The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
Impressive and ApprO-5
pirate Exercises Mark
a Notable Event.
ABLE ADDRESSES;
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
These Are Distinguishing Fea.
tures-A Great Congregation
in Attendance-Rabbi Sale,
Of St. Louis, Delivers re
Masterly Dedication
Address. III

Masterly Dedication
Address. 55:5 81
Never. perhaps, in the history. Of this
city has there 5bcen such q large ana II
Representative gathering sofs5i It's Il jewish
population as assembled last night within
tho wills or tile new t'e'l a l,a bal, i, tho 4
commodious ntd nlaEnifCentsi,ew temple
Just completed on Franklin Street at thA III
head of Ryland street. Aud 1t 4 can! be 81
truly said that there l,nssSnot been in ~
the entire htstorso of this congregation
during all Its three years! ait event 4;
moro uuspicio,ls or worthy of conlmerl-s
Grafton than the conservation o thls8
majestic Structures The sdedica tion will
be, recorded as an event ma rking a 8note-
worthy epoch in the history Of Beth
Alatili and OF the jewish people.
Distinguished rahbis from distant. citieS9
and others from neigliborlng communities
We're present to participate the irii-,ss
presslvc ceremonial @ marking the formal y
occ,lpancyaand consecrntlonFof the tlird4# II
house OF worship erected by this con-
gregation. and the fourth structure 8soc-s;
cupied by them. The congrega tion was
SPACIOUS auditorium found an early test
Of dts seating capacity. for truly there
was but standing room left after tho
congregation had assembled. and & tileHf
fushers and some others had # to Isl stand aS
then For moro than three hours this
great taassemblagef s;lt, giving close atten-st
ton to the addresses and to the sunerbs
musical programme rendered by a double
$octette choir singing to the ;lccompq nt- Il
5ment Of tho ma gnif ficentfpipe orgnn ,Spros .a
ably the largest In the city. Tho
dresses were q Il OF sla III order. and al
were attuned TO 81 tha t 4 note Sof ejoicinE
SO app opriat te5 to such celebrat tionss The
entire celebra ton we Sa 81 GUS one, tesss
musical prog ram mo being the supreme Hs
EXPRESSION Of tho adnoss OF the occtt-F3
sion. 53.s Y, gS sss
Ceremonies Begin.
The largo octagonal auditorium and the IS
galleries were all comfortably and COM II
pactlys filled when the memorable .seY-s
rendition 'by Mr.. Jacob Reinhnrdt, t, orgall-Ss
ist. Of mat'ch, which at once d lemon
strated tho niiicence of 3 the instrI- -Ss
ment and the sldll1 of5tles performer. This S5
CHOIR then sang Hanldel's anthem, III ftB8
up Your Heads, Q Yet Gates,.#the superb %
blending the vol ces% " ma king tlefl'eGt77
,dtlon Of tles esorganscomposltionS doubly de- S
ilightful the musical car. M M
Then followed the proccssio sional ina3 the 81
following order: The bearer OF the key; iss
the master OF ceremonies, Mr.. Henry So
Hutzler; tthoral1bis and cantor, the llshtAr6
OF hepcrpetual lamp, aIr. Al fred foses :ss;
the bearers of ne scrolls. Messrs, Levi Sss
Herman Wallersteln, Ezekiel j. .s Levy, ,y n
Herman Whltlock, jacob Levitt S. w. w.
F,lelschman and Phillip lyvllitlock: u: the ;I8s
board OF managers, Messrs. j.. Bottig-s5
@heimer, 8, u Bloombers. Marx G Gunst.S S8
isaac q. Held. 4. Charles Hntzler, 3. iEhal-S
fhlmW, Henry 81 IIutzler, u 2. 1orfls.s5s
Emanuel Raab, Israel Stern, s# J,llilis aSs
Straus; and the officers of the conlrcg I'll
tom julius Straus. president; Charles sg
.IIutzler, vice-president; Henry S. Hl,tz sRs5
ilerssecretary; Isaac Held. financial ssecre- 5Iss
itnry, and L.N. Morris, J, treasurer,
5 Tho opening pray by Rabbi S. ,ryov.s
OF Petersburg, was q feryents petition FOR B
upon the congregation and upon Il lie sSas
rabbi. II q II vi sAssS
Tho rabbi OF the congregations Rey. II
Edward N. Cnlisch, read from the torall, 81 Nh
Genesis l-a. Then followed tho lighting szSl
OF the perpctnul lamp, Which burns over sS
being assigned to Mi. Alflel Noses, the S8as
senior member Of this congregation, The @
ceremony Wis lsuccessfully ncrfor,netl, 5sSs
and the soft glow Of the lamp illllminedsa5S
the sanctuary thereafter. iss SE
y Following this ceremony was Ia 4 burst a
OF melody from the cholrSn rear or tla III
sanctuary, rendering with magnificent
effect Gounod's .send Out Thy Rldglis.,'s
Tho singing was. indeed, delislltfYla 4
Building Is Presented,
Mr.. Charles lIutzler chairman Of the e
Building Committee, formally presented 3
tho building to the congregation jn a 8ss
carefully prepared ana thoughtful ad-
dress. Iii the course, of which ile touched
with tender "Reminiscences upon the his- 81
tory OF this congregation and its former #
,tabernacles,3 and then gave expression ts
to his own Joy, and that OF the congrega,
tion at3the crowning OF their determined
and sclf-sacrlfcing effort expressed In y
this construction of this splendid tenlple.ssi. >.
Then came one of tho features Of
the entire celebration. IT was tho pres sj5
sentatlon to Mr.. Julius Strans, presl-ilsssSs
dent OF the congregation, OF the key to Ssssls
the temple, n ceremony brilliantly per-;
formed by Little Miss Mildred cal.sct. ssN
She stepped forward at tho proper moe n
ment, and With all the conposure her gsE
father could have exhibited under Il l,G 3eess.
same circumstances, she presented the ssss
key, Without N culver iil her Voice. and sss
with no outward sign OF confusion On emf
barrnssment she spoke with perfect
enunciatlon her firm. clear child voice tssi
being heard Iii every part OF the larRaA "
auditorium + III concluding she express
cd the hope that the key 10 the tenplay yS
which she delivered " All. Straus might Sss
also unlock to this consrega ton the 81
blessings OF God.
Il "A Prayer Answered,
. Alr Straus. president of he coDgrsSa- Il
ton, In ii brief but Well conceived and wa va
delivered address. accepted the trust resi5 HI
posed In him, and the obligation y Scaysss 4
ried with III Like Mr.. Charles ~ tziar. 81
lie refcrred to the fact Mat no and ~ wess3 4
than ton others, remained of the sopsss.