Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-20
SERVICE OF SUPPllCATlON
House of Jacob Congregation at Jerusalem
Prayed for Americas Cause.
The Meeting by the "Wnli of Wall
ing - Translation by Rabbi
Stern OF Cumberland, Md.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, July Coon June
IL last the congregation House of Jacob"
at Jerusalem, held a special prayer service
OF duplication by the so-called Wall Of
Wailing, remnant of. the western wall Of
the ancient temple OF Jerusalem After the
recital Of Psalms 49, 20, n, 30, SO and LA
special prayer composed by the rabbi of
the congregation for Americas cause was
delivered. The following is a translation
of the prayer. made by Rabbi ]. l.. Stern
or Cumberland, the original being in He
brew:
we beseech Thee, o God of Mercy and
Compassion. who heareth prayers We,
Thy servants OF the House Of Jacob. who
owen In Thy holy precincts, come this day
10 pour out our prayer on behalf of our
brethren, the people OF America who live
IN the United States, the people In whom
Thou hast implanted the love OF liberty
and humanity more than in any other ma
tlon. These blessed people have gone out
TO battle against a mighty foe, not to make
proad their territory or to conquer neigh
pors, but to proclaim liberty unto captves
ana to deliver impoverished people from
Justice forever, in which 1nou delightest
as II was written I am the Lord who ex-
erciseth mercy, justice and righteousness
In the earth, for In these things l delight
saith the Lord
Thou, o Lord, who dost search the
heart, look down from heaven and behold
the battling hosts and let Thy countenance
shlne upon the army that is moved by the
sentiments or righteousness and by the love
OF humanity, and on the young men and
thelr leaders who offer their lives for
Just cause. for the succor of the oppressed
from their oppressors. Help them, Q God
ana send Thy angels before them and let
them succeed whithersoever thew turn
ophoid the hand of the ruler of that coun-
Try ana crown its heroes with the crown of
Vlctory' But against their enemies lift Thy
mighty hand and annihilate their mower
Avenge the blood of Thy servants that has
peen shed by cruel nation and crush
Time enemies forever In order that it
may De known among all the inhabitants of
me earth that Thou, our God, art a right
eous judge between the nations, and that
AID the tyrants shall recognize Thy power
ana the glory of Thy kingdom For Thou
God, art the king of the universe And
may redeemer come unto Sion Amen"
Judge E Boyd Faulkner of Martinsburs
w. Va, sitting at Keyser, W. Va, as a
special judge, Judge Daley being dis
quahned decided the suit of Susan B. Sey-
n'our against Nimrod Alkire, which began
IN 1896, when West Virginia was a mart OF
virginia, and Mineral county had not vet
peeh separated from Hampshire In the
SAFE OF piece of property by trustees in
the year mentioned notes were made out
Tor the amounts to be distributed AMONGST
the heirs, and in so doing a division was
made OF a sum of one thousand dollars less
man the amount stipulated in the courts
ratihcation of the sale. This blunder was
discovered after several years, and litiga-
tlon started. Many very difficult and in
tereStlng questions were raised and Ella hor-
stely argued, and every inch of ground
contested. BY the decree of Judge Faux
ner, Mrs. Seymour receives a third of the
thousand dollars involved her share of the
same and the interest on the same since
1906 making about $1,000 in all The in
terest amounts to three times the priuci-
pal. The case may go to the supreme court
or appeals, Messrs. A. A Doub of Cum
berland and Taylor Morrison of Western
port represented Mrs. Seymour and Mr.. F.
NJ Reynolds of keyser Judge Alkfre.