The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-17
JEWS LOYALTY
TO The SOUTH !
And tile Dead Who Sleep III Hc-
brew Cemetery Are Fit
tingly 11onored.
HAVE EVER BEEN PATRIOTS IL
Mr.. Joseph G. Taylor Pays Flo
quent Tribute to Their Fidelity
and Love Of Country.

Memorial services III honor OF the Con-
fcderlto dcad who sleep In the Hebrew
Cemetery were held yesterday afternoon
at 6 o'clock at the cemetery, under the
auspices of tho Hebrew Ladies' Memorial
Association. Besides n large gathering
Of friends. Pickett Camp. Lee Camp and
Companies 3 and r. seventicth Regl-
mont, were In attendance.
The services were opened by music by
1ardelln's band. Tho Rev. DR.. u. N.
callsch delivered the following prayer:
OH eternal God, our Father, who
art the nll-wise and potent monarch
Il OF universal life, we beseech Thy
blessing upon this hour and this cerc-
mony Thou art the God OF hosts,
and Thou hast given to THY servants
the heart OF courage to face death
In all It's forms, and men have fought
In all generations for what appeared
to them to be Just and true and right
eous Yet we realize that the Issue
OF battle Is with Thee. Thou guild
est tho destlnies Of the nations Of the
earth. Thou settest up kings and
causest kings to fall. In Thy wisdom
dynasties disappear and empires fade
away, In the furthrance OF Thy divine
plan the worlds move and all that Is
proceeds upon It's appointed way.
1.y"As we stand here to-day on this
consccrated place we recall the NOM
cries Of these brave men, AS far as
the Issue OF battle was concerned
they died In vain. But can 4 be said
that in all things they died in vain;
that to no purpose their souls winged
their untimely flight back to Thee?
Nay, nothing in Thy universe ia In
vain. Nothing is lost: nothing moves
or falls to no purpose. Tho drop OF
dew exhalcd from tho flowers
divinely -tlnted petal comes back In
the summer showers to feed the flow
or whence 1t came. The scar and
yellow leaf, propping from the tree,
falls mt its root to nourish and sus-
tain, Death is the nurse Of life and
decay the parent OF birth. No fa!rer
fruitage over lowered from nught
that faded than blossoms for US the
inspiration of new and noble life from
the Death OF these. our fellow-heroes.
"Thou, God, dost hold thy souls
within thy keeping. We here give
reverence to their memories by this
service OF grateful remembrance.
May 1t be Thy sovereign VIII that ms
service shall be pleasing IN my eyes
that it may arouse within US the IN
pulse tor all that Is true and Just ana
generous On the battlefield OF NC
NAV we be heroes as these have oeen'
May We fight, as did they, Tor hono.,
far, home and for a noble cause, ana
d IN Thy. wisdom, tho hour strikes 1or Z
IL IA cease, may we lay dawn y our
ohnt, with the consciousness OF tne
truc victory won by on honorable ana ana. 4
useful life. Amen"
Mr.. Taylor's Address.
quartette consisting OF Hlrs' 10. oo,l'
Murphy, Miss Mabel Mci5a'ne. Hl.. ,a 800 -,
May, and Mr.. Wilkes. ompal,eu :, ~
~ organ by Mr.. Jacob, followed VIII
O hymn. .ra,,,,ced IN
snenl<cr Mr.. Joseph G. Taylor.
Mr. Taylor then began by speaking 9
+,,a ohservnnce Of memorial day genera
~ IIe said now that the civil wa
was sinking SO for In the dim past, me
,varc able 10 look back at those sad days y
q diffarent and broader spirit All III
4 ,naricans now, and both North an
south hold their memorial days w
Ehearts full Of sadness, but not Dltte
ness. 80. ~
Mr.. Taylor went on to say that u
lew stood as q patriot In nll couhtT 1e
Tn Americn his record was the envy ,
onv race. During the Revolution. NJ
E1ayn salomoan contributed probantl
more money to the cause than any ON
Individual in America. The ratio, ucIo..
Ing to population Of the Jews VINO i ~
served In American armies - a's
than that Of any other race. 49,
One OF the best known jewish soidiel
was David De'Leon, who distlnsu'sle
himself In the Mexican War ana serve
with great gallnntry as first sergeant
general In the Confederate army.
Many Fought for South.
During tho Civil War the Rev. ~
Nicholbacher petl:ioned General Coope
to allow tho Jews in tho army one day 9
IN order that they might observe Gel
tain services. The general replied ina
it was lmpossible; for II he did the RAM :
would DO disorganized by the absence
so many soldiers. ~,
Mr.. Taylor finished Will, glowing trlh
uto 10 the JewIs!, heroes who fell IN I'll
Civil War.
"Amerca" was tllon sung by all pres
ont, after which Rev. DR., y. N, Callsc
enye the benediction, a salute was IRE
over tho graves of the Confederate dea
and the services closed with taps.
Wrcaths for the soldiers graves Wer
received from tho Senior and JUNO
Hollywood Memorial Associations. Senic
Oakwood Memorial Association, Mr'
Joseph Bryan and others,
atfa e., ILL., EIToo1r