The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-10-27
DEDICATION
CEREMONIES
OF JEWISH TEMPLE OPENED
LAST NIGHT
To be Followed by Impressive Exer-
cises This Eevening and Tomor-
row Afternoon-One of Hand
soonest of City Edihces


very impressive services. The a. Ii
torium was crowded with people OF
all sects who gathered to rejo1ce with
our Jewish people over the compile
tion OF this handsome sacred edif~e.
The Temple Is one OF the most
attractive buildings in the city and
was erected at a cost OF $4,000. Its
dimensions are 6oxT45 feet. and cor
sist Of an auditorium 54x54 feet, a
Sabbath school room and a pastors
study room.
The auditorium Will seat 500 people.
The ceiling is thirty feet high and
the walls are panel paster, finished in
alabaster whiteness. a $4,000 pipe
organ, equipped with 70 front pipes.
finished in dull Roman gold, occupies
the balcony Of the rostrum This or
gan was purchased from Pelchers
Sons, Of Louisville, KY The furni-
ture is of quarter-sawed oak The
electric lights are a feature of the
auditorium fixtures and were fur
nished by the Chicago Gas and Elec-
trio Co. These are matched by the
hardware fixtures furnished by the
| Hood Sharkey Hardware Co. of this
city
The windows are all of handsome
art glass and are of the finest to be
found in this section. and were fur
nished by H. II. Jacoby. of St. Louis.
| The Sabbath school room will scar
! 200 people, and with the pastors
study, is also handsomely furnished.
The building is Greco-Roman in
architecture and is made OF hydraulic
pressed brick, trimmed with Bedford
stone and surmounted by a large
bronze dome. -Four solid stone pill
the building has every convenience
that goes to make a modern church
edifce 1t is located on the corner
of Kinds and Main streets, which
corner will. in the near future, be
graced by the new Baptist church
and the ST Joseph's Cathedral
The erection and completion of the
new Hebrew Union Temple is the
direct result of the earnest work OF
the local pastor, Rabbi Abram Brill.
DIR. Brill has filled this pulpit for the
past FIVE years, being called here from
Helena, Ark. where he held a pas
torate for a year DR.. Brill is 4
young man who is highly esteemed
and greatly beloved by all denomina-
tions and sectarians and especially by
his own people He has indeed shown
his faith by his good work
Many prominent Rabbis from the
State took conspicuous part in the
program last night and today. The
oration by Rabbi Louis Wolsey, OF
Little Rock, Ark, was we'll delivered
and fully appreciated by the audience
: The dedicatory, address by Rabb
Sam Samheld. Of Memphis, the Mes
tor Of the Southern Rabbinate. wa,
= especially fine and contained many
. local complimentary remarks anc
y much food for thought. Vocal ans
" instrumental music of high class b,
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7 Owing TO the limited capacity
! the Temple admittance last nigh
It was by card only, put the serNlc
this morning was open to the publ
j in general as will be the service To
D morrow sunday afternoon a 'hfe
5 StoSN-
lc The Hebrew Union congregatio
ST have reason to be proud Of their ne
l. place OF worship and their zealou
le working pastor This new edide
Is will suffice for years to come and w
III | always remain one of the handsome
he structures in the city. In recognitio
re OF Rabbi Brill's work, the folIowin
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