The sun., 1903-05-30
FOR HEBREW UNION VETERANS
ELOQUENT SPEECHES AT A MEET
ING IN TEMPLE EMANUEL.
Abraham Gruber's Tribute to the Union
Soldiers OF the C1vti War-Speeches
by Abraham Levy and Dr. Silvernan
Service In Memory or Judge Sttner.


The seventh annual memorial service OF
the Hebrew Union Veteran Association,
Col Isaac Eckstein commanding. was held
in the Temple Emanuel, Forty-third street
and Fifth avenue, last night Col. Abra-
ham Gruber presided, and ad dresses were
made bv Abraham Lew, Gen. Edward j.
Atkinson past commander OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic of the State OF New
York. and the Rev Or. Joseph Silverman.
rabbi of the temple and chaplain OF the
association
This year the Hebrew veterans bad in
mind to make the service specially COM
memorative of the death of Judge Joseph
H. Stiner, who was the commander of the
association,
In opening the meeting Col Grnber
said
We are met here tonight not to mourn.
but to recall; not to lament nor yet praise.
but rather sacredly and afectionatcly to
span the unseen river and send across g 9
army of the Republic Is gathered on the other
sidc They hear not the drum beat nor the
lannon's roar, but stu we n1pe " mat ms me ,he
loving memories in or hearts ascend TO the
camp Of the departed
And yet how hollow were this ceremony
il the dead wrought naught but conquest.
and glory. not right, were the monpmcnt nIr, l 2i
they died They died in vain If the living
do not preserve and further "" equality OF
man and the sacredness OF ne and equal
opportunity, Sublime rs is the HXlrc OF
lincoln. it yet needs the Proclaamation OF
Enancpatirn TO make i live All ,t,s,1,ar the roar
snd tFmG Sy ii. SG1
Of 5000. 900 slaycs-a chorus born OF graft
tude g human hsarts not to ~ araa sn %" t%e
ever sunk on the horizon.
With the life of the world came love with
man. liberty and with love ard l'n",fy, tnst th1
builds its structures on ether foundations or
departs from their influence must sorrow
with its successes and mourn even al 1t sings
Run, .vcksburg and AppomattoS will be n
'T the places CO VII Where re- Cmsar % and NAPOLEON con,
uuerrd for the sake Of glory will have passed
into the forgotten and unknown whcn sun
the Srecnest memories will entwne the spots
where Warren fell and John Brown gave
white mans life as the price Of black man
liberty. a..
Tho soldiers of the Union tramped TO the
music of righteousness and we're never doubt
full Of the justice Of their cause. Theirs was
best s Isl' as p'irStions OF man Var is not the art
in which true men glory; IT. may come to
sGb; like he, an I, dfG .R.G never It may Ss soash
either to measure strength with an equal
nor to chastise a weaker nation, The bravest
are the tenderest, and a. those l.s wmo fo"Hh' 'ne
A grateful nation will ever boun teously.
recognize the high claims Of those h, who - sayed Yea
ever honor the largest draft drawn by the
men who fought that 1t might live The
great Captain who enjoined his couGtrymcn
to have peace spoke out OF heart sick with
the woes OF war. He was conscious OIL
higher rule Of conduct and nobler national
destiny.
the enemy is the glory OF the vic
tor, The enemy may, be an equally power
or Roumania, but yet the tri,iimp9, Of might might
is recorded by some as the viii! 3f God GOD
is profaned when his childIren's blood Is shed
the unjust nation, and standing armies and
armanents are but chan before it's relentless
sweep.
1t Is our country's glory, that freedom in
spred it's great wars and that its flag is free
from tyrants' wrongs and the mercenaries
ings, for good will to all the people Of the
earth and for national aims in accord with the
spirit OF universal love.
Abraham Levy was the next speaker.
He said.
have to-day problem to solve by the arts
OF peace almost as great as you veterans
solved BY foTfe Of arms The !yrdanny N Of
race to these shores 1t ia for us to see. it
is the particular business of the American
Jew to zee, that when our @ Reop,ee or;. get here
less boon Of American citizenship.
They will not be all that we would like
them to he in the beginning SO, much the
greater need for our work among them. And
I tell you. my friends. the greatest Of all
lessons for them to learn is that American
liberty means the greatest measure of in;
dividual liberty that may be subordinated
to law.
DR.. Silverman awoke the greatest amount
of enthusiasm when he said
In the old days, when you veterans were
on the firing lines, we all knew what union
ism meant or late years the term has fall
len somewhat into disuse. To-day there are
no sections in this land OF ours. 1t Is all
America.
There Is a religion. my friends. which Ia
than Judaism. than any religion
ever known In this world
II Ia the religion OF the love OF God and
the love Of man and the love Of country. and
il Ia called Americanisni. II Ia the custom
on each Memorial Day to strew the graves
Of our war heroes with flowers. But flowers
wither. 1t is the custom to perpetuate their
with monuments. But monuments
II you men. living. who fought
10 save the Union, and II the thousands dead
would have the best. the most enduring
monument. bid the world look upon a CONT,
nent that stretches from ocean to ocean and
from the Gulf to the Canadas. and say TO- it,
There is the monument Of the Union soldier.
living and dead--our country"