Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
New York Begins q Series Of Memo
rial Services.
GRLSSHOPPERS THREATEN vHEEf.
Minister Lincoln Leaves London
for America.
AGAINST CoLoRED BISHOPS.
NEW YORK CELEBRATES.
Special Religious Service. Begin the Cs1u1
bisn Memorial Ceremonies.

Special Religious Service. Begin the osiun-
bisn Memorial Ceremonies.
NEw foRK. Oct. s.-After many months Of
preparation the great New York celebration Of
the four hundredth anniversary Of the disoov-
cry Of America by Columbus wa< ushered IN
today BY special services In the various
synagogues OF this city. The city IN
many quarters displays profuse decorations,
ana bN Monday IL IL believed that
hardly house in the city will be without some
semblance of decoration in honor Of the great
event. Today the rsbbis will tell their focks of
the VOYAGES OF the great Italian navigator and
his lessons Tomorrow the minister. and
priests will tell the same storos 20 their congre-
gations
This morning the Spanish and Portuguese
congregation, the Oldest congregation Of He
brews In this city, held special services in the
synsgogie at 5th avenue and 18th street
Rabbi Pereirs Mendez ofhoi.sed. This con-
gregation was formed 200 wears ago By
the Hebrews driven out Of spain In The
famous expulsion Of l6s2, and the services This
morning were out of the ordinary, having the
dual anniversary. The ancient ritual wac read
with traditional chants and the music consisted
OF melocie. dating back prior 90 the expulsion
he rabbi delivered = special sermon
In the Sixtv-seventh Street synagogue Dr,
ochmans subject ~ss "lsrael's Debt q
Gratituds 70 Columbus and America" nr.
spoke on The Importance Of Columtus' Die
covery for the Jews" In tho Temple En-
manuel DIR. Silverman addressed his conere-
CATION on America, the Land Of Promise.
these are but few Of the numerous crerciscs
tina; are being held.
Ihs services were distinctiyely patriotic. dif-
ferinG only in this that the synogogu.s sdher-
Ing TO the rigid eersmonials Of the orthodox
faith, permitting ne interior decorstions 70 in
tertsre with the severe simplicity of the services
incident to the feast Of the tAbernacles Thus. at
the ancient 'shesrith isrsel" synagogue ON isii
street and 5tb avenue. the oldest and vealthie~t
consresatioutn the country. flag floating from
the roof was the only outside indication of the
special services in progress. Only me mbcrs %
the congregation or Of the faith were sd-
mitted
At the handsome temple Emanu-El, 5th ave-
nue. and <l.t street, which Possesses tie largest
congregation of the Reformed Jews In the
United States, the pulpit was festoone with
United States fngs and bunting. and the
fruits OF the country, lsvirhly displayed sym-
bolized the feast of the tateruscles
The ancient Spanish melodies ct he Nine
teenth Street Synagogue we're rendered In q
minor key by sextet OF boys and men with
weird effect
At the Rorty-third Street Synagogue and
Others of the reformed faith music Of . high
order was rendered by trained choir~ conducted
by eminent musicians
In some OF the synagogues the customary tn-
tonstion in Hebrew Of the pualms appointed
FOR the day (the a5th and 96th nsalmsl was re-
placed BY patriotic hymns. In al she temples
the children were made participants and sang
In honor Of the country and the Gag.