The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-28
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10 . ~ IN a larger circle than that of your
''" congrega ton. Your scholarship
eva earning have already been recog-
.1sd nv the university of your state.
Ne vouI- brethren, can bear witness to
..,ar unfaiing courtesy and kindness.
Ne can and do gladly testify to the
,r-that your voice has ever been lifted
nm in defense of the highest things OF
~ of righteousness and truth. Your
ior5s have ever pointed men to the
West type of manhood, Nay, more,
MIN YOU as an apostle of that
der humanity which knows neither
Wv or Gentle when men stand before
1s,r Maker, which stops at no limita-
t t[ and no creed in calling men ev-
where your brothers and the God
shoye us as the One God and Father
congratuIatiOns of the Ministry.
u tin the name your brethren in the
,1istr.v I congratulate you upon this
silver anniversary of your pastorate.
For the rewards that have crowned
lonr Ia bors, for the souls that have
. yam won. for the love of your people,
tor tbe esteem of your fellow men, for
~ high respect IN which you are held,
sincerely congratulate you. Your past
4 inistry is the pledge of Potentially
90 Tolr future In the Talmud, in the
oct AbOth, among the sayings of the
4 pabbis are these golden words: The
day is short. the work is great, the re-
md IS rich the Master is urgent.
n The time in which mortal man has to
isbor is indeed, short; the work of
winning the world to justice and to
4 ruth grows harder with each coming
H vs o of growing skepticism and indif-
f farpnce. but the reward of the
iahor i'm which we are engaged
a. t5a richest that life has to offer.
"The Master is urgent; therefore, that
Won should labor for the welfare of
your people. as you have done in the
4 +wenty-fve years that have passed,
with patient unselfshness and active
1--we sustained by faith and inspired
by hope
Eject of Religion.
"Whatever religion may be, it is at
least no narrow dogma, no evanescent
influence 1t dilates our whole being
CORPORAL mental, spiritual-it conse-
crates our whole infiuence-domestic
social political; to our partial sue
4 casses. if they be honorable, it prom
ises future completion; to our total
f,uures it they be undeserved, it is
the pledge of undreamt success 1t
mites us to nature, by whose condi-
tions we are bounded, but whose forces
We direct 1t unites us to the dead.
All saints whom we reverence all souls
whom we commemorate; it uniteS us
10 the living, all whom we love and
know not; all whom he love and know;
above all. and more than all, it unites
lis TO the Infinite, by making us the
children of God if we keep His COM
mandments and love our fellowmen.
Going forward in this spirit, may you
reach your golden anniversary crown
ed with many hOnors, and may the
Blessing of the God of Israel rest upon
you and the people committed to your
'''' A $4,000 Gift.
Mr.. Rosenheim then arose, holding
in his hand the deed to DR.. Mendes'.
pretty home on Gwinnett street, west.
Dr. Mendes had owed about $500 on
his home The money had been raised
tolift this debt, and the deed was pre-
sented to the pastor Or. Mendes,"
said Mr.. Rosenheim, "this is an extra
ordinary occasion, the assembling to-
gether of a religious congregation to do
honor to one who has for twenty-five
years discharged every duty honestly
and faithfully, so as to command the
respect of all, not only of ours, but of
other faiths. Some of our congregation
and Others of our faith, but not con-
a nected with the congregation, have
banded together to secure for you this
deed to your unencumbered home,
q which We present to you in the wish
that you may enjoy long life and happi-
ness"
II Dr. Mendes was visibly affected, and
it was some time before he would trust
himself to speak. He then spoke at
considerable length of his long and
amicable relations with his congrega-
ton. He said that God has been with
the congregation during the years of
his ministry. I'VE have never" he
said, attacked a religious belief, never
nave we thrown slurs on any creed.
We have taught the common brother
mood of man and the common father
hood of God. The position of the Jew
IN savannah now is different from what
II was twenty-five years ago. Then
no rabbi was seen in a Christian pew,
nor was any Christian minister seen to
occupy seat in the synagogue. Now
lhs IS changed, and we brethren,
snough we hold in our homes to the
uognas of our faiths, yet labor for the
glory OF God. 1t is the hope of Mickva
israel that the ministry of Savannah
may always stand t.gether.
Never during the twenty-five years
Vi my stay among you has there been
single difference between pulpit and
pew between the pulpit and the Off
cers OIL the congre cation. l have loved
you At times I have thought to leave
you' when offers from other fields
came l have never told you this, and
'eu you now for the first time the
answers that l made. I wrote that |
owed my Southern home too much to
oe oeguiled away by the necessities of
human life"
Dr. Mendes had words of praise for
9e congregation and for it's officers.
ne called these about him, thanking
uem for their labors and assistance
ana thanking them for the liberal tes-
smonial of appreciation and love that
NE deed afforded.
Before the beneGiction by DR.. Men
tgS ne said that he had omitted, in
IN overwhelming surprise in the pre-
%%ntatlon of the deed, to thank the
nnepreW class of the Council of Jewish
,"Omen for the silver butter dish pre-
S,'eQ MN, and the Savannah Hebrew
ssiooI Tor the silver pitcher, goblets
aid waiter.
received Many Congratulations
w. Mendes received congratula tions
4 aon Jacksonville. One was the fol-
a VinB telegram from Rabbi David
a tiDleh burg: "Heartiest congra tula-
sf. S. May you live to celebrate your
L0elh anniversary" The other was
!ollowing telegram from President
4 M a. Dzialynsk of the congrega ton;
y~S heartest consratulation upon this,
yu Nell-earned and glorious day"
n s0ne most pleasing feature of the ex-
Il es was the allusion made by Mr.
eio o4"n to Mrs. Mendes, who holds a
n Ave IN the esteem and admiration of
E CONGREGATION that was ,narlred hv