The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-24
ANNUAL CONFIRMATION
Impressive Services at Temple Beth
Israel Last Night.
CLASS OF NINE CHILDREN CONFIRMED
Rev. Henry 5arnstein, PhD,, Who Of
fficiated, the Recipient OF Beautiful
Token from the Class.

The annual confirmation service at the
Temple Beth Israel took place last night.
and the ceremony was most impressive
one throughout. The class OF conhrmants
was unusually large, and the services. for
that reason, were all the more interesting,
Rev Henry Bernstein, ph. D.. rabbi OF
the congregation oniciatcd at the services
IN his usual earnest manner, and the en-
tire program was carried out Just as II
had been previously arranged. The syna-
gogue was very tastefuly decorated, which,
in combination with the sweet and limo.
cent faces of the conirmnnts and the radi-
ant countcnances of the large congregation
Of older adherents to the faith. lent
scene to the cdlhce that was little short
of heavenly.
When the conclusion Of the services had
nearly gcen reached MrHeury Danneubaum
assembled to the pulpit and in few we'll
chosen words presented DR.. Barnstcn with
handsome watch. The presentation was
made in behalf Of the confrmants. who.
while they had carried out their program
with honor to themselves and friends, felt
that they should leave the pleasant task
of showing. their beloved teacher the es
ieem In which they held him for the work
of love in which he was engaged TO one
better fitted than they to seal their pledge
of fidelity to the religion they had Just
sworn 10 maintain with lasting devotion.
While DR.. Barnstcin was taken by sur
prise. he bv no means failed to- assure Mr..
Daunenhnum and his lttle conhrmants of
| the pleasure II gave him TO accept the
| beautiful token from them.
~
! Or. Barnsteln delivered an address 10 the
| confrmants, exhorting them to at all times
| follow the religion of their forefathers
aud never TO swerve from the pledge OF
| fidelity they had given. Taken as whole.
| 1t was an impressive aud Inspiring scene
the nine contrmdnts arranged before the
! pulpit In sepi-clrce, listening eagerly to
every word that fel from his lips, and Il
! hushcd silence ogerSprcnd the vast cnL-
| gregation. as with intense interest the
words of their teacher fell upon their ears.
| II was a sermon that the smallest child
| could not fail To understand, and II was
delivered with M carnestness that left a
| lasting Impression upon those to whom IL
! was addressed
| AS stated above, the temple was tas @
fully decorated to conform with tho IN
prcsslve and solemn occasion impressive
70 see the young conhrmants gathered
around their beloved teacher. striving Ia
90 their best, knowing the joy II would
bring to their mothers; solemn In the
fact that they Were then assuming the re
sponslbllitles of n faith that had stood the
Bullets of thousands Of years aud bad ~
last emerged from the oven of fire IN
slnged-"for ii is said that ms you were
lOMlN III your uhN OF Illumination, SO Silhl
you bc exalted In the day of your
triumph"
The program ms rendered was ms follows
Prayer book i35-1a3.
Organ Prelude-"war March of the
rrieers trom Atnali,,,n. Mc ,,na,,,,o,
openng Hymn. .pBow Down Thine Ehr'
PaiaestrInu.
OPENING Prayer. ..... Mabel Aimee Lippe
Solo-~"A Dream OF Paradise ......, Ora!
Mr.. A. Il. Conn.
''1he caief Teachings Of Judaism
Flute Solo "serenato'' -. Brag
Mr.. Fl, Raphael
Valedictory .....,........, Sarah BIN
TO Parents >. .......Carl solomon Looyl
Solo--"Glory to Thee, @ God" Drcssle
Mrs. ~ c, Munger.
THE Offering Of Flowers ...........
Johanna p 5,, ,,.l Burg g.
Violin solo Bercuse from Jocelyn.
The Ten commandment. Annie Wayne
Remarks on the Commandments. .....
......,,. Jerome Emanuel Mosk"wt
''' w Mrs. n. c. Munger.
Pentecost and Confirmation. ..,,..,..,.
............+...s Harry Levy VOL
Closing Prayer, ......... .Leonidns Emmic
-"Yevorechecho" ............ Gouno
Miss Hughes.
Address and Bencdiction, ,.,...T The Ram
Conclusion Of service 15S 164l.
, The class consisted of the following chi
J dren Mabel Aimee Upper Sarah BUTT
: Carl Solomon Loovis. Johanna Dorothe
Rurgheim. Olga Harriet Taub. Annie wal
ner, Jerome Emanuel Moskowitz, Hnrr
Levy Wolf Leonldas Emmich.