The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-03


The pulpit of the Jewish temple on
Eor street, recently left vacant, IS to-
day occupied by the Reverend Mr.. Levi.
OF Cincinnati. and the members OF tho
congregation, are to be Congratulated
on the fact that the pulpit is SO ably
filled.
Last night at the time set for the In
stallatlon to begin, Mr.. Samuel Kraft
president OF the board Of trustees, step
ped forward and gave to the people their
new pastor, saying:
Nothing proves more fully the. deep
interest and religious feeling OF our
times, than the success attained by the
Hebrew Union College, achieved at
times under great difficulties. To-day
Its graduates occupy the foremost pull
plts OF the country and are making their
inguence felt in the world of letters In
both continents. The mention OF this
university brings 10 our minds the grand
and noble DR.. Isaac NJ. Wise-its life and
soul-and to whom Judaism owes INDY
ing obligations. When our pulpit pc
coming vacant, we applied 10 DR.. Wise
for guidance, he wrote, I will send you
one uf my own pupils, will send you
man, who I hope Will please you, as
much as he pleases me- therefore, l
have the honor and the pleasure OF pre-
sentlng 20 you. tie Reverend Mr.. Levi.
Rabbi Levi is n young man OF digni-
fed bearing. splendid voice ana impress
slve delivery. and there was not an un-
Interesting moment during the entire
evening The glst Of his first sermon IS
given In the following: when Moses
held IN his hand then Israel prevailed:
and when he let down his hand, Amalek
prevailed" but II was worked out In the
liberal spirit which, In this enlightened
end Of the century, characterizes all pull
pits. The plea for the ideallst, with his
motto. OF forward and upward" Ideal
dreamer, not the Idle dreamer, was beau
tlful. II is regretted that space does not
permit the printing OF a sermon which
could not fail to challenge the compll-
mentary comments OF all hearers, no
matter what their religious beliefs.
Many members Of Christian congrega-
lions were present.
An attraction adding TO the always
impressive Hebrew services, was the eN-
ceptlunally fine music. the church choir
being assisted by Miss Carrie Gutman.
cOntralto soloist, and Mrs. Kettle Brad
ley-Kelly, a distinguished soprano. who
has been the guest OF friends In this city.
Mrs Kelly has an exceptionally fine
voice, and her distinct enunclatlon and
sympathetic rendering of the Bach
Gounod ave Marie" with it's organ,
violin NRnd plano accompaniment, as
played by Mr.. Joseph Rhees. Professor
schockey and Miss Bertha SchraGder,
was telling feature, in exercises which
proved that reforms along nil lines are
being made and aptly illustrated Rever-
end Lewis sermon, stand not still In
the past and the present-look forward
and upward" The services which 20
auspuiously ushered In the Jewish Sab
bath, will be again taken up this morn
ing at 1880 o'clock, while the lecture on
Patriotism, with appropriate serves.
win be given SUNDAY morning at the
same hour, by which time Reverend
Lewis relatlonsto his people will be well
established, and they, n turn. will know
their expected duty to him. That the
mutual favorable Impressions will BE-
lasting on both sides Is predicted.