The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-30

accordance with the uninterrupted ira
dition of our people and the clear am
strong dictates of our faith.
Immunity from disease as is laugh
in our Scriptures is to be attained only
by conformity to the laws of God. Tht
laws of nature are not less the laws
of the Creator of Heaven and Eartf
than are the spiritual laws that He ha:
given for our guidance"
The Rev. DR.. e. A. WATSON, Of st
Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church
was the only Christian clergyman present
He was the next speaker. and said in part
"A cathedral has been called a prayer ii
stone. Your hospital is a sermon in brick
or, 1t stands for religion and action. There
may be some question as to the scope OF
religion; many hold that it has no place il
public affairs. as have politics and bust
ness, but und any conception of 1t, the
hospital is included. Your hospital is net
only a sermon. but 1t is the best sort OF
prayer. namely. the sort that nswers It
self.
II like old Jacobs view of prayer and
works. He even reversed the usual order.
He did not pray and then answer the
Irayer-not He first answered his i,Tiyef
and then he prayed. He took no chances
There might not he time for both, so he
made sure of the answer,
This hospital is the contribution of Jn-
daism to the care and healing of the SICK
of this community. This, indeed. is the
| spirit in which all our hospitals are con-
Quoted, Naturally. people win separate az
cording TO their religious and other pro-
olivities, the Catholic preferring his own
hospital; the Protestant his, and You,
yours"
Governor Fort. among other things. said:
ct am mt a praopIar paypr urpa and
when l stand here on his place 1 feel
more like hiding behind this pulpit. 1t is
Il personal pleasure TO me, however. to be
with you her, tonight. | come to you al
most with an apology, for / came not to
speak. as l have done so much of that
lately that ] am not prepared TO speak to-
night
Now, | quite agree with the last speak
or that prayer will not accomplish every
thing. Prayer is all right; it is an ex-
cellent thing, and all should pray. l have
no use for those who don't pray. II is a
true saying that you amt accomplish
much without prayer. Faith and hope are
necessary to any great undertaking, but
you must work 70 win and sacrifice to
achieve. So youLmust work aud pray II
you gain results.
''The Jewish people of this city. like the
Jewish people Of the entire. country, have
fewer uncared for poor of their own race
than any other creed.
you have built this magnificent hos
pital through your own efforts. and have
thrown It open to every one in a spirit of
broad generosity. ] kno that this> hos
pital was not erected with prayer alone,
but that work was accomplished.
Il agree with the speaker who declared
that hospitals should be aiken over by the
State. People have given UP wealth to
erect this building, the poor as we'll as
the rich. And 1t is the people who give
most who can least afford TO give.
There IS something worth more thar
having money. We are money mad in
America and have been so for the last
century. 1t has been more noticeab BILE In
the last ten years. People are pushing
onward with the sole idea Of becoming
rich. Get money, get it, no matter nov
you get it. is the aim of the age.
but there is something nobler in l'ef
than the mere getting Of money, and thai
is the ability to give it. The best IN iift
is the ability to give"
Others who made addresses during The
evening were DIR. Victor Parsonett, Mrs
Victor Parsonett, the Rev. Solomon Eos
ter and the Rev. Hyman II, Brodsky.
In her speech Mrs. Personnel, after re
ferring at some length to the part playe'
by women in the march of civilization
said:
Now we come to our hospital or rathe
TO the mothers Of our hospital; as long ag
as 1900, / believe in the fall Of lhal year
one very disagreeable evening, l relnembe
q woman came to see me on a very quee
mission. 1t seemed to me she talked o
opening a Jewish hospital IN NeWarF
she spoke of II with great enthusiasm an
ut great length. While she talked | kep
on wondering and wondering. where sn
found the inspiration to dwell on such
| cb4poarfraI s,tpiapf She nlandal with IN
and l promised her my assistaIce, not be
cause / believed that 1t would ever conf
true, but because l did not want TO dis
courage such a noble sentiment. Ina
woman was Mrs. Barnhardt, wnom l con
slider as one of the mothers OF this monu
meut of womau's energy, inspiration all
good faith in all things, this monument q
Jewish womanhood, the Beth israel Hos
Ladies' and gentlemen. i can lead 20
through the history OF the hospital frol
be necessary and time will not allow il
will enJeavor TO dwell on 4 lew lnpof
tant points.
"At the time / entered the ranks OF tn
movement there were a number Of wonle
and three or four men already activei
connected with 1.-THE women enthusiast
Cally working ana schemlng and the me
in their cool and lnethodical business man
Ter helping. the men giving their 'pructi
cal advice and the women their poten
enthusiasm and interchangeable work. VIII
ut a time when the whole affair looked Xix
an air castle, when everything seeihe
dark and impossible. il was the womel
who closed their eyes and ears to all Oh
~stacles and set their hearts and mind
on only one idea: a hospital we mus
have and 3 hospital we do have, M,
friends.
when at last we arrived at the time o
buying property, our excellent friend, MI
Salzmnn, who was always ready to d.
anything that will aid our cause, told u
to wait, that we had not yet enough
money. But The women did not look at
with the practical eve our friend dld
The women felt, like the creatures OF im
a hospital anyway, and lending the shoul
der to the wheel. We went hand-in-hand
and here we are tonight at the. dedication
Of our new beautiful hospital that doe
credit TO both men and women.
Another instance of wonans intiuenc
! wish to call TO your attention, too, ant
for which We have to be thankful, is IN
fact of having our friend. William l.
Rich, in our midst. II is only a very shor
time ago that Mr.. Rich, perhaps, knew
nothing of the struggle for existence ou
hospital had. 1t was a woman who frs
spoke to him. a woman who interested him
and through her influence he Joined on
ranks and worked hard and faithfully.
'but one friend We must not forget. an
he is the happy executive who proves tn
rule, our dear old friend DR.. Fischer. II
is a man with even women's sympathie
aud women's enthusiasm. He Is the on
friend who never failed us In encourage
mert. This dear friend of ours is i'll nov
or else he would be here, but let us al
go aN4I 4g..af AN.AN H. naHt1l aAAaa he DiN