The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-10
THEIR APPRECIATION
For the Services Of Rev. DR.. B.
Bonnheim, Their Rabbi,
EYINCED BY THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
He is Reelected ut an Increased Sal.
ary---A Report which Shows n Pleas.
ant state of Affairs in the consrcga.
tion---An Able Lecture.

| Alta meeting last evening Of the Jew
ish congregation, Rev. DR.. B. A. Bonn
helm, the rabbi, was reelected, and to
his agreeable surprise his salary was
increased from 81, 800 to 81 800 year.
This was the less expected and the more
significant Of the congregations appre-
citation of the ability, faithfulness and
moral worth OF their rabbi, that the
congregation is now buildinga hand.
some new synagogue ut considerable
cost. It shows an interest and u feel
ing which is commendable. The an
nual report Of DIR. Bonnbeim, presented
on this occasion, showed the Sabbath.
school OF the congregation TO be pro
crossing and prospecting finely. This
report was as follows:
WHEELING, August 0, 1901.
10 he Chairman and Members Of he Sabbath
School Committee Of lES.cR ShOIlDjiH CVHgreDG-
tiVn, HheslfaO, W Va
GENTLEMES:-In accordance with my
duty, herewith report to you the
standing Of our Sabbath school during
its scholastic term. Our school was re-
opened on October 5, 1890, with an en-
rollment OF fifty-four pupils, and contin-
ued uninterruptediy till June %, 1891.
Tho average attendance throughout the
term was forty-eight. While in former
years the children did not come to
school before ten O'Clock, ] have sue
ceeded in impressing the parents with
the necessity that the pupils should
come there earlier, so that school could
commence promptly at half past nine
o'clock, and the good result OF this
seemingly small increase Of time l need
not mention. With the kind .co-opera-
ton Of your honorable body, was en-.
abled to uphold strict discipline, and
the good fruits thereof have constantly
shown themselves in the excellent de-
pertinent Of the children. mention
this particularly with n feeling OF salts.
faction and happiness, and l dare say
that our Sabbath school, ms far rs disci-
pline and department are concerned,
stands second to none in the union.
During tho greater part Of the term I
was faithfully and ably assisted by Miss
Rosa Rosenburg, my pupil and CON
firmand, and to the end of the term by
my own daughter, Hannchen. / pre-
fer that kind Of assistance to the volun-
tary, but irregular, help OF some that
have neither the ability nor the neces-
sary knowledge to teach. On last
"SChcwwoth" the following pupils were
confirmed: Bertha Reich, Linda Ros-
enburg, Celia Speyer, Blanche Speyer,
Carrie Steinhauser, Stella Kraus, Nathan
Kraus, Meyer Steinfeld and Leo Frank.
Tho ceremony added greatly to the re-
ligious feeling OF young and old. 1t was
true sanctitication of our religion, q
day Of happiness to parents and child
rem, and it will no doubt leave with
many some impression which will serve
to them Dis guides through life.
On June IS, the examination Of our
Sabbath school took place, and though
the children's time was previously
much occupied by their public school
duties, on account OF which ! gave no
so-called exhibition, the pupils acquit-
ted themselves in credita6le manner.
In conclusion, Mr.. Chairman and
gentlemen, allow me to remindyo that
We have great and noble work to per-
form; while the worlcmen on our
synagoguc handle mortar aud bricks to
build sanctuary, we work with ten
der beings, with innocent children, to
mould and educate their hearts to
plant therein the seed OF religion, which
will in time to come develop them to
excellent sons and dutiful daughters,
and they will become citizens that are
loved and honored by the whole COM
munity. And that work is, in my
humble estimation, OF equally as great |
importance as the reading OF prayers |
and preaching Of sermons.
Thanking you for your kind CO.
operation in the past, ask Of you a
continuance in the future to the great
task assigned to me. Your humble
servant, B. A. BoNNHElM.