Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-15
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIAL
C%OnfiErnants Pledge Their Faith
To the Jewish Church
ELOQUENT SERMON
DR.. Eisenberg's Talk Oh Judaism.
Six Novitiates Become Members
of the Congregation Bnai Israel,

Fiv girls and one boy were confirmed
in the faith of judaism at the First
Presbyterian church this morning, and
nearly all the member of the congrega-
ton Brai Israel, and many friends were
present to witness the beautiful and i'm
pres:ive ceremonial-the most divine ser
vice, it is said, that is celebrated in the
Jewish church. The church was hand
somely decorated with cut flowers and
smilax, and seated in a semi-circle, di-
rectly in front of Rabbi Eisenberg, were
the young confirmants, the Misses Au-
gusta Lachman, Ethel Eisenberg, Regina
P~altrovitch, Lillian Wertheimer, Ray
Abraham, Annie Heidelberg and Master
Louis Levinsky.
After the usual salutation by Rabbi
Eisenberg, the choir, comprising Miss
Rose Morris, Mr.. ANf Paynter, Mrs. Room
ey, Mr.. Guidelhofer and Mrs. DR.. Loebin-
ger, rendered "Boruch Habbo." This was
followed by the examination of the
novitiates, who by their answers to the
questions p%ropounded by the rabbi,
pledged themselves to keep their cove
liant with the ancient faith of their an
~cestors. Miss Ethel Eisenberg offered
an eloquent prayer for those who were
about to become members Of the congre-
CATION Brai Israel, the choir rendered
Father, See Thy Children" and Miss
Ray Abraham spoke on the cardinal
Principles Of judaism. This was follow
cd by The Declaration of F'aith,' by Miss
Annie Holcberg, the "Covenant' was rem
dered by the choir, the scrolls were talk
en- out by Master Louis Levinski, and af-
ter the choir had sang This is the Law
and Sh'ma Israel" Master Levinski de-
livered the exhortation, and the ten com
mandments were read by Miss Augusta
Lachman in Hebrew. The choir then
sang E Chayim," the contirM-
ants explained the ten commando
ments, as interpreted by Moses
to the children of Israel, and the confir-
nation hymn was rendered by the choir,
and the floral offering was presented by
Miss Lillian Wertheimer.
THE History of the Jewish People," by
Miss Augusta I.achman, was an able pa
per, and was followed, after a hymn, by
/ Miss Eisenberg in an Address to Par
ents' and the "Valedictory." by Miss Pal
trOvitch. After the rendition of The Day
of JOY" by the choir, the Rabbi delivered
a mastery effort.
Rabbi E~isenberg's address was in part
as follows.
'Text Ecclesiastes Kill Remember
now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,
while the evil days come not, nor the
years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I
hav no pleasure in them."
II know NO flower that is possessed Of
! SO much sweetness, so entrancingly fra
grant n SO fadclessly beautiful in the
vast paradise Of Jewish literature, as this
flower which l culled specially for your
festal day.
This my young friends, is the most
eventful, the most suspicious hour of
your life. The long looked for and pa
tiently awaited 0ay has come. Patiently
We're you prepared for the solemn cere-
mony and creditably have you acquitted
yourselves OF your task. l personally,
hail with pleasure this sacred hour, but
before pronouncing you confirmed in our
holy religion, I desire to direct your at
tention for a brief moment to the grave
responsibilities and important duties de-
vClving upon you as actively affiliated
members of Judaism. It is needless for
me to remind you that this is not a
mere passing ceremony; nay, you fully
realize the sacredness and the solemnity
Of the hour.
your confirmation is merely the foun-
dation upon which will rest the super
struction of your religious life. 'Remem-
Der thy Creator in the days of thy
YOUTH" is the message, which The genius
OF judaism. a~dmonishingly calls out to
you. Some thirty-four nurdred years
age. a momentous and most significant
event took place in the history of civilized
society. the effect of which is still being
most marvellously felt today, Sacred
writ tells us, that our ancestors, as soon
as freedoms zephyrs found their scorch-
ed brows, they organized themselves into
a missionary people,, and a few months
after they had left the land of oppression
and slavery, they became, the repository