The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-11-15
OPENS LECTURE SERIES.
Rabbi Leucht Talks at Tour0 Syna-
gOgue On Duty.-''Duty, an Ele.
ment of True Happiness"
His Text.
Responsibilities of Life and the
Proper Way of Handling Them
the Theme Of Interesting

| Times-D Democrat.
Rabbi l. L. Leucht delivered the
first of a series of Friday night ser.
mons in Touro Synagogue last night
His subject was "Duty: All Element
of True Happiness"
BY way of Introduction DR.. Leucht
said that true happiness consisted OF
an appreciation of ones responsible
tiles in life and the performance OF
his duties. Men had responsibilities,
no matter in what sphere of life they
found themselves. They varied. OF
course, according to station, never
theless they all imposed obligations
which had to be met.
C~Ontentment was to be found in
moderate demands and in meeting the
issues of life which presented them
selves. Duty never tired, never grew
weary. He alluded here to the scien-
fist who studied alone and in silence
in his cabinet, trying to solve the
problems of nature. He might miss
the things for which he was searching,
he might v have his questions
answered, yet if any n asked him
if he was contented he would answer
that he was-in the performance of
his duty.
eff we, in the course of our daily
lives" he said, reached out for
duty, we would find happiness. If we
impressed upon ourselves the fact
that there were certain things which
We had to do, and set about to do
them, we would solve the question of
true cOntentment.
IA consciousness of our response
bilities to God and man is one of the
things which would impel us to work
and accomplish, and would keep us
unflagging. But this is lost sight of
in the struggle after material welfare"
Here DR.. Leucht alluded to the
~selfshness which after crept in I'M
wares. Men were sometimes too
busy in their daily vacations to pay
much attention to the higher code of
ethics. This was one of the faults of
present day living.
In conclusion, he said that duty
we'll performed, like nothing else,
brOugh hit with it a sense of security
which would ecure for all perfect
cOntentment. 1--WE do not live alone
for ourselves" he said, ''but we live
with a responsibility to our fellow
men. whose happiness also largely
depends on US.
Appeal for Money to Help Russian
Jews.
A meeting of prominent I~sraelites
acted upon the following telegram
addressed to Rabbi 1. L. Leucht by
Jacob H. Schiff of New York:
On behalf of the national committee
for relief of sufferers by Russian
massacres, of which l have been APP
pointed treasurer, we urge you and
your associates to call q meeting of
the Jewish community to form a
branch committee and collect imme-
diate funds. The necessities are very
great. Conditions r appalling.
After due elaboration and discus
sion the meeting adopted an appeal
addressed to the c0-religi"nists of its
signers, but contributions from other
sources will be gratefully acknowl-
edged. The appeal reads as follows:
To Our CO-religiOnists of the City of
New Orleans:
The massacres of the Jews in Rus
sia have shocked the civilized world,
appealing still more strongly to their
brethren in faith fO- sympathy and
help.
Thousands of widows and orphans
are left starving and wounded in the
streets of the great cities. clamOring
for food and shelter.
The undersigned have met pursuant
to . call made by the national relief
committee of New York, and hereby
appeal to the Jews of New Orleans in
the first instance, and to all whose
sympathies are aroused by the un-
speakable horrors in Russia, and ask
material help for the thousands of
sufferers in that unfortunate country.
Checks and donations may be sent
to Maurice Stern of Lehman, Stern &
Co., Limited, treasurer, who will for
ward the same to Jacob H. Schiff,
treasurer Of the national relief COM
mittee.
Let there be no delay, for twice