Evening star., 1899-01-28
AMERICAS DEAD PATRIOTS
Services in Memory Of Victims Of the War
With SPAIN
Address by Mr.. Simon WOIf-HebreyS
Congregations to Unite in Erect
ing Men unaent.


conducted at the magnificent Eighth Street
Temple of the Washington Hebrew con-
gregation last evening, in memory of the
American soldiers and sailors who died
during the late war with Spain. The pas
tor of the church, the Rev. l.. Stern, con-
Quoted the service, Mr.. Simon Wolf deliv-
ering eloquent and patriotic address.
The music, under the direction of Prof.
Walter, was an attractive feature of the
occasion. The stars and stripes We're hung
above the altar platform.
The service was held tor the purpose of
: carrying into effect a resolution adopted
last month by the Union OF American He
brew congregations in convention assem-
bled. 1t was suggested by this resolution
that the Jewish congregations in every city
of the country should hold service sacred
to the memory of the american soldiers and
sailors, who perished in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. 1t was also suggested by the
same resolution that each Hebrew congre-
CATION should subscribe toward a fund es-
tabllshed for the erection of national
monument TO commemorate the glorious
deeds of the American heroes
Inc Temple was well filled and in a
PRAYER, preceding Mr.. VOLTS address, Rab-
bi Stern asked God to bless he great Amer
i iean republic, especially at this period of
its life, and to preserve 1t and its people for
all time, so extending IS power and inf1u-
ence Tor good until at last the prophecy of
old snail be realized and all men shall dwell
forever together in one brotherhood.
Mr.. VOLTS Address.
After explaining the purpose of the SER
vice, Mr. Wolf said, among other things:
am sure that this resolution of the
American Hebrew Congregation will be
cheerfuiiy complied with not only by the
cltlzens OF the United States generally, but
particularly by such as are of the Jewish
falth. 1t is true there was a time when
commemoration of an individual by
the plastic art was looked upon as contrary
10 the tenets of the Jewish faith, but that
tlme mas gone into history and the Jew of
modern times, in common with his fellow
citizens, does not hesitate to contribute to
the higher art. and also to cooperate along
all tne Lies that make UP for artistic de-
Feioprnent and education. But there never
vas time in the history of the Jewish
people when they did not appreciate hero
ism mdrllness. courage and patriotism
ihere was never time when the Jews in
olV1dually or as collective community
were not ready to respond in paying a trib-
ute to the dead.
therefore this request finds us fully
equipped to respond and to sympathize and
to appreciate the underlying motive Of
those who wish to transmit to future gem
erat1ons monument to the memory of the
ueparted' ana at the same time to pay
heroic deeds of the American soldier and
sailor We are here to rededicate ourselves
to our country and itsycause and to saw in
WORDS impressive and emphatic that what
tile SoldlerS and Sallorssof our republic have
Won snail be maintained with equal and
steady devotion and courage by those liv-
ing; that we shall see to it that they shall
not have died in vain: that the glorious rec
ord they have made on the pages of his.
tory shall not be blurred by detection or
cowardice.
An Objectionable Proposition.
1t would indeed be an Idle pageant, born
for the imagination only, if a nation having
been called to arms was to lie down and
supinely permit the conquered or the freed
to usurp the function and power of the
government, and to dictate terms that are
repugnant to and inconsistent with the
deeds that the heroes of our glorious coun-
try have accomplished. Paens have been
sung deserved1y, for those still living and
no less has been done for the titled officers
OF the army and navy. But, as usual not
Sufflc1ent praise and recognition has been
bestowed upon the great mass of unherald-
ed heroes whose devotion to the flag whose
patiotfsm to the institutions is as bright and
pure as We're the stars at creations dawn
THE soldiers and sailors at FL Caney
San Juan. Santiago and Manila who storm
ed the entertainments and fought behind
the guns are heroes in every sense of the
word, but who remembers as they should
the thousands upon thousands of soldiers
and sailors who have given up their lives
in the camp, in the intrenchments on the
transports and in the homes of their dear
ones? Heroes, every one of them who have
immortalized the name and character of
the United States beyond compare and
many Of them lie in unknown graves some
of them having drifted away in the great
unknown sea, having died en- route to their
homes.
''It is the perpetuation of their names and
achievements that. after all, is the real
monument to be erected 1t is to linger in
our memory like the perpetual lamp in our
temples and synaeoeues. to burn forever
and ever. adding additional light and luster
to the great cause of humanity and liberty
And let Us hope and trust that the inspira-
ton for still more glorious achievements in
the future of our country may come from
gatherings of this character, and while we
mourn for those who can no longer hear the
loud acclaim of their countrymen we at
the same time rejoice that we live at the
close of century that has seen the slave
freed and tyranny banished from this con-
tinent.'
The Contributions. az
In conclusion Mr. Wolf stated that con-
tributions toward the proposed monument in
memory of the men who fell during the war