The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-28


With the white promise Of. ever
asting liberty for man. That 10
,ur flag. We have no other and we
would not exchange 1t for the seven |
starred standard of Zion. 1t is but meet |
that we Jews give this homage of alle- |
glance to Ameriea-asylnm of the OPP |
pressed and the sanctuary of human
rights. For when Columbus sailed away
from Genoa to explore the unknown seas
not jewels but Jews were the basis Of
his expedition. Guiding the course of
that intrepid mariner was the sea quad
rant. invention of the Jew, Levi Ben
Gerson. In the hold of his ship were
provisions and gold, gifts of the Jew,
/ uis de santangel. And the first Euro
pean to tread American soil was the
Jew, Lewis de Torres. On the island of
Cuba lies. the grave of this lonely pio-
neer amidst the fragrant fields Of to-
bacco the value of which he was the
first to discover and the use of which he
bequeathed as a legacy to all mankind.
From that day to this Jews have made
their mark--a high and noble mark-in
every sphere of American endeavor. We
are thankful today for Jewish education,
which would sound all the heights and
depths of human wisdom, which in
vestigates without bigotry and publishes
thankful for the Hebrew Union College
of Cincinnati the Gratz College of Phil
adelphia, the Jewish Theological Semi
nary of New York and we are glad that
the great scholar, Professor Schechter,
could be induced to leave the classic
shades of Cambridge. England, to pro-
mote the cause of Jewish science on the
shores of the New World.
I'VE are thankful for the Young Mems
Hebrew Association, the Jewish CHATEAU
qua Society, the Sabbath School Union.
the National Farm School at Doylestown,
Pa. where the herded children of the
Ghetto are taught to enjoy the pure air
and life of the country.
1--WE must never forget that we have
always been and still are The People of
the Book and that our influence has ever
been moral and intellectual. We are
thankful for the Jewish Publication So
ciety of Philadelphia and the American
Jewish Historical Society of New York
and the 415 educational organizations
scattered all over the land with their
2,0OO pupils.
1--WE are grateful for our men Of light
and leading, the Jewish masters at our
foremost seats of learning, Hollander at
Johns Hopkins Voorsanger and Margo-
lis at Berkely, Cal, Gottheil and Selig-
man. at Columbia. Jastrow at Pennsyl-
yania Hirsch at Chicago, Gross at Har-
ward and Adler the President of Smith
sonian Institute.
Nor must we forget the Jewish Ency-
clopaedia, the most stupendous literary
enterprise of the ages. What the Vul-
gate did for Catholicism what the King
James Version did for the Protestants.
that the Jewish Encyclopedias will do for
modern Israel.
1--WE are thankful today for Jewish
philanthropy, wide as the world Of suf-
fering, deep as the heart OF sorrow,
boundless as the kingdom Of need; for
our fifteen orphan asylums. our twelve
homes for the Jewish aged and inffrm,
our nine hospitals, and our 59S organi-
cations for the administration and dis
tribution of Jewish aims.
1--WE are thankful for Jewish states
manship. Sir Marcus Samuel is the Lord
Mayor OF London, and Jacob Cantor Is
President of the Borough of Manhattan
and across the expanse of ocean Jew
greets Jew as the honorably elected heads
of the greatest municipalities in the
world.
I'VE are thankful for Jewish art, with
all its subtlety and sympathy, its hero
ism and grandeur. its intensity and lin
itless passion, its wondrous harmonies
that tell you all there Is to life and
touch the longings and the hopes of ev-
cry heart. We are thankful that the
Jews, Frohman, Hayman and Belasco
still scatter their humanities in the sui
len marts of business. tightening up the
feast and gladdening the Preside of the
home; that the Jew Maurice Grau. still
gathers his songbirds of the opera from
the uttermost parts Of the globe so that
"'Our nights may be filled with music
And the cares that infest the day
MAY fold their tents like the Arab
And as silently steal away.
"Aboye all let us be thankful for the
7s1 Jewish congregations in America, who
faithful to the teachings of their fathers,
true to the instincts of their birth are
banded together but for one purpose-to
worship God and glorify the name Jew.
Not adversaries of Christianity are we;
not enemies to its church. We recognize
the incompatible service, of Christendom
to the human race, the zeal and devotion
of. its millions of followers. Still Israel
dare not abandon its historic post.
".our deeds still travel with us from
afar
And what we have been, makes US what
we are
Nevertheless. happy are the days that
are fast approaching. Signs of growing
friendship and respect manifest them
selves on every side. Mutual under
standing is cultivated. mutual courtesies
are exchanged. Looking forward let us
trust God, love Him and rejoice.
Let us sing about the good times,
They are coming right along
And all the world is sweeter
For their hallelujah song.
Then no, for love and living
For no blessing love denies
Aud life's a sweet thanksgiving
To the glad and answering skies
The most Interesting EXERCISES closed
with the chorus America" sung by the
CONGREGATION and benediction by the
Rabbi.
Services at other Churches.
A Thanksgiving mass was conducted ~
pav Father Hugh O'Brien, assistant
rector of the Parish at st. Peter $ roman
catholic Church at o'clock yesterday
morning. a ,,,os
interesting. o,a,
The mass was followed by sneciai
devotion. a part of which was the prayer
for the officials of the Nation and state
At the Methodist Protestant Church on
Ribb STREET appropriate services were heid
diraotipp Of Rev. G. h. NC