The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-16
SYNAGOGUE DEDICATED
A LARGE CONGREG1 1TION PRESENT
Ar THE NEW B,NAI SCHOLOM.

Reposing the Sacred Scrolls in the Holy
Ark-Lightlng the Perpetual Fire-Rem-
iniscences of Past History-Pr the
Key-Dedication Sermon by Rev. NJ.
Eikins of Ha; ;tford-Some of hose Pres
ent.
The dedication exercises of the new
synagogue Of the congregation B'nai
Scholom at No. 9S Olive street took
place yesterday afternoon and was at
tended by large number of the Jew.sh
people of the city and their friends.
The new edifice was filled even tc the
gallery. The altar was decorated with
palms set along the front edge. Pre-
vious to the exercises in the new syna-
gogue the congregation assembled at
the old William street synagogue,
where no services were held, but the
ceremony of removing the sacred
scrolls They were taken in charge by
Rev. M. Elkin of Hartford, Rev. M.
Previn, NJ. Schoenberger, E. Schoen-
berger, L. Bernstein, f. Ullman, S.
Loeb, J. We'll, Joseph Messler and ].
Kaiser, who placed them in carriages
and took them to the new synagogue
After reaching there a procession form
ed at the door, with Rev. Mr.. Ell<in
and Rev. Mr.. Previn at the head, fol-
lowed by the scroll bearers, and lastly
came the choir girls, Miss Sadie Levy.
Miss Rebecca Kaiser, Miss r. Preyin
MISS Rebecca Schoenberger, Miss M.
Goldbaum, Miss E. Goldbaum, Miss N.
Goldbaum, Miss e. Stone, Miss M.
Kaiser, Miss A. Goldbaum, Miss II.
Langrock, Miss R. Schomberger, Miss
A. Loeb, Miss R. Loeb, Miss @. Laen-
baum and Miss B. Laenbaum. The
scrolls We're then deposited in, the holy
ark AS the procession entered the
synagogue the choir of young girls
chanted "Pischa Lee Schara Zaedeck,"
Open the Door Of Righteousness, as
sisted by Rev. M. Previn. A string
quartet composed of Messrs. I. Troost-
W. ~ ~ + w Gil, II. ClGluGTI anu w.
Miller accompanied the singing during
the exercises and played several seiec-
tions written especially for the occa-
sion by Mr. Troostwyk. The next thing
on the program after the reposing of
the holy scrolls was the presentation
of the key of the synagogue to the
president, Mr.. J. Kaiser, by Mr. e.
Schoenberger, chairman of the building
committee. Mr.. Kaiser responded ap-
propriately Rev. M. Prevn and the
choir then chanted "Sauh Scharm Ro-
schacham," Lift Up Ye Gates Your
| Heads and Let Enter the King of
| Glory" a selection from the psalm. Mr..
Max Adler was down on the program
| to light the perpetual light, but he
said that as he was member of an
other congrega ton, he thought it more
| appropriate to have member Of B'nai
| Scholom to perform the ceremony, and
called upon Mr. S. Calm, who then lit
| the large brazier lamp, which hung
| in front Of the holy ark The chorus,
| accompanied by the string quartet then
sang "Schmah Yisroael," Hear Ger
| Israel the Lord Our God, the Lord is
One"
| The dedication sermon was preached
by Rev. M. Elkin of Hartford. He
| first read a selection from the Thirtieth
| psalm, and then said: "The most fer
| vent wish of David was to build a
| house for the Lord. This was denied
| him, but he was told that his son could
| accomplish the wish. The wish denied
| to David has been granted to the Bnai
Scholom congregation. The work has
| only been accomplished by being car
ried with great enthusiasm, and the
building is a memento of the zeal and
pious hearts Of those few who have
| erected this house of God" He also
| said that after the people of Israel were
allowed to return from captivity to the
| Holy Land their first wish was to build
a synagogue, their means were scanty
and their numbers few, but the work
was accomplished. Under different en-
vironments and conditions, but in the
same scanty circumstances and with
| few numbers this congregation had ac-
complished much and the sun of God
/ shown down brightly on the accom-
plishment of His holy desire. Mr.. Elkin
| then spoke of the various names given
| in ancient times to Jewish houses of
| God One was house of worship. an
| other house of prayer and still an
other house of the congregation. He
hoped that all of these names would
apply to the new synagogue.
| After more music by the string quar-
| tet, Rev. M. Previn delivered the dis
| course of the day in German. Mr.. S.
Calm spoke in remembrance of absen-
| tees and of the past. He said that the
| congregation was organized June %,
1855, and the place of meeting was on
| the corner of Whiting and George
streets The congregation afterwards
| removed to the corner of Church and
| Chapel streets then to the William
street house and finally into the new
one yesterday. The regular afternoon
service was then gone through with
and the exercises closed with "Adon
| Olom," and the benediction by Rev. M.
| Previn
| Envelopes with subscription blank
| cards were passed around through the
audience for those wishing to subscribe
! towards paying the debt incurred in
building might put down whatever they
wished to give A check for the bene-
| fit of the church was received by Mr.
! Kaiser from DR.. Levesey of New York
| Among those present at the dedication
| wore Hon N D. SDerry Mr. and Mrs