The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-07

WV MIN
Promptly at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon the fifth biennial session of
the National Conference Of Jewish
Charities was declared closed by the
newly elected first vice president. Mr..
Martin A. Marks, OF Cleveland. Ohio,
who took the chair in the absence OF
Or. Jacob Holander, of Baltimore,
chosen to succeed President Blur.
In retiring. Mr.. BLUR declared that
the conference has accomplished per-
llaps more than any of the previous
meetings toward reaching for the real
aims Of the association; charging its
field of usefulness in the future, and
rectifying the natural mistakes Incl
dent to lack of experience. Touching
the reception of the body in Richmond,
Mr.. Blur said that, contrary to the
action of almost all other gatherings
of the kind, there would be offered no
resolutions OF thanks to the people of
the city for their Kindness and con-
eideration, but that the conference
would show by personal expression OF
It's members its deep appreciation.
Discussions Of papers at both ses-
sions yesterday were no less earnest
and brilliant than on the day before
Especially did the paper OF DIR. Ste
phen S. Wise, on The Functions of
the National Conference OF Jewish
Charities" consideration of which was
deferred until yesterday afternoon,
bring forth the most lively express
sions of opinion, which were by no
means all complimentary either to the
New York rabbi or to the way in which
he treated his theme, except that near
~ everybody admitted that the adj
dress on, Tuesday was masterpiece
of eloquence. and that as a speaker
DIR. Wise left nothing to be desired.
influence of the Greed.
Opening at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, the discussion began with {
paper written by Mr.. Louis Marshall
director of the Educational Alliance
and The Jewish Protectory of New
York City. and read by Mr.. Sol Lowen.
stein, secretary of. the conference. The
rubject was THE Need of Distinctly
Jewish Tendency in the Conduct OF
Jewish Educational Institutions" Mr.
Marshall argued that the basis of all
moral. educational and religious train
ing was that which was given to the
children of each creed by their own
people teaching their own religion.
He therefore advised strongly that
the Jews adhere closely to the honored
traditions of the race and its religion
by establishing and maintaining strict
ly Jewish institutions
OF the several references to this
paper, that of Judge Philip Ruben
stein, of the Juvenile Court of Boston
perhaps ELECTED the greatest interest
and applause. The Judge favored a
broader Jewish religion, contendins
that the, children while at the various
educational institutions should be al
lowed to attend the sabbath schools of
the other denominations in order that
they might learn something about
them. This, he argued. should be in
sisted upon by the managers OF Jewish
communal affairs. He urged better
Feeling on the part of the Jewish peo-
pie toward their neighbors of other
denominations and held that they
should love their race and not be
ashamed to say that they are Jews.
AT the same time they should learn
TO have respect for their neighbors. He
idmonished them to see TO 1t that
ar their efforts should be Jewish in the
broadcast scnse: Jewish in a refined
and intellectual manner.
Others discussing the 5;Ipject were
Or. David Blausten, formerly superin-
tendent of the Educational ciliance. OF
New York City; Mr. Charles Hutzler
OF the Virginia Prison Association
Richmond; Mr.. Abraham Nelson, Mrs
Hugo Rosenburg, Mrs. Kofut and Mr.
Cyrus Sulzberger.
Tribute to DIR. Cnlisch.
The flrst act of President Blur
when he took the chair for the after
noon session was to call DR.. e. N
Calisch, of Richmond, to the rostrum
saying that all through the conference
the rabbi had held himself in the back
ground, But / propose now to make
an exhibit of him, not exhibit B, bu,
exhibit A No IL All this the audlenc,
cheered and applauded, and DR.. Caliscl
: modestly took his place beside thy
Under The head, THE Functions o
the National Conference of Jewisl
Charities" Mr.. V. II. Kricgshaber. q
the Federation OF Jewish Charities, At
lants, Ga. read the paper, Should til,
conference Undertake the Work o
organizing Jewish Charitable Effort II
tho Smaller Communities?
The problem, he said, one can nevc
hope entirely to solve but it can b
greatly bettered by proceeding alon,
the proper lines. While the poverty /,
the small cities is not so general no
so acute as in the larger cities /
nevertheless lies with them to solv
the question In great measure. Anon
them there is small organization. IAN
wanderers who come In, though the
are cared for during their short sta,
are speedily given money TO continu
their journey and eventually land i
the large cities and add to the alread
heavy burden of the organized char
ties, Nearly all the evils of mi
transportation Of porpers ia due,
SAID. to the smaller towns which shoul
care for their people and start them /
work in their own places.
That a field secretary could accom-
u pliSh MANY things towards +he ,,yti,o
tion OF this evil he declared, was cas-
~ 10 be understood from the fact tha
In travelling from place to place Ii
rould keep himself we'll posted as /
the situation in every town. His visit
would soon make Of The "Wanderin
Jew but a,memory. The nomad woul
have to- work nut his livelihood In ii
tna'" =" ait. that he first entered. III