The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-16
Great Mass Meeting Held at
 the Temple.
GentiIes Join With Jews in Sending sympathy and Money to Op- pressed Citizens of Csar's
 Struggling Country.

The predominating feature of tn, mass meeting of the Jewish citizens O Montgomery held at o'ciok last nlgh m the Vestry rooms Of Temple betn Or, for the purpose Of raising funds to relieve the oppressed Russian Jews was the interest manifested by theii Christian nelghbOrs.
 For humanitys sake, both Gentle and Jew met on common ground ant sought to aid the distressed by tho donated. The $1,062 subscribed by citizens of Montgomery at the meeting will go not only toward the relief ol the stricken Jews of Russia. but also been equally outraged in their efforts to protect their Jewish friends.
 Christian gentleman of New York Lauris Looming. visitor to Montgom- cry, was present and expressed de- sire to be allowed to address the as- sembIy for a few minutes. He spoke briefly but emphatically and subscribed to the relief fund. There were numer- other than the Jewish faith and they were all. received with due apprecia. tion.
 The mass meeting was we'll attended by both men and women. The seats of the vestry rooms were nearly all oc- cupied when Jacques Loeb called the meeting to order few minutes after 8 o'clock In the front row of pews
  tened attentively to the proceedings.
 Addressed by Captain Stern.
 After a sympathetic invocation by Rabbi Messing, MT. Loeb introduced Capt. P. H. Stern to the assemblage. Captain Stern opened his brief address with review of the horrible condi- tions attending the merciless massacres of the Jews which have recently oc- cured in Russia In few well-chosen words he stated the object of the meet ing. He was listened to with marked attention. With touching and beauti- full diction, enforced by fine personal presence and manner; his appeaie reached every heart. He pitched his address on the high plane of humanity, and to him. he said, 1t mattered not who the sufferers were, the need of action was imperative. The atroci- ties. he described, as being as great quisition
 The hungry cry for food. the naked cry for clothing. and, aye. even, the dead cry for shrouds." declared Cap tain stern. eioquently in describing the existing condition in Russia.
 Strongly he appealed to his hearers to put their shoulders to the wheel
 we are here tonight" he said fin conclusion. "to add our mite to the contributions which are to go Into darkest Russia. We are calling upon you tonight for the salvation of man. kind"
 At the conclusion of Captain stern's address, Chairman Loeb said that the purpose of the meeting was to collect at least $1 800 to be forwarded for the relief of the sufferers in Russia. He believed that every man and woman in Montgomery would be ready to do his part.
 Subscriptions Were Liberal.
 The appeal met with instant response and, within a few minutes, a total of $1,062 had been subscribed. Men, wo- men and children were the subscripers the largest single subscriptions being $50, of which there were at least eight.
 Among the subscribers other than Jews were Lauris Loomis. W. D. Qil- lard of Matthews Station. Professor J. ! M. Starke. c. R. Farnham and A. A. Pearson. There was one Gentle who subscribed literally. but his name was withheld by request Nearly everyone present entered his name for sub scription and many expressed their In dignation at the cruel treatment of the downtrodden Israelites of Russia.
 On motion of l.. Strauss. the chair man was authorized to appoint com mittee of three ladies whose duty 1t shall be to call upon the ladies Of Montgomery and solicit subscriptions.
 A motion of Nathan Lobman was unanimously adopted authorizing the chairman to appoint committee of live gregation for the purpose of securing donations and also for the purpose of receiving any subscriptions that may be given by their Christian friends.
 Rabbi Messing spoke fin brief to the assembly. He said that all the money subscribed in this city would be sent to Jacob Schiff of New York. the na- tional chairman of the relief commit- tee and.. by him. through the agency of the Rothschilds of England, the money will be delivered into the hands of the great Russian Jewish philan- thropist, Baron Horace de Gunzburg,