Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25
JEWS CELEBRATE
DAY OF ARRIVAL.
Two Hundred and Fiftieth Ami
versary Of American Ad-
vent is Remembered.
SERVICES OF THANKSGIVING.
Addresses by Coy. Cutter, Mr. Graupe
And Rabbi Frcund-Choicc
Musical Numbers,

The Salt Lake Hebrews celebrated
last evening the 25Oth anniversary Of
the settlement Of the Jews in Ameri-
ca, by the holding Of special and APP
proprlate services IN the Fourth East
street temple. The temple auditorium
was entirely filed. many Of the audi
ence being non-Jewish, but strongly
IN sympathy with the celebration. The
speakers OF the evening were Gov
Cutler, Henry Cohn, William Graupe
and Rabbi F'reund. Rev, T. A. slmP,
kin Of the Phillips congregational
church offered the opening prayer
President Henry Cohn OF the Congre-
cation B'nai Israel, made a brief OPEN
ing address, IN which he said mat
the occasion sayored more of thanks
giving than d celebration He SAID
the Jews In this country had good rea-
son to feel thankful that they were
able TO worship God according to the
dictates OF their own Consciences, Tree
from the prosecutions which had been
so general In the old world, from time
immemorl3l. and which were now so
f1agrantly marked IN Russia. President
Cohn then INTRODUCED the principal
speaker Of the evening, Coy. J, e. cut
Ter. who made the following address
GOV. CUTTERS ADDRESS.
In meeting with you on this aus
picious anniversary J am inclined 10
offer some reflections on the causes
which have operated to produce the
great colonizng movement Of the Jews
and especially their migration to our
own country
These causes were many, and the
circumstances were various, But II
may be safely said that the central and
controlling cause, the overmasterlng
circumstance, WAS the persecution en-
dured by the Hebrews In the various
countries OF the old world Religious
persecution Is always unjust, cruel
and even from the standpoint Of the
Jersecutor, useless. 1t Is unjust be-
cause 1t is usually, In fact | might say
always, without real justification II
would be difficult for any people that
has inflicted persecution on religious
sect. TO Justify the action even 10 their
own minds, much less TO the great
and impartial court OF public opinion.
II arises from passion and prejudice,
two OF the most unreasoDing and UNI
Just OF impulses. Under the infu-
ence OF the feeling that gives II birth,
It recks not uf consequences nor OF
the misery II causes, but sweeps every
conscientious scruple away. And 80 Il
gees 10 lengths entirely out Of proper
ton 10 its imagined cause and justlfica-
ton.
1T is cruel, because directed against
the helpless. as we'll as those capable
of self-defense, and because the means
employed In the carrying out of the
designs Of the prosecutors are always
repulsivdy severe, inficting the most
extreme suffering, whlcr endureth long
after It's direct innictlon. II we could
sum up all the wrongs and cruelties
of religious persecution. In tho day or
the month or the year of It's occur
rcce. and say that they ended then and
there, It's cruelty would not be 50 fear
fully apparent But the Wrongs tie
inflicted are visited on the heads not
only OF the victims, but OF their chill
dren TO the third and fourth genera
tlon. And 1t is always accompanied
by murder and raplne and plllage. and
these are ever cruel
JEWISH PERSECUTION.
1T is useless. for the reason that /,
never aCcOmplishes the intention of A.,
instigators-the destruction Of the peo.
pie attacked, or the weakening Of theli
faith. Religious persecution uniform.
ly fails OF its purpose and intended ef.
feet The blood OF the martyrs Is tn,
seed OF the church Is an axiom whlol
may be still more broadly applied I
is fact that opposition TO religious
people or idea gives TO Il create
strength and vitality than can be gain
ffnpn ~ tgt
merely serves to extend the bound
and strengthen the hold OF the peOp
or the sect opposed
But this persecution, unjust an,
cruel though II be- and useless though
II may appear. has not been withou
beneficial! results In the history OF tn
world. God has overruled the evil me-
have attempted 20 the good OF man
kind I'm general Some Of the most FAR
reaching and important movements Il
history have arisen directly or indirect
~ from religious oppression and injus
tlce, This may particularly be sal
with reference 10 great colonizlng move
ments and historic migratious / wis
10 make special mention of the exOdu
Of the lsraelltes from Egypt TO Canaan
where they made a country and u ma
tlon dedicated ~ the Worship NJ IN
true God and from whence went fort
10 the world M large the scriptures an
the knowledge ~ the one God. Thi
event was pregnant with consequence
Of great benefit and Importance TO On
nations, and yet % chief drtcmiuin
cause was the unjust and cruel oppres
sion Of the Hebrews at the hands O
the Egyptians.
Il Ike unto this was the migration q
the sturdy Puritans 10 the shores Q