The San Francisco call., 1899-09-06

her with some degree of contempt: aa1
you know that they have endeavored tim:
and again to put ring in her nose and
lead her captive in the streets md thor-
oughfares of the cities in order that they
may deride the old lioness who seeks for
her prey all through the world.
1 tell you that is just the time when
she needs her children. Do our mothers
need when are babies? No. They
need when are strong and they are
weak and old. That is the time when
these complacent gentlemen will turn their
backs and say: That is all nonsense.
Give the principal issues of the day.
Let us struggle, let US endeavor to sue,
forget that we belong to these children of
the lioness. Let US try to change cur
logic so that the world may, II least as
far as we are concerned, forget that we
belong to the old mother.
it. You may try to hide in the bowels OF
the earth-the world Will never forge: that
the old lioness has children In Egypt and
in Babylon, in France and Italy and In
America. Make no apologies for your
mother. Stand with your mother to-day,
and tell the world that the old lioness is
still alive and hopes under God to con-
And unto those that may ask such cow
ardly questions 1 would say they are mis-
taken They hatter themselves that Juda-
ism is a rotting tree. thing of contempt
that needs to be buried in the sands Of
time. She is a vine planted by many wa
dren she will be the same rourishlns
mother that she has been in the past.
The. musical portion OF the service was
magnificent The keynote in which the
Jewish. festival services are. pitched con-
sists of the musical portion Of the wor-
ship. While the language of the prayer
is frequently changed into the tongue Of
the people in whose midst the service is
held, the melodies which form the under
current to the songs have never been
changed and are handed down to pres
ent generations intact Just as they were
sung centuries ago and without having
been defiled by the revolutionary spirit Of
the times. Naturally modern improve
ments in instruments and voice culture
demand embellishments of the traditional
chant. and Cantor Stark of Temple
Emanu-Fl took IL upon himself to COM
pose a musical service apparently new.
but never for moment deprived Of that
Oriental color which is so thrilling in
Hebrew worship.
Besides the traditional hymns, Mr.
Stark composed entirely original pieces,
among which, an orchestral work. Song
composer exhibited the fine judgment of
impressive melody by assigning to the
cello the guiding strains. No other in
strument can embody the spirit or de-
votion in such a realistic manner as this
one which is nearest in character to the
human voice. The Song of Devotion" is
really cello solo with orchestra accom-
Another composition which was Of ar
tistic value was the Sen Sheorim'' (un-
fold the portals. Herein Cantor Stark
and harmony. 1t contains not only a
splendid figure, but is arranged with so
much taste and such a strict adherence
to the slightest detail that 1t becomes a
classical work The traditional character
Of the music was particularly manifest in
the recitative ''Elohenu.' wherein the
dramatic barytone OF Cantor Stark had
an opportunity to exhibit its full force.
The chant was rendered with dramatic
fervor and impressive execution which
embodied the ideal of devotion.
Tn &c he
Years worship, the music embodied
of the occasion. The Shofar (ram's horn)
was represented by the more modern
trombone. While this substitution OF the
modern instrument destroyed the tradi-
Stark endeavored to bridge over this
change by a striking chorus erected upon
Che unique sounds Of the shofar.
Before the sermon Schubert's s Great Is
Jehovah was sung by the choir, and
sixteen members, among whom were the
following soloists: Miss Daisy Cohn, Mrs.
j. Kelly, Rhys Thomas and Homer S.
Henley. w. A. Sabin presided at the Or
gan. An orchestra of twelve pieces as
sisted in the service.
AT the Temple Sheriff. Israel, Post ard
Taylor streets. the congregation was no
less fashionable than at Emanuel. and
the musical service, conducted by Cantor
Davis. was of high order Rabbi Nieto
delivered the New Year sermon under the
title Agitation in the Camp" and dealt
largely. after an Introductory explanatory
of the day its hopes and duties. with the
question of Zionism. On this subject he
said:
To-day severe commotion is shaking all