The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16
NEW RABBI GIVEN
AHFARTY WELCOME:
Emanu-H Congregation Ex-
tends Cordial Reception
to DR.. Meyer
Brilliant Young Divine Outlines
His Position as a
MOderniSt

The Judaism which we shall teach
and I've is the Judaism of the twen-
tieth century B c. or A D. The past
we honor. we revere; but the future
we serve The spiritual interest Of the
past plus the spiritual ideal of the
present as interpreted TO US by the liv-
ing Jews Of today and yesterday are
the guides 10 the spiritual necessity
Of the future" declared Rey- Dr Matin
A Never, the newly elected rabbi of
Temple Emanuel in his inaugural ad-
dress delivered yesterday morning in
the temple in which he had worshiped
as a boy
Performing the rites OF his faith the
brilliant young San Franciscan began
his ministry yesterday morning IN
the temple proud witnesses Of their
sons dignity were Dr. Meyers parents,
Charles Meyer and wife OF this city.
TEMPLE DECORATED
Temple Emanu-Ei was thronged
with worshipers at the morning
services Many in the congregation
had known the new rabbi as a boy and
student under the late Rabbi Dr.
Aoorsanger- The temple was hand
somely decorated for the services The
portals OF the tabernacle and the huge
gilt seven brsnched candle sticks on
the altar were ,entwined with the
scarlet colors Of the poinsettia. Giant
PAIN branches graced the choir. loft
ana the walls We're decorated with
great clusters Of fern. The electroliers,
formed in the sacred symbol of the
SIX pointed star, were lighted high
overhead
At the altar with the new rabbi
We're Cantor Z. J. Stark, who chanted
from the holy scroll, Lippman Sachs.
president Of the congregation Emanu-
r. and simon Newman, vice president.
RABBI INTRODUCED
At the conclusion OF the Sabbath
services, which We're conducted by
Doctor Meyer and Cantor stark. Presi-
cent Sachs introduced the new leader
OF the congregation. He said in part:
To you, the members of the congre-
saton, oner my profOundest con
Sratulations upon this happy event and I
trust tlat We may continue in the I
great work for Judaism which we and I
the founders Of this congregation have 4
50 Wen performed for more than so 1
years.
Into your keeping Doctor Never on /
oehalf OF congrega don Emauu-El and /
as its presiding officer. 1 deliver the \
congregational interests and the re-
ligiOus welfare OF its members and 4
derstand the grave responsibilities |
which you assume and that you viii /
discharge them with zeal and fidelity
and with the earnest prayer that God |
may give you strength and spare YOU /
10 Us for many many years for the
good OF our community and the good of I
our faith.
LAUDS PREDECESSORS
In opening his address Doctor Meyer 4
paid tribute to the memory of his /
former teacher and religious guide the I
late DR.. Jacob NOorsanger, whose place 4
in the Temple Emanuel he hIled yes /
terday for the first time. He referred 4
feeiingly also TO Rabbi Israel Elkan /
Cohn. Doctor VOOrsangers predecessor,
saying:
Knowing all the greatness of the /
past, We are conscious of the audacity
OF our attempting to stand in the seats
Of the mighty. ! have not come to re-
place them in your hearts / can not
Mi their places in that sense; I would
not If 1 could But may it please God,
in the process OF the years. we shall be
privileged TO earn your love and your
respect; let it be side by side with the
love You bear great Noorsanger and
gentle Elkan Cohn.'
ATTITUDE OUTLINED
In the course of his address Doctor
Meyer outlined his own religious atti-
tude he said:
We are frankly reform. using that
inadequate term as the most generally
used TO describe our position. But re-
form though we be convinced as we
: re- that fha rrfnciT,4ae a,5 f5aaIs - ,
the great champions of reform contain
the solvents for the religion Of Israel
we are not anti-orthodox in sentiment
We are convinced that between Jew
and Jew amity and unity must exist
We firmly believe that the orthodox
Jew has something that we have not
= n y q faF H=r.f=
something very precious that they have
not. The future belongs to both. even
as at the breast of g common past we
have been nOurished, and out Of a
happy combination viii be born the
splendid future of a unified Israel AS
Tetormer We are more than modern; we
are most modern.
DIRECTORS ENTERTAIN
At the conclusion Of the services Doc
tor Meyer was introduced by Lippman
Sachs TO members Of the congregation.
A luncheon was given In Doctor Mey-
er's honor at the st. Francis hotel by
the directors Of the congregation. The
officers Of Temple Emanu-El are: Pres
ident. Lippman Sachs; vice president.
Simon Newman; secretary, Philip Lip
pitt; treasurer, L W. Hellman Jr-. and
directors, Jesse w. Lilienthal, Henry
Wsngenheim, Joseph Silverberg, Joseph
Clarence Walter. NJ S
Koshland and Leon Sloss
More than usual interest attended the
installation Of Doctor Meyer as rabbi
OF the most influential Jewish temple of
the west, as he is a native son of San
Francisco. His father and mother. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Meyer, are pioneer 4
residents Of this city and lived to see Il
their son exalted in their religion on
the thirty first anniversary OF his birth.
son
Doctor Meyer was educated in the
san Francisco public schools and
studied the fundamental doctrines of
his faith under the tuition Of his prede-
cessor. Doctor Noorsanger. After fin
ishing the high school course he en-
tered the Hebrew Union school at Gin
cinnati Later he studied in Europe and 1
Palestine and after being .consecrated a
rabbi occupied that post in several
large temples in the east He comes to
san Francisco from the Temple Israel
Of Brooklyn, y. Y. Doctor Meyer has
taken an important part in civic. socio-
logical and philanthropic work. He was
one of the organizers Of the Federation /
Of Jewish Charities