The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-01
Rabbi Eisenb erg's Thoughtful and
Eloquent Discourse.
A NEW YEARS ADDRESS
Beyond the Seas It Is Not the Prince of
Peace That Is Dominating Ma
tions, But Mars, the God
of War.

"a strong appeal in behalf of the Associ-
Z ated Charities and advised his congre-
cation TO give ii their best support.
Rabbi Eisenberg's New Years address
was as follows:
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going-let him 60
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out slowly dying cause.
And ancient forms of party strife:
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweetef manners, purer laws.
Ring out false pride in place and blood
The civil Islander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right
Ring in the common love of good
-Tennyson.
And they shall beat their swords
into plowshares. and their spears into
pruning hooks. Nations shall not lift
up sword against nations. neither shall
they learn war any more.'-Isaiah.
These selections both from modern
bard and ancient prophet. breathe
fervent prayer for universal peace. The
establishment Of peace on earth is the
sacred mission of religion This divine
aim rs laden with the highest aSpira-
tions of human longing. To usher into
the world the millennial epoch when
bloodshed and carnage will yield to
peace and plenty; when tears and pain
and privation will be supplanted by
prosperity, joy and harmony. this has
ever been the dream of all great souls
whose hearts pulsated with undying
love for their fellow kind.
No less is this the dream of the mod
ern seers those friends of the race who
nobly carry the mantle of their sainted
predecessors upon their shoulders.
We are again standing at the part
ing of the way. In few short hours
the year 1897 will roll into the abyss
of the past and the festaI chimes will
s.iing in the year 1885, Even now the
death struggle is going on. In it's dying
hour we are most sorrowfully remind
ed that we are far, far yet from the
realization of that golden dream of
eternal harmony and good will which
was SO euphoniously carolled by the
heavenly choir at the dawn of our
rpresent era. Cast we our glance
wherever we may. and this sad thought
pals upon us. Signs, portentous and
ominous. are visible on all sides.
Abroad, it is not the Prince of Peace
but Mars, the god of war, that receives
homage and alteration. All Iurope is
astir Everywhere is seen this restive-
ness and determined though silent prep
saration for a coming crisis 600 600
of well trained and well equipped war
riors stand ready to answer the bugle
call at a moments notice, hurting con
finents into devastation, havoc, and
ruin. bringing tears and pain and
death TO thousands of human beings.
Like hungry wolves. the eyes of Euro
pean monarchs and goyernments-os-
tensibly followers OF the meek and
lowly prophet of peace-are directed to
the far East, anxious and ready to de-
YOUR the worshipers of Buddha and
Confucus. The war pulse is visibly
agitated and muffled drums are beat
ing funeral marches to the grave On
this bright continent are also heard at
this festal hour, grooming echoes-eeh-
ueS or despair and notwithstanding
from our Cuban brothers, who are
bravely struggling against many odds
for the God-given heritage-liberty--
which we ourselves have taught them
TO adore Many a heroic soul falls un-
der the burden of the cross with none
TO hasten To his RELIEF. We, who have
inscribed upon our escutcheon the
motto, Liberty Equality and Frater-
nifty, we for whom our glorious sires
purchased our liberty so dearly and
cemented the compact of this union
with their life-hlood, look with apparent
indifference TO the unequal struggle of
those courageous patriots. Nainly do
these, our brothers. fighting for that
which we enjoy. which is theirs by
right divape. vainly do they knock at
our door and elamor for help. With all
our vaunted triumphs. with all of our
boosted progress, our motto all the
world over instead of being L seek my
DrolneT. 10 yet. Am my brother
keeper
Nineteen hundred years have al
sounded with til bessage of universal
love and huma1 inter-responsibility
but we are quite stretch from the de-
sired goal. Look at Russia, Germany
and Austria. systematically the Jew
is ostracised, maligned and maltreated,
and the whole of christendom looks on
with placid indifference. unctiously eN-
claiming, Am / my brothers keeper2'
Enter we the broad domain of So
GEOLOGY, while the hum and buzz OF
commerce falls in melodious cadenees
upon our ears, we stand aghast at the
want, suffering, poverty, hunger and
despair that gnaw at the heart of the
millions of honest toilers, anxious but
<llnable to procure employment.
I'VE walk down the broad and bril-.
Iiantly lighted avenues in our large
cities this evening. and we are daZzfed
by the splendor and glimmer, we are
enthralled with the sweet and rhythmic
sounds emerging from the palace of the
favored sons of fortune. The merry
laughter and the joyous revelry falls
chefTily upon light hearts. Turn We
street corner and we are appalled, at
fheatnousands OF pinched faces, at the \
starving and shivering mass of human
beings to whom every chime is a dirge.
every laughter "a death knell. In our
hearfIessness we call out. let the dance
go Rn-are We odr brothers keeper?
v sss1fue, the year just elapsing was not
kfoeether without si3 Blessings. Our
kntrY has somewhat recovered from /
6inous fi>ancIaI disease. and is now
rgoing an era Of recupeDtion. But
yet in the desert ~ extreme /
Not yet have we reached I
Hsf peace. plenty. and pros 1
we are growing better /
ed many a steep and
but the summit is
manity is yet to be re-