Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
A REVIEW OF JUDAISM
Ably Presented to a Large Audi
 ence at Temple Emanuel
By pr. Max Heller of New Or leanS-A Fine Discourse.
 After the Lecture.

Dr. Max Heller of New Orleans delivered lecture last night at Temple Emanuel, which was well attended. The theme of his lecture was the past, present and fu- ture of Israel, and was well discussed by the able orator.
 The preliminaries were made by thank ing the Jewish people for inviting him to lecture to them.
 He spoke of what concerned the Jewish people as Q society and what would lead them on to no bier future.
 To begin with, he asked the question as to what pictures the sttry would unroll. This, he said, was long procession, for thirty eight centuries tell the story. Twenty of these centuries on the world 8 familiar play ground, for the records from Abraham almost to the fall of Jerusalem, are sacred soil to the Christian and Mo- hammedan. Upon these centuries the world today looks with affection and rev erence.
 For eighteen centuries a great race sur- wives, without leader to thank for it's vic- tories, in spite of persecution, islander and hatred. This he explained by stating that Frederick the Great asked certain clergy man to give him in the briefest words some strong evidence of Christianity. The an- swer was, "The Jews.' Here he re- lated how the new Christian Testa- ment told a touching story of a noble Jeshu, the son of Joseph. Then he spoke of the brutal cruelty of the Roman perse- cutor. He went on to speak of the intelli- gence of the Jew, and said there was not one in 100 who could not read or write. The Jew is the freest of all from supersti- tion.
 The immortality of Judaism, he stated ( was often told, being the immortality of truth. What has made the Jew uncon- Q life. In every walk of life he pointed out the poets, writers, sculptors, musicians, statesmen, scien tists, and so on. The gen. eration of American born Jews that has the first fruits of Judaism on this con- genial soil. Of this generation he ex- plained what was expected,
 He then spoke of the energy of his people and why they succeeded in accomplishing great things. He stated that civilization was an advancement measured by schools, books and buildings.
 We profess today with louder voice, said he, than ever did our ancestors the glory of Judaism. To be religious nation they must be reverent and modest, earnest and high minded, manly and temperate, considerate aud kind hearted.
 In conclusion he said that he had joy ful faith in the promise that in future, sooner or later, loftier and purer Judaism will rise out of the ashes of the old.
 A FURNACE PARTY.
 furnace party was given last night after the lecture in honor of Dr. Heller. visit was made to the Alice furnace and afterward to the rolling mill.
 The party was composed of the followin g persons: Dr. Heller, Mir. and Mrs. l. Ep- stein, MT. and Mrs. s. Steiner, Dr. Marx | and Miss Gilman, Dr. and Mrs. Burke, Miss Burkenrode and Mir. B. F. Ezekiel, Miss Matte Ochs and MT. Dave Rich , Miss Irene Lyons and MT. Leo K. Steiner Miss Blanche Kraus and MT. M. D. Fried man.
 BANQUET TONIGHT.
 Tonight at the Morris hotel banquet will be given Dr. Heller by few of his friends prior to his departure for his home in New Orleans.