Evening journal., 1909-10-11
BETH ISRAEL and
HIRSCH SHACKS
DEDICATED
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ceremony We have gathered to witness
here. Hardly a day passes when dedi-
cations Of some sort do not take place
In some town in this vast country of
ours. The dedication Of no other in
stitution can arouse in our hearts such
soul-stirring thoughts as the dedica-
tion of a tuberculosis sanitorium.
In contributing their share toward
the anti-tuberculosis movement i'm Del
aware, the Hebrew Charity Associa-
iton has not been impelled by fear
lest the Jewish consumptiyes might
grow out OF proportion. I am some
what familiar with statistics, and
know that the Jew is practically i'm
mune to consumption. Read the sta
tistical reports OF men of the great
est authority, Jacobs, Behrends and
others, and you will be convinced Of
the truth of my statements.
'Nor has it been because the Hebrew
Charity Association happens TO have
a superabundance, but it is because
the Jew has always been in the van
guard Of all charitable movements. We
cannot read Of any charitable move
ments in this country or abroad where
the Jews have not taken part. Some
how or other his name is inseparably
linked with charity. 1t was the jew
David who sang the praises of charity.
It was Solomon who bequeathed 10
posterity the theisms in the glorifica-
tions of charity. Yes, it was the Jew
Jesus, IL you will, who gave to
posterity those sayings Of charity that
have become common in every Chris
tian household"
Rabbi Abels then began to exhort
the audience towards contributing to
pay off the amount still due on the
building, 500. In order to put them
in a contributing frame of mind he
interspersed his powerful exhortation
with lew timely and pertinent witty
stories. The best one of these was as
follows; In a certain church the
pastor was requesting the congregation
for contributions for a certain worthy
cause, and tho moro he talked and the
moro he begged the quieter the people
remained, nobody Offering a contribu-
tion. Finally one man in the rear
Of the church arose and said: II will
give one dollar" This started the
contributing all over the church and
then one of the richer members on the
front scat arose and said, II give &c."
tho ceiling and struck him on the
head, which caused him to say, Il
give $40" Another piece OF plaster
Just then fell and struck him on the
head again and he yelled, 'I give 800. "
Then the man who had contributed the
first dollar arose and lifting his eyes
he said. 90 Godl Hit him with an
other piece and maybe he will give
thousand dollars"
As a result OF Rabbi Abers plea
contributions came thick and fast and
very nearly the full amount needed
was soon gathered in.
Building Presented.
This was followed By the formal un.
yelling and opening Of the building ant
lunveiling Of the tablet of the com.
mittee, after which Judge Daniel O
Hastings presented the building to tn
Anti Tuberculosis Society.
In presenting the building to the Anti
tuberculosis Society Judge Hasting
said:
Chairman, ladies and gentlemen- w
have all listened with a great deal OF in
terest to some OF the history OF the Anti
tuberculosis Society by DR.. Robin, an
we have enjoyed, am sure. that address
of DIR. Ostro about the 1sraeltes in Amer
lea and we must have all enjoyed III
splendid speech telling Of the history o
the Jews by Rabbi Abels. As 1 observe
what happened afterward, I came to tn
conclusion that the Jew was nothing un
less he was an expert in financiering.
have heard preachers beg before. and
have seen people give and take before. bu
in all my life I have never seen an ex
hibition like this. / sat there frightene
for fear the honor Of presenting thl
building would be put up at auction an
would not be able to deliver the specc
which have prepared But there ar
things much more interesting and muc
more important than speech making o
an occasion like this; and while hay
never failed 10 try when am called upoi
, I think this IS one Of the occasions whe
I ought not even try because Of the lat
: hour. / merely want TO congratulate th
Hebrew Charity Association, and I can d
that because / am not one OF them; thes
! people who endeavored from one year
. end to tho other TO relieve the hungr
8 families and to furnish them with fu
to keep them warm. this society whic
mas uohe TINS lot leoe past nine OF te
T years come now and do a thing whic
is as important as keeping people war;
and giving them food. namely, fiirnishin
these sick people with fresh air and sur
light. congratulate them. coneratulai
: the community on having such citlzer
: among us. And. ladies and sentlemei
Q they are not the only people to be cor
graduated.
2 you heard from DR.. Robin the gre,
interest that had been taken in this cit
and how people had poured out the