a. speech
presented it 10 President Well Mr.. We'll re-
petua light in The ark. Mr.. We'll spoke briefly
In German and then. .he trustees took the
scrolls out OF the ark. Then tho trustees
marched three times around the interior. the
cession passed mon stretched their arms from
their pews to touch the scrolls as they were
Chief Rabbi Joseph addressed the congrega-
conducted by the llev. B. Hast reader in the
Fifty-seventh street synagogue. Ihe dedica-
tion sermon was preached by the Eev. Dr.
Joseph Blumenthal delivered the GRAFTON. DIR.
q. Iiebermann made an address the conse-
Grafton sermon was preached by Rabbi Drach-
man. he Rev. A. II. Micro OF the ll2th street
Portuguese synagogue cbanted the l5oth
psalm. and the cosing prayer was uttered by
the Rev. Dr. NJ. Maisner of the Fifty-seventh
street temple.
The Hebrew congregation OF Mount Zion
completely filed their new church At Madison
avenue and 18th street yesterday, on the oc-
casion OF the dedication exercises 1t is not q
new building. having been purchased from q
Christian church and reflt:ed this summer at a
cost OF 100000 The Rev. DR.. Jacob Mandel. /.
the Rev. DR.. Aaron Weise Of the Congregation
holef Sholem preached the dedicatory ser
mon Eduor j. =. Solomon Of the Nebretr
Standard made an address and Rabbi Mandel