The sun., 1910-05-16

Mayor Gaynor delivered the opening
address yesterday morning At the twenty
fourth annual convention Of the indie
pendent Order Birth Abraham in Cooper
Union. where the convention will ait for
three days. Ihe order has grown in
numbers by 1900 the last year and now
has ItO.OOO members in all parts Of the
Union. divided among SIS lodges. Dele
gates from all parts of the country are
in attendance az the convention. 20 the
number Of more than I.ioO. Mayor
Gayuor was introduced by the grand
master Of tho order. Judge Leon Sanders,
a. -ths greatest, the hest Mayor New
York city ever had. and there was much
applause.
Il thank you very much for inviting
me here said tho Mayor. although |
ought TO say 20 you that after the labors
Of the week ought 20 be somewhere
else. Il would he better for the city
IL not for yOu II were somewhere else
taking care Of my health
There was 30 much hubbub that the
Mayor at this point abruptly ceased
speaking. and a. the noise did not lessen
he remarked: Perhaps I'D better wait
After much effort on the part Of the
chairman tho doors were finally closed
and nobody else was admitted during
the Mayors speech. When quiet had
been secured. and not until then. the
Mayor said:
As arrived this morning heard 30
much noise that I was reminded Of the
political meetings oi last fall Every
body was talking Now II you will keep
still few minutes and give me a chance
20 get a word in edgeWays we'll get the
thing over sooner.
After that Mayor Gaynor had silence
and attention and he void the delegates
that he took them 20 he the most tntelli-
gent people Of their race. He said:
suppose that many ot Won we're born
In this country and that many more Of You
were born Ia countries Of Europe where
your race is oppressed. There h an old
saying that YOU can hire one half the people
10 shoot down the other half. That h the
reliance of despOtism everywhere. In
In a country of universal education that
does no, hold good. That Il this country.
Il h a sore blot on tho Christian world.
the oppression Of the Jew In all Europe
In Asia he never has been so treated only In
Christian Europe, where Il was an out.
coms NJ religious hatred. Yet when an
Intelligent man appeared see what hap
pensd The greatest of English rulers,
/ oliver Cromwell. reAimi'ted the Jews
! 70 England after bantshment ot tOo years
/ MirAbeAu gave them full freedom In France
and Napoleon revived the ancient san,
I hedrim ami gave the rabbits all the rank
and privileges 81 tho priesthood ln facs
Of these hoW punv appears the car But
o! course he Is only an instrument.
The founder Of Christianity. whether
he vas human or divine. came Of the Jew isl
race We Christian, have Appropriates
the Scriptures Of the Jews and declare,
them 70 be Co.'s " vOrds Whv In the Igh
Of these things should Christian hat,
a Jew Happily In this country ther,
lnEers scarcely any Of this ancient feeling
We are indebted % the Jews on ever
hand Think " hat We owe 10 Reinr Men
delssohn ami Ruhins's.n. Ricardo. Spinoza
Montedore and de Hirsch. lessel and Ben
amin ant Dsraeli The Jewish fari
has rrmAinet pure 10 tho worship o. ON,
supreme Beng ana has never h~sn carrie,
aside Is not Christianity rapidly tend %,
10 the same basis. OF has not that been .fl
. has y from ne beginning We'll NAV a lev
: be- proud of u AMI adhere 70 90 ey"rvv here
You have the finest bodv of lferatgr,
To- tho whole worIi yong ancient scripture
. vh.rh We call the uid Testament For a,
/ that goes o. maa" the standards of l'rra
T 'Ir, @ stands supreme sine. fas Hebrew
Scriptures we're written no mind hl, ,1W.
/ ON tnt. earth Who ha- cqusil"d then. y,
man has come on thi- earth -inc" the Iwru,
/ Itv-thIrd Psalm uas written NHo was capable
: ~ writing anything anvN here near eduaI
. 20 10 And vet ther~ are some people wuO
think that In those carly days the mind OF
2 man vas lt',e
Iu the work ~ THE order ] honor you FOR
standing together in the manner that you
Do Iu poliiic. Won hAv" never been small
sui ,lauui,h. but hHy" spread Yourselves
out according TO Individual preferences
2 fh no mind except M" good ~ the couu-
try ". have good MANY of Won in thi-
,.fv iu fact. 49, W. say, here are more
Ievs here than IN Jerusalem And vhru
tros. have been Dut before you vho stood
4 for good government your discretion iu
vour ,ot. has been admirable and more
admirable ,tiu has teen your support ui
7 those whom you elected 10 giv- vpH good
: government. without being decrly-i by
fhos- Who au the time are looking only f"'
. themselves aud do not care rap for the
. city
. W. wslCom" you here because Won ooms
T n the spirit VI dong good. aud ] give you
gOd.p'rd
There was a storm ~ applause and
twice the audience gave three cheers
J for Mayor 0aynOr One enthusiast
shouted for the ueNt Governor " this
state Grand Master sanders made d
brief address Of thanks and appreciation
10 tho MayOr. The Mayor bowed hmseli
out and the regular business u the con
! ycntion leRan There was such n dcmand
for admission 10 the hall that long line,
we're formed OF tho entrance even lOug
after MayOr Gaynor had Withdrawn
1her. are q RoOd many delegates from The
far south ard West ard some u then
brought their wives with them for visit
I 20 the metropolis
The grand masters report recon
mand.i the est ablishment uf sAnl
tarium for members suffering FROM tib~r
! CulOsis Ihs income 81 the order for th,
year was reported as stet 81 ~.
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