The Washington bee., 1901-09-28
THE DAY Of AIONEAENT.'
rc OBSERVANCE BY THE He
BREWS OF THIS CITY.
,tr,ss b. Nc simon Wolf Based Upon Recent
A.ussiaa.lon-DeleAse Of Judaism.

The exercises in connection witt
cha Dsy of Atonement, which began
..rTa temple of the Hebrew Congre-
-,rrr sta street between II and
7.,.zis northwest, last evening at {
'5-Iorg were continued today, begin.
s,Tgf r5a m. The services were in
-Isvge of Rabbi Stern, and were con.
fmrtsd strictly according to the ritual.
The feature of the meeting was an ad-
trass ON the late President, William
Mckinley, by Mr.. Simon Wolf.
Mr.. Wolf said, in part:
al recognize the Importance of what
has occurred as the result Of the asass.
i,srfor of President Mckinley. The
I-s,oD has come home TO each and ev-
s~y one of US. The nation has been
taught By three great lessons TO incul-
l,,s The doctrine of love.
referring TO the death of President
Lincoln. he said Mr.. Lincoln died in
t3e very zenith Of his glory, after the
emancipation Of 4, 600, 900 of slaves.
TN. second President who died by the
hand oil lhe assassin's bullet was Gar
f.Id. the herO-soldier, who in the
ranks of civil life eXemplified the best
,pecImeu of American manhood.
Referring to President Mckinley,
he sald he had been acquainted with
the martvred President for forty years.
He was always grand man. Mr.
Wolf spoke Of the time wheR he had
s.ked Mr.. Mckinley TO attend the
IIying of the corner stone of the
Washington Temple. The President
said lu response; my boy, l cannot
refuse 10 do 50.
Mr. Wolf said the chair occupied by
Mr.. Mckinley on the memorable OC-
-ssl0a will forever be held sacred by
the members of the Washington He
brew congregation. He referred II
eloquent terms TO Mr.. Mckinley as a
true Christian gentleman in its high.
-.t sense, and quoting his dying
s0rds, said he believed his mans
would 90 down in history as the great
est of an in all the centuries. His
aame Will, he said, remain as an in
splra.l0n 10 the young of all the Amer
people
FtITHFULNESS OF JUDAISM.
Within the last three days, he said
taers ha, come a cablegram from the
holy father asking the Catholic priests
I'D unite all men against socialism,
anarchism suG Judaism" He said
the idea of holding Judaism response
BILE for the crlne Of the last few weeks
vas absurd, and he was astOunded.
The Jewish church and the Jewish
people nave never taught anarchy,
They arc a pcaCe-lOvIng people. They
never invade the sanctity of the do
naU of other denominations. The
speaker characterized the crime as an
sutmpt 20 destroy the government
of the United States. He did not, he
sald, hold any church responsible 70:
LZO.gosz's crime. but he would assert
that anarchists ilUurished most in the
countries where there are the fcwesi
IsVs
He urged that steps ought to be
lakento remodel the immigration laws
SO thar anarchists can be kept out o.
ths country, and said that while laws
ought 10 be passed 10 stamp out anar
cmstS and anarChism, he hoped nc
laws Will be enacted to keep out thS
honest immigrants who come to thi:
country with honest purposes.
lie urged that what was needed in
this country was more religion, anC
ne trusted that in the future ages re
.lglon and liberty would be the rally
lnS cry In this country.