Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-30
SERVICES AT THE SYNAGOGUE.
Rev. Drs. Hoge and Calisch Make Ad
dresses and the Music Is Fine.

dresses and the Music Is ZINE.
The character of the services drew a
very large assemblage TO the Synagogue
Of THE House of Love-" and seldom
has a more interested or better pleased
congregation left house Of worship. The
appearance of Rev DIR. Hoge in the pull
pit of Jewish synagogue, present there
by the invitation Of its rabbi. was
wonderful lesson in tolerance and LIBERAL
ness TO those whose view Of the world Is
bounded by the limits of their creed.
Here were the repres antatives of two
varying faiths-one ready to share the
hour. the other willing 10 accept-and
both, though not forgetting or yielding
q jOt Of what they held as sacred, yet
found room and space sufficient wherein
both might stand as men and brothers.
The services were simplicity itself The
music was beautifully rendered by
volunteer ladies' choir consisting Of
Mesdames y. Il. Kahnweiler, J. Thalhi-
mer. l.. Wallersten. II. s. and S. j.
Binswanger, and :. l.. Bloomberg, the
Misses Ella and Tilie Kraker, Rosa
Fleischman. Daisy Hutzler, and Rosa
Idchtenstein. with Mr.. Victor Rohan at
the organ. The first number was Hymn
&C. Loud let the swelling anthems rise,
let all the nations sing" Rev. Mr. /.
Koplowtz then delivered fervent prayer
The choir then sang God over All,
Whose Power the Scepter Swayod."
DIR. HOGES DISCOURSE.
Dr. Hoge was the first speaker, and
his address was beautiful one. "The
blue heavens" he said. filled with the
calm splendor Of an unclouded sun salute
the people Of this great land as they
throng their houses of worship with glad
and grateful hearts 10 offer thanksgiving
and praise TO the Father OF Mercles. God
over all, blessed forevermorc. Such Is the
employment of happy millions at this
hour as they review the dealings of Provi-
donce with them in the bestowment Of
personal blessings, family joys, and ma
tlonal benefits.
at would he impossible for one possess
cd of intelligence and ordinary sensibility
in the review Of his own life TO recall to
remembrance the countless blessings he
has enjoyed, beginning with the tender
fidelity of n mothers love and continued
through all subsequent years crowned
with goodness and mercy, without a glow
of devout gratitude TO the great Giver Of
Al. and II such retrospect Is profitable
TO individuals. n is no less so for commu-
mites and nations, which have expert
enccd the fostering care Of Heaven and
been elevated by the Divine hand to an
exalted height of prosperity and happiness.
MILLIONS GIVING THANKS.
Such Is the employment OF grateful
millions this day. The proclamation Of
the President. echoed and encouraged by
the Governors of so many States; is re-
sponded TO by the spontaneous consent
and approval of the people who are cele-
brating the day in Just such ways as
they prefer, whether by religious services
or family reunions or In other modes con-
genial to them. We find ourselves citi-
zens Of a country where both civil and
religious liberty are enjoyed with full
ness and universally unknown In any
other part Of the world. If we were re-
quired to trace back the stream 10 its
original fountain it could be found far
back in the past. The treasures we pos
sess were bequeathed TO us by patriots
saints. and sages of remote antiquity.
II history teaches us any lesson NOR.
impressive than another 1t is that no
nation ever attained permanent prosperity
and power which did not recognize as a
fundamental article of belief the exist
ence OF one Coda spirit. infinite, I'M
changeable and eternal. n living God.
possessed of intelligence and supreme
benevolence-not a power that works for
Righteousness, but a person who is essen
TALLY righteous. with the disposition 10
make its creatures happy; a God whose
Providence marches unseen through the
OF events WHICH
make UP the history OF the world, CIV
ING order. movement and continuance
TO ell things.
RECOGNIZED THE UNITY OF GOD.
The great Oriental nations OF antiquity
seemed in their earliest history TO recog-
nize the unity OF God-deriving their ideas
from the traditions of Eden-but when
they became polytheists. dividing earth
and sea and all the departments OF ma
ture between presiding deIties. often hos
tile 10 each other and engaged In savage
conflicts with each other, then even 10 the
ignorant and degraded populace such
gods became objects OF contempt and
scorn Men are never better than the
gods they worship. and when their deities
themselves violate Justice. truth. and ylr-
tue ana become the patrons OF all the
vices. all reverence for the supernatural
being lost and all religious restraints be-
ing annlhilated, the people left without
any unifying and conservative principle.
become pronigate. lawless. and dlscordant
inese ancient nations possessel literature
ae,' ana many OF the elements OF a splen-
uio CIVILIZATION. but II was a civilization
without any moral element in IL. and so
WAS doomed 10 disintegration and ruin
ihus ieii ancient Assyria with her SCUM
tursa capital and multitudinous armies
Gnu cropped the spectre which her ener.
'ateu hand could no longer SWAY 60
Psfished queenly Persia with her diade,,
OF nre and countless riches--swent a,,,a,,
by nttle Macedon as chaff Ia scat,sred
by the storm. Thus fell the fairest ,ars
or the muse. the land where Plate ras-
soned and Homer sung and Dsmosthsne.
thundered-unsaved by her 5000 roas