The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
DR. ROSENAUAT TEMPLE
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An Earnest Appeal for Hebraic Edu- E cation Was Given Close At
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 pr. William Rosenau of Baltimore last night addressed tho congregation of Temple Beth-Or In the interest of the Hebrew Union Collage of Cincinnati. one of the great American Hebrew Universi- ties of education for the Hebrew minis try.
 The address of pr. Rosenau was heard the congregation. On account Of repairs under way in the Temple proper. the lecture was delivered in the Sunday school room. which was n1led to it's capacity.
 In introducing the speaker, Rabbi A. T. Messing, Jr., said that he knew 1t was with sacrifice that the speaker left his magnificent church at Baltimore. his chair of Hebrew and the Semitic ian- guages at Johns Hopkins University. his duties as a member of. the Educational Board of the City of Baltimore. and as secretary of the American Association of Rabbis. He compared Dr. Rosenau with one of the Maccabees. who were sent out by their father to spread Ie- raeiism, and compared Dr. Isaac M. Wise. late president of the Hebrew Union Col lege with the father of the Maccabees, who sent them forth.
 Dr. Rosenau is a young man and deep and thoughtful scholar. He Is an orator in the truest sense of the wvrd and pre- sented his subject in fiery and lucid appeal.
 He prefaced his remarks by admitting that he had come South at no small sac rifice, but he felt amply repaid by being extended the honor of addressing Kafi Montgomery, The South. he said, has not only reputation for the truest and ioftiest devotion to principles, which she noias 5ust but has an equally high repu- tation of containing within her borders some of the noblest Jewish hearts that ever beat.
 He had heard of Kahl Montgomery but did not dream that is possessed such magnificent house of worship. which would well do credit to a much larger community. Such temple could not have been erected without great self sac rince. When he first saw the, temple he exclaimed. How glorious is this place. tt is indeed. the House of God!''
 He gracefully referred to the good for tune of Kahl Montgomery in having as It's leader man who added Strength to strength"
 Contemplating the glorious edifce, he said 1t was with mixed pleasure and re- sret. when he noticed that on account of unavoidable circumstances, the congrega- uon was compelled to worship in .'the annex to the Gateway of Heaven" Forci- ply he brought out to the point that 1t is not the structure which makes the Tenn pie. but the spirit of devotion of the con gregation. And there is consolation. he urged, to be derived from the fact that when there are obstacles to be over. come. there is work to do, while there Is work to do, the people will live. and wn.ls they live they will be eIoqtent testimonials to the truths of Israel.
 pr. Rosenau was forcibly struck with the inscription on one of the memorial windows, T seek my brother.'A
 He recalled to the minds. of the con- gregauon the scene of Joseph, ''the dreamer" ever unpopular to the popular mind going out into the fields in search of his brother, and when questioned what he sought replied ''I seek my brethren, !" the brethren by whom he was afterwards snad In bondage, out of which bondage he arose to be the prince of a world power
 He compared Joseph, in his triaIs, hi. thought, his betrayal to Israel. Like Jos- eph. Israel was ever persecuted by his brother nations. like Joseph. Israel was ever thoughtful and mild, like Joseph. Is- rael looked into the future, and. he be. lieved. that Israel. like Joseph, would fin- ally rise to station above its brothers.
 The only method of accomplishing this end. he said, Is sounded from the perse- cuted Jews of Russia, Roumania, Ger many and France, and even in this coun- try, where the Jew lives as an equal of his fellows the cry is sounded for United Israel,
 Would you win the world?" questioned the speaker, "then first win yourselves" {"
 Dinerent methods of uniting Israel have been broached, he said. It is held by some that there should be a renaturaliza- ton of the nation by returning to Pales- tine. by others that 1t should be united on theological grounds. by others that 1t should be united on basis of common ritual Israel has ceased. however, to be nation. Israel is evolutionary, and the only method which remains for uniting Israel is the cultivation of the truth. the dissemination of the principles of He- brewism. Scholarship. he held, Is the keynote to the reunion of Israel,
 With eloquence Dr. Rosenau appealed to the congregation of Kahl Montgomery to aid in the raising of an endowment fund for the Hebrew Union College an institution. which had supplied them with two beloved former ministers, and the rabbi who now teaches them the law. Since the death of Dr. Wise, the college has been in a precarious condition. No man can be found. who will. as Dr. Wise did, stand as the executive head of the institution without hope of worldly re- ward. A half million dollar endowment fund is being raised. Three-fifths of this has been subscribed. and in three weeks another fifth must be raised, as the ofrer of the Jews of New York city to eub- scribe one-fifth of the amount if the other tour-nfths are raised outside of New York. holds good only to that time.
 At the conclusion of Dr. Rosenau's ad- dress, Dr. Messing called a meeting of the board of trustees of the temple to consider the appeal for the Hebrew Union College.