The morning times., 1896-11-19
"FAlTH and HUMANITY"
MOTTO OF JEWISH WOMEN
Council Makes a Number of Changes
in Constitution.
Delegates Listen to Address on
Judaism"-COntest Over Elec-
ton of Officers.

New York. Nov. 1S.-The fourth session
of the convention of the National council
of Jewish Women was called TO order dt
10 O'Clock this morning by President Han
nah e. Solomon. There was a large at
tendance of delegates.
The first business transacted was the
discussion OF the report OF the committee
On motto and badge. This corIaittee re-
ported last night against the adoption OF
badge. An amendment was proposed To-
day recommending that badge te adopted
and after some discussion lt was carfieo-
The report of the committee on new con
sttution was the next business in order
An amendment was adopted providing
that any person may become a patron oil
the council by the annual minimum pay
ment OF SO. An amendment was also
adopted providing that one thiru OF the
membership dues be paid into the treasury
of the national board instead OF ohe-hail'
Before the presentation nf the report OF
the committee on new constitution the
motto Faith and Humanity was adopted
as the most suitable one to be inscribed
OF, tie badges The report of the committee
OH constitution was read by Mrs Pauline
II. Rosenberg of Philadelphia. 1t sug-
gestcd some changes in the constitution.
Chiefly in connection with the duties OF
officers.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
| Some of the delegates objected to the
word national" III the title of the organi-
zation and the word was dropped, and the
name OF the organization changed into
| Council of Jewish Women" 1t was
| also voled to amend the constitution SO as
| to allow the election OF two Vice presi-
| dents.
| Another amendment wa s offered, suggest
| ing that vice president for each state,
| Territory and foreign country lie apr ointcd.
| Mrs. De Sola of Montreal protested against
| the words foreign country" and
| delegate in the rear of the han cried out
Canada will soon be with u.s. This was
| greeted with applause.
| Finally the words foreign country Were
! omitted and ANY other country where an
| organization exists was substituted
| Rev. Dr.. Morals of Philadelphia was in
tioduced and addressed the convention at
some length on Judaism
There W as quite discussion of the article
Of tine constitution defining the objects of
| the council, some claiming that the promo
| ton of Judaism was not sufficiently bI ought
out. This difficulty was removed by max
l ing the article read
The purposes of this organization are
| to serve the best interests of Judaism
| and to bring about closer relations among
| Jewish women"
| CONTEST OVER OFFICERS.
| The election of officers will occur to
/ morrow and Judging from the talk OF
1 some of the delegates this afternoon, il
| is likely to be hot fight. Mrs. Ruskey y
| OF New York, said New York was NO
| represented on the nominating committee
i and Miss American, the secretary, re
/ piled that New York had but 3s6 pait
1 members, which was much less than tht
1 membership of many other sections. The
New. York delegates are, it is said, de
1 g.Ft,
| GERS shall he selected from New York
| At present all the officers are from Chi
| cago.
| The evening session was held at tht
| Temple BETHEL, Seventy-sixth street ant
| Finn avenue This was the first tint
any of the meetings has been held in {
synagogue.
Mrs Hanna Solomon presided The
first paper, on Circle Study was read
by Miss Elizabeth Hirschfieid. of Buffalo
Mrs. Henrietta q. Frank, of Chicago, reat
paper on ''OUr Opportunities, in which
she said: 1.-The Jew should not separat,
| himself socially nor politically. We art
not strangers in strange land. In al
civic and political matters Israel is untet
with the people among whom he dwells
| Israel should be a spiritual, not Temporal
power"
Mission schools as an end and a means,
was the subject of a paper read by Mrs
Henry Hahn of Philadelphia There is &
lukewarmness in the cause of Judaism.
she said, land it is the Jew who shoulder
the responsibility. Our mission schools
hunger for aid, SO tardy in coming. Th'
Gentle missions thrive, old and young
spending their energies in spreading tn
gospel
Their tangible God. represented a:
Saint and martyr, appeals to the senses
Pictures, images, and song keep alive 1
history, needing them all to perpetuate il
| 1t is this resort to the material that ha
made Christianity the religion Of th
civilized world.
"Hampered by adverse circumstance
| attendant on the minority, the religion
training of our children is difficult, bu
how much more so in our mission schools
| The children come to us untaught, III
kempt, suspicious, and, sad to relate
often false In their homes all this is fos
tered, and only those who have come Il
contact with the work OF reformation
| know the difficulties"