The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
JEWISH ANNIVERSARY.
ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY REF
 DAVID LEVY LAST NIGHT.

Service Commemorative of the First Arrival of Jews in America. In the Congregation Mishkan Israel l last night Rabbi David Levy deliv- cred an eloquent and instructive ad- dress, commemorating the first arrival of the Jew in America two hundred and fifty years ago. quite large au- dience was present. His discourse made running account of the Jewish nation, it's hardships, prosecutions wanderings and vicissitudes of fortune from the time Moses was their leaden to the promised land till the new era of their life, which was marked by the first arrival of Jews in the land where intolerace and prosecutions are un- heard of.
 i He said, substantially: The words of a dying man, especially when that man has been nations benefactor, have always been the object of pro found reverence and thought. Such declaration is indeed fitting to the text upon which i shall base this discourse this evening. The words in this text were from the dying lips of Israers greatest prophet. He had said much to his beloved people, but surely he had reserved the greatest and most prophetic as he was joining the innu- merable caravan which moves to that mysterious realm. Happy are thou, o, Israel" In those N ords will be found the concentration of all that is past.
 When we look back on our history we find the same old story oft repeat ed. Moses knew full well of our tu- ture; our trials. He knew the omnlpo- tent glory of Israels name coupled with the progress of Christianity and all the struggle and the resultant glo- " of being the champion of God. Ever since the days of Christ, the eyes Of all the world have been centered on the contemplation of the miraculous history of our races struggles We have been an instrument in carrying out Christ's desires and plans; We have been made the Repositories of Christ's will carried out by which the world has been raised, frightened and blessed
 The Hebrew nation is a perpetual history The legend of the "WaAder- ing Jew" is not so wonderful as the perpetuation of our distinct race so scattered where the winds blow. Our race has seen dynasties pass away; they have seen 4000 years pass away; yet to-day they live to sing the tune- ral dirge over the memory of their mis- guided oppressors and prosecutors.
 The Jews to-day are the same and with the same characters, customs, and features as in the days of Solo mon. They are the same unchanged. The dawn of their history dates back to the beginning of time. Their histo- ry dates back 1000 years before Hero ditus lived and wrote, and 800 years be- fore Homer sang his epics, David had written the psalms. There is no in- stance in the annals of the world history where a nation has been so in- tact in language, so in sympathy for each other, although so realtered. No nation has been so persecuted. He mas been made the object of envy and ha- tired of all races.
 God is with us and Israel will be happy.
 | I1dNlHS LUullu AlU CtAoAOSS bcA ~ @ANN tion so generally persecuted and still remaining 8 nation within ourselves and efforts and aims, we find no reason for such a. historical phenomenon than to lay it to a part of the stupen- dous economy of God.
 We are upheld by no representative governmental power, but we remain a monument to brotherly love to the chagrin of our prosecutors in history. Every country in the eastern continent has struck down the Jewish brethren in the name of their Gods, but in this land there have been thousands and thousands of friends, and yet Russia in this late day of enlightment and progress and charity, stands con- demned by all civilized nations judg-
 ment, Still the flag we wave and l cherish as ours in dear America is 1 without stain and it stands for to us l & nation without crime. God bless | our country.
 Two hundred and fifty ye9rs ago l answering the call of liberty to these 1 shores, sick of the old worlds curses 1 and with a feverish dream to be under equal rights and tolerance and de- sire to worship a God with whole conscience, our fathers, guided by the star of liberty, landed on American shores. These first and subsequent
 settlers came to America, like the Pill grim Fathers, to be identified with it's growth, and the record of the Jew in these 250 years hold good the aim
 They have been willing to learn and adopt all the virtues which go tc make up an American character.
 By their diligence and sheer worth
 the Jews have the rights, politically socially and religiously, which have
 been accorded to all who claim this as their country.
 The American Jews pledge at first landing was that he would not be a
 burden to the progress of any commit nifty. has been fulfilled. We have served the country in all fields. Our people have been powers in edu- cation, science, finance, politics. reli
 zion and charity.
 America is our land; we want tc serve her. It is our highest aim to be true to the American ideal, and to serve her with our best talents, and to tr! to be worthy of all the rights and priv iIeges which have been extended t' Aor-A rrNxy