The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-28
MISS aoLDBERGs LECTURE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

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YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The vestry room at the Jewish Temple
was filled with an audience of cultured
women who gathered yesterday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock to enjoy delightful pro-
gram which was rendered under the aus
pices of the Council Of Jewish Women,
Mrs. c. F. Moritz president of the
society. presiding.
The feature of the occasion was a
lecture delivered by Miss Goldberg Of
Texas, who Is one Of the vice-presidents
of the National Council of Jewish Women
and chairman OF the Committee of the
Junior Section Of that organization.
Mrs. Moritz introduced Miss Goldberg
in a very appropriate. short speech in
which she stated that she felt sure that
the lecture would have the result Of adj
ding members to the local Council of
Jewish Women.
In her lecture Miss Goldberg spoke
Of the objects of the Council OF
Jewish Women as being social,
educational and philanthropical, stating
at the outset that she considered 1t essen
tial that the purposes Of an organization
be clearly defined. She dwelt eloquently
on the fact that the women who compose
the Council are banded together for faith
and humanity and the uplifting of Jewish
womanhood and perpetuating of the prin-
ciples of the Jewish faith. Women she
said are heaven appointed educators. CO.
workers in that line with the Almighty
God himself.
She touched on the state Of advance
ment which the women of the twentieth
Century enjoy. Alluded to the time when
Jew thanked God that he was not
made a woman" and when the woman by
Ii a. ,aolrl, thank tn0G
Oh Lord that thou mad'st me what 1
am" to the day when the jewish women
sat behind curtains to listen to the pro
ceedings Of religious services in which
she took no part, and was not deemed
worthy even to be seen. Then she re-
ferred to woman's promotion to seat
in the gallery with no curtain 10 niue
her from view; on Woman's still further
promotion to a seat beside the man as
his equal, adding that the day had come
when with pride a woman might say Il
thank thee Oh Lord that thou mast mace
me what thou hast-A Woman.
Miss Goldberg spoke on the subject OF
the organising of a Junior Section of the
Council of Jewish Women in Montgomery
urging that every young girl or boy over
fifteen recognizes the fact that his or her
influence is needed. She said that she
could not decide as to whether the time
was at hand when there should be
Junior Section here, but that II not she
urged every Jewish young lady to become
a member of the Senior Section and add
her influence to the work there. She SAID
that the B'nai Birth and the Council OF
Jewish Women were the same in purposes
and lines of work. She advised that the
study of Jewish literature should be ad-
hered to, Jewish history, The Jew In
Fiction, etc, and spoke against such dis
cussions as was Lincoln OF Washington
the Greater" etc, adding I'VE do not
need to be banded together FOR the DISCUS
sion of such subjects"
Miss Goldberg told of a contest she
had had when first made chairman OF
the Junior Section. She had hard time
getting the constitution for the proposed
branch of the Council of Jewish o.
men, and when It was at last presented
for her approval, she went no further
than the first act, which gave the righ'
TO the organization to refuse abundance
to any Jewess who might be considered
not desirable as a member. She refused
N accent It and work under a constitu-
ton with such an exclusive clause. 'ioiu-
ing to her idea Of equal privilege for ALL
heiicv,nr that II a fellow creature were
dehase so much the more would she
need the refining influence of the Associa-
ton. She won, and is now satisfied that
she was right as the same question mas
come up several times since ana peeh
settled by the Constitution of which she
approved. c.o,, 90
Miss Goldberg said that the Council OF
Jewish Women has a direct outcome OF
the Congress Of Religions at the World
Fair in Chicago.
Miss Goldberg is a forceful and earnest
sneaker and her hearers yesterday AFTER
noon were charmed with her.
Two delightful numbers of the meetlng
were a violin solo by Miss Nellie Woh'
whose accomplishment as violinlst Is so
we'll known. and a vocal solo by MISS
Alma Coin, whose beautltui voice
always a delight to her hearers.