Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
Under Auspices of Adas Israel
Hebrew Congregation.
OBSERVE ANCIENT CUSTOM
Addresses by Rabbis From New
York and Baltimore.
RABBI STERN OFFERS PRAYER
Substance Of the Dedicatory Dis
course-List Of Officers and Com
mittees in Charge.

The members of the Adas Israel He
brew Congregation dedicated the new syn
agoge at 9th and I streets northwest yes
terday afternoon with impressive ceremo-
niles. Prominent Hebrews from other cit
les came here to join with the local COM
municants at the service.
Ancient rites which have been in use
on such occasions for hundreds of years
were the characteristics of the event
When the services began at 3 o'clock.
with singing by choir of male voices. a
solemn procession. led by the cantor, Rev
H. Glass of Baltimore. marched three
times around the interior of the edifce,
carrying sacred scrolls. The procession
halted before the shrine. and after the
congregation sang Psalm xiv. the cur
tain of the shrine was drawn aside and
the scrolls and other sacred objects were
deposited inside. The ceremony of lighting
the perpetual lamp. which followed, was
performed by Mr. Louis Sherman.
Rev. DR.. Abram Simon next offered the
dedication prayer, saying, May this syna-
gogue stand forever for the worship of
of New York and Rabbi H. w. Schnee-
berger of Baltimore followed. Rev. DR..
Louis. Stern Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. offered the closing prayer.
Dedicatory Address.
In the course of his dedicatory address
Rabbi Mendes said:
This synagogue, situated in the chief
city of the youngest and greatest nation
Of the world has been consecrated with
more Importance than is usually associ-
ated with events of this kind.
THE first affairs, synagogues or places
of worship were built by Father Abra-
ham In order that he might preach the
word of God and make the people under
watching over them. This God was not
only God Of the Jews. but a God for the
world. Moses, when he stood before the
burning bush, did not address God as the
God Of the Jews, but he called Him the
God of all mankind. So. too. all the
patriarchs of the Hebrew race knew God:
not as their God only, but as God for
all humanity. A synagogue, therefore.
should be place of worship for all man.
kind, and not alone for the Jew. Every
gentle is welcome to enter the portals
of this synagogue and pray to the God
of mankind.
1.-The Jews to whom the Bible was
given, and who have kept it in their
synagogues. have been mighty. Empires
like Babylon fall, but the Bible and the
synagogue still exist. Let. us to whom
the Bible belongs show the people of this
country that the Jew can and will always
De an IDEAL cltlZen, SO that our oppressed
brother may come to this land of free
dom and practice in peace the religion
of orthodox Judaism.
DO not the martyrs who gave up their
lives In Russia because they refused to
give up their synagogues inspire us to
be faithful and loyal to Judaism? Great
will be the blessing to this country when
1t shall appreciate the meaning of the
orthodox synagogues. They stand for
Righteousness and justice" Is
Officers and Committees.
The officers of the congregation and
the committees in charge of yesterdays
services were as follows:
Of1cers-Smon Oppenheimer, president;
Isaac Levy, vice president; Julius Baum
garten, secretary; /. Friedman. treasurer,
and Gus Oppenheimer. financial secretary.
Building committee-Sinon Oppenheim-
er. chairman; Julius Baumgarten. secre-
tary; F. 8. Gichner. treasurer; Isaac Levy.
H. Blumenthal, D. Goldsmith, N. Horn,
I. Small, Jacob Shapiro. Ben Schwartz
and 1. Rosenfeld.
Reception committee-Jacob Schwartz,
chairman: B. Schechter,' Max Rosenthal,
H. Schrott, Charles Stein, j. Schlossberg,
Falk Harmed, Max Cohen, Elihu Horn,
William Levy and George Levy.
Officers of Ladies' Auxilary-Mrs. Simon
Oppenheimer, president; Mrs. H. Schloss-
berg, vice president; Miss Dora Sherman.
secretary; Mrs. D. Rosen. financial secre
tary: Mrs. w. Schlossberg, treasurer.
Board of trustees-Isaac Levy, chair
man; H. Blumenthal and 1. Small.