The record-union., 1899-05-27
JEWISH MEMORIAL SERVICES.
ELOQUENCE AND TEARS FOR
THE HEROIC DEAD.
II. Weinstock's Tribute to Those
Who Died That the Flag
Might Live.

There was a large and appreciative
audience at the Jewish Synagogue last
night, the occasion being the annual
memorial services, this year embracing
the heroic dead of the late Spanish
American war and of the Philippine
battles.
The beautiful Jewish memorial and
song services were impressively rem
oered both before and after the event
of the evening, the address of H. Vein
stock The Star Spangled Banner"
was sung after the address in a spirit
ed and highly artistic way by the choir.
Mr.. Weinstock's thoughtful, eloquent
and patriotic address was delivered
with spirit and power, and the pathos
of his we'll modulaIted voice at times
brought many to tears. The full text
of the address is here given:
1 remember reading somewhere,
shortly before the beginning Of the re-
cent war with Spains a statement to
the effect that we live in times in which
the greed of gain has eaten up much
of the fine sentiment of patriotism.
It needed but the nations call to
arms, which shortly followed, to show
American people. The months which
have since elapsed have been a. Won
derfM object-lesson of the unbounded
spirit of patriotism which ever ami
mates the American heart. The events
of the past year have again shown that,
however much the American may love
gain and wealth, he loves his country
more; that while he ranks foremost as
a money-maker and a money-Spender,
he also ranks foremost as a man OF
honor and a man of sentiment Nor
is this spirit confined to any particular
element of the American people. 1t
pervades all degrees of our social Or
der, from the laborer to the banker,
from the street-sweeper to the gilded
youth, from the hodcarrier tol the multi
millionaire.
In the ranks of the volunteers, dur
ing the recent war, We're to be found
the extremes of society carrying mus
kets side by side-the son reared in the
palatial home touched elbow in line Of
march with the volunteer from the log
cabin or the tenement-house. No army
ever marched to war more thoroughly
democratic in its character; wealth
messed with poverty; culture lay under
the same canvas with rude manners;
education bunked with illiteracy;
wealth and poverty carried the same
hospital ht1er. Previous conditions
counted for naught-
All We're equals in patriotism and in
love of country; all were fighting for
one flag, one land and for a common
humanity. The same heroic throbs,
the same patriotic pulsations, We're felt
under every blue coat, whether it COW
cred the heart Of one reared midst
wealth and culture or poverty and ig-
norance
If the war with Spain has done no
more than to again prove to the world
that, as Americans, our love of gain
has not stunted our love Of sentiment,
that our striving for things earthly has
not blunted our more noble and heroic
senses, it was we'll worth the cost
Nations. like individuals, have mis-
sions. Nations, like individuals, Of
times have a message to convey
Rome had a magnificent mission. It's
message to the world was the messa ge
of law. Its great lawmakers gave to
the world jurisprudence, the influence
of which remains with us to this day.
The Roman Emperor Justinian laid all
civilization under obligations for his
great work in codifying the vast cod
lection of law, which he found a chaot-
ic and stupendous mass of contradic-
tions.
Greece, likewise, had her mission.
The world can never repay the debt
she owes to Athens for her achieve
ments in art, in sculpture, in architec-
ture
The ages which have gone since Gre
clan art was at its hight have never
been able to surpass the works of the
Greek artist or poet
Judea, likewise, had her mission, and
performed it we'll. The message she
had to give to the world was the one
OF religion-the message of a one and
only God, who is aH-just, all-wise and
aal-Seeing. The hundreds of millions
who worship the God Of Judea attest
the thorcughness with which her mis-
sion was performed. Though thous-
ands Of years have passed since the
Ten Commandments were given to the
world from Mount Sinai not one word
has been added to or taken from this
wonderful code Of Jewish ethics When
first announced, these commandments
influenced the lives of but a handful of
Jews. To-day they effect for the better
the lives Of hundreds of millions
Throughout Christendom. What better
proof Is needed of the lasting value of
the mission of the Jew?
AS Americans, we are heirs to all the
legal wisdom of the Roman, to all the
beauty and art and poetry of the Greek
to all the truth, the holiness and the
Righteousness of the Jew. But what. T
may ask. Is our mission? What is the
message that this nation has to give
to the world? There are those who be-
Heye that the mission of America is
purely material one; to give to man
kind the fruits of the mind of an Edi-
son, Morse, a Nicola Tesla; to furnish
civilization with better and more bread
stuffs, more meat stuffs, with cheaper
shoes and plows, engines and calicoes.
pork and corn, wheat and cotton. These
things are all important The nation
that can largely add to the material
wealth and comfort OF the human fam
ily Is performing an important work
and deserves well at the hands of the
world.
While it is true that wealth does not
always bring with 1T morality and
righteousness, while intelligence and
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