Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-24
AT B'NAI ZION
SYNAGOGUE

The Jewish congregation of this city
on Friday evening at its temple will
celebrate with the regular Sabbath
evening service the commemoration of
the 25Oth anniversary of the settlement
of the Jews in the United States. Pre-.
parations have been made for a most
impressive service. The best talent
have promised their active aid and
public sp Jakers of reno&n and clergy.
men we'll known will help to make the
service success, while beside the u.s.
ual Temple choir. Mrs James Scarlet
will sing one or two solos. The Key
stone Double Malls Quartette will al
SO sing. composed of Messrs. J. w..
Swarts. Joseph Ephlin, Q. O. Ritter,
Jacob Aten, Leonard Foulk, W. R.
Rishel,O. r. Schilling and Jesse Shan
non.
| Rabbi Joseph Zeisler has the affair
in hand and will conduct the services,
to which the general public is cordial
ly invited.
The program for the evening will
be:
The regular Sabbath evening ser
vice, conducted by the Rabbi and aid
ed by the regular Temple choir ss far
as to the Alteration.
Hymns by double quaItette of citi-
zens.
| Invocation of the memoration
service by the Rev. DR.. NJ. r.. Shindel,
pastor of the Pine Street Lutheran
church.
| Hymns by a double quartette,
Historical Outline of the Jewish
Emigration to the United States and
their Present Activity" by Rabbi Jo-
seph Ziesler.
Solo BY gifted lady singer.
| Address by Hon. James Scarlet.
Hymns by double qusrtette of oiti.
zens.
| Address by the Rev. E. B. Dunn,
pastor of the United Evangelical
church.
Hymns by double quartette of citi-
| zens.
Continuation of the Sabbath even
ing service, by the Rabbi aided by
the Temple choir.
Congregation and choir joining in
"My Country tits of Thee"
Benediotion by the Rev. John Sher.
man. pastor of the First Baptist church.
The address by Rabbi Joseph Zeisler
will give historical data to show that
Jews accompanied Columbus in his
voyage of discovery and that the ex-
penses were betrayed by the money of
Jews. Their traditions run back to
the earliest days of our country's his
tory and so they claim they are in the
strictest sense of the term, to be class
ed as American pioneers and as active
participants in the upbuilding of our
nation.
1t will be an evening of interesting
data of their early privileges aud re-
striotions, the emigration of Jews to
this State aud also to this city, their
charitable institutions and philanthro-
pic laws, their activity in the fields of
Science, Art, Literature and the learn
ed professions, their standing in COM
meroe and manufacture and in the
financial world and their start and
future in the field of agriculture.
In accordance with the resolution
carried at the Ministerial meeting held
by the clergy of this city at the rooms
Of the Y. NJ. O. A. last Monday, Nov
ember 20th, to the effect that Thanks
giving collection be taken up in the
churches of the different denomina-
tions on the occasion of the services
preceding the THANKSGIVING day, Rab.
bi Zeisler has decided to call for q
nickel contribution at this service
which collection will be presented by
the Rabbi as an offering of his Temple
at the Union Thanksgiving service
held under the auspices of the Minis
teIial Association. of which the Rabbi
is member. The Thanksgiving offer
ings are then presented to the Ladies'
Benevolent Association of this city.
1t will be an evening of uplifting and
prayer. No special invitations will
be issued, everybody is welcome. Ssr-
vices at p. ID.