The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-02

Choir:
Truth--Carol Daube.
Revercnce-Marguerit Barrall
Power-Willam Pfeiffer.
Qualities of character-Doris West
heimer
Class motto-Harry Pfeiffer,
Individual mottoes-ClaSs.
Floral offering-Doris WcSthcimer.
Closing prayer-Sylvan Goldman.
Presentation of enry
Baum
Blessing of confirmants.
Choir
Sermon
Choir
Concluding service, page 2:i.
Jewish confirmation services were
held in Ardmore, Sunday. May 2G, 1912.
at which time six children-thrcc boys
| and three girls-held religious festival
to their God and publicly united them
selves with the church OF their fathers.
With the exception OF very direct,
forceful discourse by Rabbi George Fox
at the close, these services were conduct
ed entirely by the members Of the class.
The various addresses by the confirm
ants, which were prepared by themselves
and given with that grace and ease
which comes only with an intimate
knowledge of the subject, were without
doubt masterpieces and the power that
was shown by each in his part in these
very impressive services atteSted the
right of each to choose for himself his
creed and his God.
Taking out the Torah or the scroll
commandments OF the Jewish religion
is custom with Jews in all holidays
and that part is read which applies to
that particular festival
Harry and William Pfeiffer and Syl
van Goldman read from the Torah, the
latter reading in original Hebrew aided
by the explanations of the rabbi which
commandments were later given by the
class in English
Marguerite Barrall, beautiful in the
purity of her young girlhood, seemed
peculiarly we'll chosen to deliver the
opening prayer and to tell TO her hearers
what reverence means.
William Pfeiffer told so truly and
simply the meaning of religion and show
ed to what use power must be put that
an accusing conscience was awakened in
those who heard. and feeling that
a little child shall lead them"
Carol Daube i'll a clear. concise way
told the meaning of confirmation and
there could be no doubt that Carol un-
derstood the step that she was taking
that she was no longer Jew because of
her birth but a Jew of her own choice
with a full knowledge of the creed of
that religion Truly there is no right
way but by truth and no one could have
brought out this fact more plainly than
was given us here.
No more beautiful tribute could have
been given than Doris Westhcmer gave
for herself and her class to those par
ents who had been all to them. She has
been taught as Samuel tried to teach
Saul-that ''to obey is better than sac
rifice.''
Harry Pfeiffer with feeling dignity
gave the motto that they had chosen:
Let Righteousness flow as water and
justice as a mighty stream"
Rabbi Fox delivered fitting climax
to these services in which he set forth
the possible sufferings that these young
people might endure because they had
chosen to be Jews-but they had taken
this step with no persuasion from any
one and therefore must be prepared to
live by it. Because you have nothing TO
be ashamed Of you are American Jews
with the best in you and before you that
America has to offer and the best the
Jews can give Offset any slight that
you might suffer with character. Carry
that with you into all circles of society
into which you may go and you will
leave it better because you came into it"
Rabbi Fox is powerful speaker and
to him too much praise cannot be given
for the immediate success in this well |
favored class of confirmants
No service is complete without the
music. which lends just that solcmnity
which makes the whole world in harmo-
ny and akin. Much was added by the !
contributions of Mrs Guilot and Miss
Eleanore Deskins.
No one left that place hallowed by
these children without having learned
much that made them better than when
they came Each child by the force of
his words carried conviction to all pres