The sun., 1893-07-01
TIE PROPOSED HEHnEw moSu1rrSr.


| hnbbi Meudes Explains What u rntended
and what ts Not Inteudea.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: In recent
Issue you speak Of monument or memorial
| which is TO cost quarter to half million, to
typify the gratitude OF the Hebrews to Amerl-
| CO." and you couple my name with It VIII you
kindly permit me TO explain the mntter2
| We are grateful for the conditions under
which We live. Just the same as othor Ameri-
| cans are, and to the same degree neither more
| nor less. Like them. we may and wo do con-
| gratulate ourselves, for example. that we en-
| Joy free speech and n free press In which clti-
zens dare not indulge in Russin: or that we
are not subject to the curses OF ofconscrlption. as
in France or Germany. And wo rejoice that
wo are not taxed 40 frightfuly for war. that
terrible and shameful reproach Of our boasted
civilization. that awful denial OF our proud
declaration thatwe live in an age OF reason
and not force mdjauel
But we have nothing to be specially grateful
for to America. Grateful for what2 For liberty.
fraternity. and equality accorded us3 They arc
ours by right, not by favor.
Rather have we cause to be angered against
the leaders of American thought when We think
OF tho sliglits passed upon us. upon our rcllg-
lon. race. or nation. when we are guilty OF only
social shortcomings. and not OF any shortcom-
inEs religious, racial. or national.
sl need but instance such unpleasnnt cpl
sodes as ostraeism from certain hotels; this
condemn the hotel by refusing do pa, ronize It.
or tho club or reg m ent by refusing to be mem-
shall place their ostracism upon the truthful
basis OF social shortcomings. and not uron
whit is an insult to their saviour aud to the
Let me Therefore state in your columns what
is really meant by this movement for me-
Long ago the iden was started The various
s and nos bens tSe
nations wonderful wealth. progress, re;
sins is cstentaton @ are bdden in IN the HoIy
Book to remember Who It is that gives wealth
thereof is no human effort. So it is stated in
Dente1fonSny yiIi Ills to which massage
As France gave America the statue Of Lib
erty. to imply that liberty is essential for
Hebrews give America a monument to sym
bolize the lesson that a nations prosperity
ligion Religion must permeate the hearts,
the homes. nm. md p the legislative balls Of the
wness S. we to e
We have witnessed tho fall of many a nation.
many n civilization. lust because religion was
not the basis OF personal. home. social. and
As the Bible again puts II. We are the king;
wants OF all nations. 1t is we'll at all times,
and especially In the moment when nation Is
s s remns % @ hs s w
Of religion is the essential Of it's its very lile
Hence it Is suggested to give large stone
nation. The stone which other builders Of
nations; Kingdoms, republics, or orciyilizations
is not, Happy is the people whose .Rrnnaries
nrs FULL whose resources are vast where there
power of religion, psalm cxiiii., 13.l5
=, On the stone would M be engraved the Ten Com
words as Liberty; Fraternity. and Equality.
claim them: or, Reverence. RIShteonsness.
itesronsibilityy; three r. as lin in Mnpo,tnnt for
as those With nns
million would % be needed % and md ths times are are
very few thousands would suffice.
The original IdcA was endorsed by some
country, whose names sign the first call
Among the plans suggested was one to endow
nnd up for Srson
erect a monument in Washington or creates .
Schiir': or ito huid u Jewish university" CDR:
Dachmanl;" a Julaica annex to the National
5s%sh Fnna D cyrus Aaer c
Any OF these Sc would be an extensive ENTERPRISE:
Hoa ssn Be sssa et ss dosr
yersity" which another minister suggested or |
for the erection OF an American "Westminster |
Abbey OF, place for the interment OF our H.
lustrious dead as source OF inspiration for |
efforts in science art or self-sacrinoe.
But tho whole project has not yet been |
tween the heads of some OF our great orders. |
and which was unofficial. has started the pres |
ent rumor which found expression in your col |
umns last week.
l have only to add that II was also then stated |
n n snth n m m M nra
sentine 1t to America. we thus publicly identi- |
fed ourselves with religion. with purity. or
with making after Righteousness" In per: |
not be declared such very bad or such unde- |
siruble citizens. Not that America needs,to |
learn this but the publication OF 1t abroad in |
countries whore Anti-semitism Is power. as |
in Russia. Germany and France. might do some |
hnti-S -Semites thinking. and turn them from |
enemies into friends or ut least into peutrals
New YORK.. juno II. II. pEREIRA MENDEs.