The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-27

Church to Discuss Religious Top
iCS-The Session to Last Four Days.
The Programme for the Meetings
PHILADELPHIA. June 27.-What viii
undoubtedly prove one of the greatest
assembIages of Jewish CIergymen in re-
cent years viii convene in this city next
Tuesday the occasion being the twelfth
session Of the Central Conference Of
American Rabbis. The organization IS
one of the many innovations introduced
in Judaism in America by the late Rev.
Isaac NJ Wise. who is accredited with
having been the greatest reformer of the
Israelitfsh faith of modern times The
conference comprises $50 rabbis, being all
of the ministers of the Jewish Reformed
Church in the United States
The conference was organized in 1889,
when Dr. Wise called together the
American rabbis in Detroit, Mich This
was a few years after the establishing
through the efforts of Dr.. Wise of
Jewish Theological Seminary in Cincin-
natl Ohio and from its students was
chosen the first secretary, Rev Henry
Berkowitz. of this city, who at that time
was taking a course in theology with
Dr. Krauskopf and other Jewish students
now renowned as cIergymen-
The first annual conference was held
in Cleveland. Ohio, in July, 1890 The
work of the conference is to maintain in
unbroken historic succession the form
ulated expression of the Jewish thought
and life Of each era The present Of
ficeTs Of the organization are the fol-
lowing Tabbis:
President. Joseph Silverman, New York
city; vice president, NJ NieIziner, Cincin-
natl; second vice president, II. Lansburg,
Rochester. N Y: treasurer, Charles s.
Levi. Peoria III; recording secretary, G.
Deutsch. Cincinnati: corresponding secre-
taTy, L. Grossman, Cincinnati; executive
committee. d G- fIirsch, Chicago. II
kohIer. New York city; D. Phiiipsou, Gin
cinnati; T Shanfarbe-, Chicago: ]. StoIz.
Chicago
The local committee having in charge
the details of the conference consists of
Rev Joseph Krauskopf. Rev. Henry BeT-
kowitz, and Rev. William Loewenberg.
Elaborate programmes have been ar
ranged for The sessions for the five Gays
OF the conference. These are as follows:
Tuesday, July 2 D. n, opening session
at Temple Eeneseth IsraeI-Prayer. Rabbi
Raphael Benjamin, NJ A, New York; adj
dress Of welcome, Rabbi Joseph Kraus-
kopf, Philadelphia; addresses by John
Philadelphia: response of the vice presi-
dent, Rabbi NJ Mielziner, president He
brew Union College, Cincinnati; message
OF the president, Rabbi Joseph SiIverman.
New York: memorial tributes II honor of
the late Rabbi Oscar J. Cohen. of Dallas.
Tex, by Rabbi Max =. Currick, of Fort
Smith, Ark; IN honor OF the late Rabbi
Aaron a Lowenheim, by Rabbi Abram
HirsChberg. of Chicago
Wednesday morning July 3 $50 to Il
O'Clock, sessions at Temple Keneseth Is
rael-Report of the treasurer, Rabbi
/ Charles S Levi Of Peoria III: report Of
/ the publication committee, by Rabbi JO-
seDh StOlZ. Of Chicago: report of the IN
/ ion hymnai committee. Rev AIois Kaiser
Baltimore; report of the committee on
/ quarterly review, Rabbi Louis Crossman,
( Cincinnati; report of the advisory com
mittee, Rabbi NJ MieIziner Cincinnati;
! address by Cyrus Adler. OF the Snithso-
] Man Institution, Washington; discussions
! by Rabbi D BIaustein, New York, and
/ Rabbi J N Magil, Ligonier, Ind
! Wednesday afternoon, 2-30 to o'clock
/ Report OF the committee on summer
school. by Rabbi E. G. Hirsch, Chicago;
/ report OF the committee on the nOn-afili-
ated with congregations. by Rabbi J.
I Krauskopf. of Philadelphia; report Of
! committee on membership. by Rabbi II
I SIieIZiner Cincinnati; report Of commit
! tee on ethics, by Rabbi NJ Schiesinger,
/ Albany: address on Judaism and Its Re
/ IIgious Development in the Nineteenth
/ Century by Rabbi 5. H Sonneschein,
/ of Des M0ines, Iowa; discussion by Rab-
! bi G a Rubenstein. of Baltimore, and
! Rabbi NJ SaIzman, of Wiikesbarre.
J The visiting rabbis viii spend Wednes-
/ day at willow Grove as the guests of the
local committee.
/ Thursday, July 4, 1870 o'cfock-The ses-
1 sion viii be held at the National Farm
/ School, in the open air weather permit
/ ting) Reports Of special committees; ad-
dress, The Jew in the Nineteenth Gem
/ tury.'' by Rabbi NJ H. Harris, Of New
/ York.
| Afternoon session-Address, Sabbath
/ School Problems, by Rabbi Harry H
/ Mayer, of Kansas City. Mo-; discussions
/ by Rabbi Morris. Newfteld and Rabbi Ju-
Illus H. Meyer, of Milwaukee.
! Thursday evening-Special reunion and
patriotic exercises under the auspices Of
| the local committee, at which addresses
/ viii be made by Rev NJ Samfield. Of
! Memphis: Rabbi William S. Friedman, Of
/ ton. and others
/ Friday. July 5, morning $50, sessions at
/ Temple RodePh Shaiom-Business before
| conference report on resolutions, and
| election Of officers.
/ Evening session. 8 ocICck-COnference
/ lecture by Rabbi NJ J. Cries. Of Cleveland
| Saturday. July S. morning, 10 o'clock
| Conference sermon by Rabbi A s. Isaacs,
/ Of New York AT these services Rev. A.
! Kaiser, Baltimore; Rev William Sparger,
/ New York, and Rev William LOeWenbsTg.
/ Of Philadelphia, will offieiate.
/ The sessions Of the conference are open
to the public, and all interested are in
vited TO attend The meetings viii take
/ place at the Temple Keneseth Israel, IN
less otherwise specified on the programme
/ and the local headquarters Of the visiting
! members will be at the Lorraine Hotel,
! Braad Street and FairmOunt AEenue.