Evening journal., 1908-09-21

soon as possible.
"As explained to you, we have Sc
cured a-d have a mortgage of $21 900 on
this building. and while we have paid
the builder. we have contracted for the
seats. windows. caroets. chandeliers.
etc. which amounts to over $500. and
all of this must be paid Cor in the next
sixty davs. and it is your duty 20 seq
that you assist US this. day in raising
at least s1,5OO. 50 that we can pay this
much on same.
THE interest on the mortgage
amounts to S1O5O per year. and we cam
not go into anv more debt. We must
see that this $500 is paid as soon as
possible. and I. therefore. trust that
every one present will do their share
and help us as much as possible.
lts Purposes.
Now my dear friends we have ac-
complished what we have undertaken
TO do What shall we do with this
magnificent structure2 Certainly IL
you'd be "A great discredit to us if We
should close this building from one
Saturday TO another
while we needed a synagogue, we
had another purpose in view when We
undertook this work. and that was that
we should teach our children to be
Jews. and TO know what Judaism
means.
Now we have an opportunity to
start a daily and Sunday Hebrew
school. This must be done, and must
be commenced at once, and not until
YOU have succeeded to start and main
tain a Sunday and daily school can
you say that YOU have done your duty
TO Yourself and TO your children.
Il for one win not feel that I have
accomplished my work until I see a
school organized and maintained in
proper manner. 50 that we can teach
our children the laws of God. and to he
true Jews
Before concluding wish to say 10
the public that we have printed a dedi-
cation book of one hundred pages,
which contains the complete historical
and biographical sketch CT the congre-
cation from the beginning, to this date.
showing all the subscriptions, showing
all the donations. also showing dona-
tions from Bris .Mels, engagements.
etc. whch will be a momento to hama
down to posterity These books are
on sale by the ushers at 25c each, and
I hope that every one present will pur-
chase one Of these books.
"Now as the curtain is about to drop
upon the building committees labors,
on behalf. and as their representative.
wish to express our thanks to Brother
David L. Toplzis for designing this
monument to the orthodox Jewish re-
ligion.
ITO you. Brother Joseph Lichtenbaum.
our honored president and treasurer Of
the building committee / must extend
my beartfelt thanks for the admirable
and praiseworthv manner in which you
stood bv me. Night and day your
time was at my service You did what
no other man could do. You have
guarded the interests Of the congre-
cation. as well as the treasury Of the
building with a vigilant eye. / cam /
not in words show my appreciation, !
nor can this congregation repay you for /
what va have done. If it wuld not (
have been for you I would not have
known what to DO. and I, therefore, on
behalf of the building committee thank /,
YOU for the great devotion TO duty which |
gou displayed during the trying times
through which we have gone during !
the building operation.
con behalf of the building committee |
and for mvself hereby extend thanks |
to Brother Nathan Miller. who so ably |
and successfully managed the exposi- |
ton by which nearly $1,000 was added
TO the building funds.
''To each and every member OF the
building committee l cannot in langu-
age express my thanks. They were my
mainntays in the many trying moments
when failure stared us in the face. You
stood bv me. as one man with the
strength given them by our God TO
complete this great work.
"To Brother Louis Finger on be-
half of the committee, and myself, eN
press thanks for the valuable services
as secretary to this committee.
To Aaron Finger 1 hereby wish to
express thanks for his assistance as
secretary of the exposition committee,
and for the valuable work which he
assisted me in.
Thanks TO Brother B. Gluckman. /
our secretary. for the very able man
ner in which he edited the dedication
book
ITO the press of the city, for the
very courteous manner in which they
publicly announced our undertaking..
Their treatment Of US mas been more.
than generous. giving ms the publicity
and notices which were required with
out charge.
Thanks TO the Women.
"On behalf Of the building committee
and myself. ] take great. pleasure in
thanking the Ladies' Bichor Cholem
Society for their magnificent ark and .
platform. which they have donted to
-
ION behalf Of the building commit
tee and myself take great pleasure In .
expressing my thanks to all those who
have so literally assisted us financially I
with subscriptions and donations.
Il congratulate you, my friends, upon
this. the completion Of our temple. I
congratulate you. because in It you will
find the source for the renewal of that
enthusiasm. ana self-sacrifices you so
strongly manifested in its construction. /
NAV we ever hold aloft the light OF
religion. guide the footsteps OF human
itv with the lamp of God-enkindled |
faith and keen ahame to the end Of
time the torch of the Holy Torah OF
Israel. To show forth in our demeaEor
those characteristics which should |
mark us out as the ariatocracy Of the
world.