The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-03-03

a brief sketch OF whose eventtul
career will be of interest. The
Doctor was born August 10th,
1889, in the County of Somogy, IN
Hungary. He came to this coun-
try at the close of the war, first
paying brief visits to Germany,
France, England and Mexico
Upon arriving in the United States
he immediately entered most sue
cessfully upon the field Of educa-
ton and religion. In 1S66-67, he
taught and oficiated III Houston,
Texas, and was the first to intro
duce reform services, with choir
and organ accompaniment in the
ouly Jewish Synagogue that ex-
listed at that time in the entire
State of Texas. On the I'd day of
January, 1870, he performed, in
Galveston, the first Jewish public
confirmation that was ever held in
the State of Texas. the conirm
ants being: Felix Schramm, Chas.
Weuar, Morris Gross aud Adolph
Dreyfus, aud that service and con.
fr,nation proved such all inspiring
success, that on the 9th Of June of
that year, DIR. Rosenspitz had to
oficiate at the laying Of the corner
sto e of the first Synagogue in
Galveston, being the second III the
entire State. Yer, on the 9th of
June, 1875, he thought it a great
heavenly blessing to of1iciate at
the dedication of the massive, yet
beautiful Temple Beth Ell, at San
Antonio, Texas, of which he was
the first Rabbi.
In 1876, he Was called to Nash
vile, Tenn, where he soon dedi-
Gated the grand and beautiful Tenn.
pie on South Vine street, in which
be Oficiated as its first Rabbi for
nearly three years, after which he
preached in New Orleans in the
old Rampant street Synagogue, i'll
Syracuse, N. Y, and i'll Natchcz,
Miss. Iu 1881 he was called to
Portland, Oregon, where he minis
tered for several years with great
success, until his yearning to visit
the graves Of his parents, who had
died after he had come to this
country, and 10 see his win broth.
er, caused him to return to his Ma.
tive country. Upon his return he
presented TO the Evangelical
Reformed College of his native
county q magnificent %pbilosophi-
cal cabinet Of 1000 pieces Of the
rarest specimens of conchology,
botany, anatomy, mineralogy, ar
c%haeology, geology and numismat
les. lie was invited to preach in
some of the largest cities of the
kingdom, and was prevailed upon
to accept the post of chief Rabb;
of the second largest city of the
Kingdom, Kolozsvar, the ancien,
capital of Pennsylvania, where h.
WAS also appointed professor ii
each OF the three colleges-the
Catholic, Protestant and Uuita
rian-and also of the Royal Com
mercial Academy.
He left Hungary the SECOND
time in 1888 and went as far al
England, when he decided to MAKE
) q tour around the world. From
London lie went to Lisbon an(
thence to Madeira, st. Hclena an(
Cape Town, where he visited the
colony of Natal, the Orange Free
State, the gold fields Of Johannis
berg aud the silver mines of Pre-
, toria. In that country he fouut
many friends, and was induced tt
take the post of marriage commits
sioner Of all the Jews of the Soutl
African Republic. He kept thu
position three months, more from
curiosity to learn the customs o.
the country, than from any inten
ton of holding it permanently
and then resigned and continued
his Journey TO the Australian colo.
mics and dependencies, all of which
he visited, delivering lectures in
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, AID
elaide, Hobart Town and Lawnce
ston. From Tasmania he went tc
Mauritius and Madagascar, ano
after thoroughly exploring the lat.
ter island, he sailed for CeyIon.
He lectnred at Colombo, for the