The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-01
THE RABBIS ADJOURN
KAUFMAN KOHLER OF CINCINNATI
HONORARY PRESIDENT.


Louisville, KY, June 30.-Honorary
president, Rabbi Kaufman Kohler. Gin
cinnati: president, Joseph Krauskof.
Philadelphia; first vice president, JOS
eph StoIx Chicago: second vice presi-
dent, Jacob voorsanger, San Francisco;
treasurer, Charles 8. Levi, Peoria, Ill. ;
recording secretary. Adolph 0uttmach-
err, Baltimore: corresponding secretary.
William Rosenau. Baltimore.
The above named cmcers were elect
ed to-day by the Central Conference OF
American Rabbis, and after selecting
Cleveland, Ohio. as the place OF meet
ing next year, the conference ad-
journed.
After a strenuous debate on the ques-
ton of establishing a synod the con-
ference left the question open to be
taken up at a future conference. This
unforeseen termination Of the DELHI
erations on a question which has in
terested the reform Jewish church in
America more than any other move
ment in its history. was due to the ac-
ton of those favoring the establish
ment Of the synod. After the vote
on the question had been taken. but not
announced by the president, the friends
of the synod movement saw that they
were victorious by q vote Of rs to 49,
Not desiring to have so important a
question decided by such narrow
margin, Rabbi Silverman Of New York
and Rabbi Rosenau of Baltimore, two
of the leaders in the movement for
synod. changed their votes from yea to
nay.
The session which concluded the
work of the conference for the year
began with a report from the commit
tee on resolutions, Rabbi Heller.
The committee which re-
ported favorably a resolution ordering
the designing of a membership card
for uniform use by congregations.
Those cards will be carried by mem
bers of the various congregations when
away from home and will be recognized
by congregations visited by the bearer.
The committee on contemporary his
tory. DR.. G. Deutsch of Cincinnati,
chairman. made a voluminous report Of
events that have transpired since the
last conference. The report expresses
sorrow over the "Slocum" boat disaster
at New York.
The Russo-Japanese war was touch
ed upon in the resolutions and regret
expressed at the loss to the world of
the great and good Pope Leo" The re-
mainder of the report paid tribute to
eminent Jews who died during the
year.
concerning the dttlIuQe Oh the Amer
lean reformed Jews toward the Russo
Japanese war. the report read as fol-
lows:
Far be it from us to forget the
teaching of Scripture which warns us
not to rejoice when our enemy falls.
But we shall impress our audience with
the great lesson that tyranny is its
own destroyer We shall further not
fail to make them understand that
through the proposed improvement in
the condition of the Russian Jews, by
allowing unrestricted residence within
the border district, the misery of our
Russian brethren will not be substan-
TALLY alleviated. 1t may be that q
sudden transition from the present dis
abilities into full political freedom,
while final, the only solution Is for
the present fraught with dangers. But
on the other hand full freedom of res
idence within the whole empire and
unrestricted access to the educational
institutions are the minimum of what
our co-reHgionists are here to demon
strate. Let this message be spoken out
clearly, both here and from every con-
gregational pulpit"
The report of the committee on
thanks paid warm tribute to the hos
pitable treatment the rabbis have re-
ceived while in Louisville and special
ly thanked the press.