The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-23
IN HIRSCH'S MEMORY.
Services Held at the Jewish
Synagogue Last Night
PILES EuIoGv OF THE DEAD
The Jews Throughout the World This
Week Mourn the Death OF the
Great Phsianfhrops.s.
PILES EuLoey OF THE DEAD

Memorial services IA homer o. Barren
EE-sca xere held in ths synagogue. cor-
nsr E1gAEh aSszze and Seneca street
last night, gn<ser rhs Auspices OF TIE IN
dependant order Of s raj Bite. OF Seas
Ok the Covenant To sapaiemen1 the reg
aAzr Frs64y evening service. = short pro-
grzEras lad been arranged The uzxx-
pecred Increment weather kept many
assay last night, bat the synagogue xas
fairy wei 1I2ed- There was no attempt
al characterization. other than the sym
oolscal furnishings Of the altar znd pull
pit In the back ground, covering the
altar. l. q curtain brought by Bailey CAT
zerE from Cozssanrinopae. where Il cost
$ssL Its texture * Of TIE finest silk xith
threads OF intsrwoyea gold. forming \
pAetnres1 censor swinging by ropes He
byex characters OF weird formation are
inscribed On the banner in gold. which.
frs1ly translated mean Glory 10 Jeho-
YAH
In front OF the curtain hanging hy
swinging chains from the ceiling. vas 4
hight which Il syinboiicaI Of eternal life.
In erthoaox synagogaes this is never al
lowed 10 o1rE cut. but here the exiting
ton OF TIE light IS not considered q
calamity and when II goes out il IS not
rea1sated again Until the next service.
-Four great candles stood burning ON the
pulpit platform Each family furnishes
one on tas day O. atonenlent In septem-
Der and they are eonsecrzrsd 10 the mean
Org OF the departed
Services began. as usual. az SHUTDOWN
conducted BY Rev R. Ahrahzmson. First
came the welcoming OF the incoming Sab
bath. which. IN the meSaphoricai Ian
guAge OF the Orient, is compared To a
bride entering the homes os the farnslsex
he second part of the service waS a
blessing Of the Sabbath. the sonoroz.s
tones OF the raobl mlngiing with the har-
nonsoEs voices of the ehoir ard chords
OF The organ Then. with a great Hear.
On Israel cams the CONSERVATION of The
s-onsen- D1rsng tnls po1sion OF the
ceremony. while the tcaesio q chant or
requiem over the dead v.ed the place,
several OF those present who had re-
Gently lost relatives. remained standing
As part OF the special exercises Mss
Lizzie Abrams sang a Soprano sole Fear
Not fe o Israel xikh violin OH cato
By Mr.. j. V. Grunhaam- The rendi.san
was beautiful. Miss Abrams powerful
Voice nndi-.s an appropriate dwelling On
the words Of the rneloiy The solo was
followed By chorus. What Is Man.
me speaker of the evening. Hon s II.
Piles. was then introduced by Z. Morgezs-
Stern He prefaced his address b. APOLLO
gzrg for an III preparation. owing 20
pressure OF business. and said the great
AcS> ~ <4c man f4c v as Czlf$1 UDoE 10
eutogize and the goodness Of his deeds
lar ousEe1ghed the wor1s he might say.
he compared the passing out Of life of a
man who had walked il hanb1e pathways
10 the poa.p a1d Circumstance attending
the departure Of a person whose Efe had
been an influence for The tetterneat OF
MANKIND As such man he pictured
Baron Hirsch- in whose death the whole
world felt that !, had lost one q lis rao4
va-aabse ami universally beloved sub
Jecss-" He said thai Baron Htrsch had
Planted IL the history OF the civilized
World the milestone a. benevoience. and
had done rsore than any other man to allie
waite the suffering and ur,ifr MANKIND.
he spoke OF Baron Hirsch'< offer Of sl0.-
"e.s" 10 the Russian government for the
establishment OF educational institutions
for Jews ars GenflIes. and then s>0.rful-
~ spoke Of the exclusion Of Jews from
participation IN the celebration nov going
on IL Moscow. He referred 10 other lib
ersl donations Of the deceased phllanthro-
pis--
A solo ard quarte,te. 'Inciine Thine Ear
20 Me-" by Mr.. Martin Grass and the
choir. followed the eui1sy BY Mr.. Piles,
ami services were closed with beaedic-
ton.
The choir consisted Of Mrs. B. Levy,
Mss Lizzie Abrams. sopranos: Mrs. E. L
Ferry, Miss Fanny Baker. altos; afr. NJ
Bal, Mr.. +. Coombs, t-nors: Mr.. NJ
Grass. Mr.. G. Michael. basscs. organis;
AMI leader PruS A. Lvetsen.
The committee In charge OF the services