The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STRICT OBsERYAHCE OF THE JEW
ism sABB1TH JNSIATED ON.

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EeRuea Slen Remove Their pata - The rev.
DR. msriH shows How tho Jrwu Have
FiASed - Great Fart In American His orS.
The Rev. DR.. II. w. Schnceberger OF Baltimore
presided yesterday at the second days session
Of the Orthodox Jewish Conference held in tho
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue at Seven.
tioth street and Central Park West. A consti.
tuition for n permanent organization was adopt
cd By sections. Tho first section made provision
for tho name OF the organization. which shall DO
known as the Orthodox Congregational Union
Of America. The object of the organization will
Re to promote tho religious interests OF Jews in
America, and to establish a closer fellowship
among the Orthodox Jews.
Considerable discussion arose over a section
Of the constitution making all orthodox congre-
cations eligible to membership. One of the dol
OeAtes thought that this section was too broad,
because 1t would permit congregations to join
which should not be allowed TO join; for in
stance, there wcro congregations which permit
ted men worshippers to remove their hats in the
BynaEoRue; then there were others that used
organs in worship. and still others that violated
the orthodox rule by allowing mon and women
70 worship side by side.
A delegate from Montreal said that all ortho-
dox congregations should be eligible to member
chip In the Union. Congregations which per-
mitted men to remove their hats were not ortho-
doK. and, therefore. would be barred out. Tho
Rev. DR., Schnccberger took this view Of the
the objoctnG delegate. The objection was then
withdrawn, and tho section providing for the
eligibility of all orthodox congregations was
After adopting tho remaining sections of the
was in order. and the %electIon Of o%tiicors resulted
e. follows: President, the Rev. pr: H.; pereire
brachtman; Treasurer. Jacob Hccbt. twenty.
ono trustees were chosen. seven to hold office
for one year. seven for two years. and seven for
n farm nj thTAA VRAFRA
1t was decided to assess congregations in the
EniSn In proportion to the number Of members m mSers
or over will pay $40 dues per month. while the
dues for congregations having less than fifty
A resolution was passed calling upon all Or
fhodox jews to observe strictly the jewish Sab
Tho afternoon session was taken up with Rd-
dresses attacking the, reform JewS who were
Tho nnai session Of tho conference was held
tSSf HiE Rda II 'J Jeshuran n Hi 4 street. Law.
yer, Simon NJ. Roeder presided, The Rev; D.
Jew in Private Life This was followed by an
address BY the Rsv. pr. J. 4, Hertz OF Syraep%ss.
Life" Among other things Or. Hertz said:
1T certainly cannot be necessary Smsn5 to to p 9 pOI'
lowers loyalty to their native country: sun
moro superlluous would be an attempt to deal
American Jewish historians have. once for all.
W the fools who PROFOUND this question
according 10 JDelT IOllV. lucy nav enOWn III
an incontrovertiblo manner that from the jew
Ssh sailor on Columbus's vessel, who was the
our faith who lost their lives on tho noble bat
tleship, the Maine, there Is not an important
movement in American history in which the
jewish population has not been fairly repre-
'ens Md ,r,.na, w. ,,v, in the most glorious OF
countries. There is moro freedom. more happi-
ness. moro opportunity In this country than
eminently n democracy. a government or the
people. by the people. and. most important of
al. for the people; but there IRE aiso certain
pie, there are spots on the sun. Democracy: we
arc sorry to say 1t. has done many things which
men q hundred years ago never thought 1t would
do, and it has left undone still greater things
they were sure 1t could do. A great American
good as you are but rather. You are as good
as / am 1 fear that as a class the citizens of this
country have not yet learned this simple dis
Another thing we have not yet learned ig
from your nation, your state. Or your city e Il
10 TO pick your neiRhbor's pockets; In other
tho Jew in public lifci How does Judaism in
S sfRH % du h%P'f Il i il Just " here tRss the JewiSh Or 3
thodo. Conference n@,, can H. do 9 s, tb + cau w3rk' ,b y
FPsiiF,on simple 69 ggs SS6BBaib T6 oP g su moi q 5ss't but ' %he
thodox Jow will easily learn the responsi
bilty which tho ballot places upon HIN
Judgment, Scripture regards him as II he be
came thereby o copartner OF the Holy One
Blessed be he in the creation of the moral uni
verse; An orthodox jewish voter who ha'
Rrasped that will pause before he helps an un
righteous Judge into power by his vote. Sim
3lSrly, any ono who has road the first chapter o
Isaiah carefully. alphabetically, even If onl!
in q jargon translation, will sec tho vision. of
city OF Righteousness which will never leav,
him-tho vision of a city, ah, 80 different from
one whose princes are low men and companion
of thieves, whore oyery ono loves brides ant
follows after rewardsi Thou shalt not follow
q multitude to evil is tho only means by which
thousands can be taught that the voice o
majoritieS In public life, while we must submit
IA jewish thinker, thirty years ago, decleret
every country has the Jews 1t deserves. And
my friends, our beloved country deserves Jew
With high ideals. sterling political honesty. ant
unsullied loyalty to the higher interests of on
national life.S No other Jew will do. All citizen
Of the Union arc willing to be patriots In time
OF war. Tho Jew. because ho 10 q Jew, ought b
show forth an example of something higher
holior; q patriot In time Of war. Of course. blu
All ~oitiEene of the Union, arc ready and Willing
20 die for their country. No niRRard of his bloo'
was ever tho Jew. But the Jew. because he is
jew, must teach his follow citizens somethlnI
moro dimcult, very much moro difficult. Di
Tor our country or course. But, above all else
live for our countryi Like the American Jew
81 former generations, Haydn SolomonB, Urial
country and honor It. but also. at all times, d
our shere. and more than our share to make
Honorable and lovable."
The session closed with addresses by DR., Bel
nard Draohtman and others, who spoke 1
HObHOW.