Evening journal., 1914-06-22

and prosperity OF the United States,
and became, by naturalization. a citi-
zen OF the land of his adoption. It
must not be thought that Mr.. Tome
zick has found America a bed OF
roses; nor do / think that he ever
expected SO to find it. Like many
other men OF foreign birth, he was
sensible enough TO know that indus
try, honesty. intelligence, thorough
ness and frugality are the things
which make for success in life, no
matter in what country a mans lot
may be cast He has passed through
the crucible OF bitter business expert
ence and II Is to his credit that while
he went into that crucible as a Jour
neyman, he has emerged from il as a
general contractor That fact speaks
| for itself. What he can do as a
builder is made manifest by the
| splendid work he did on Polish Hall
and many other structures that he
has erected in our city. It is my pleas
ure to congratulate him upon this
present work so far as it has pro-
gressed and 10 wish him IN the en-
terprise Of building 1t the fullest pos
sible measure OF success.
Il have no doubt that he and Mr..
Hance will work in complete accord
at all times and In all places and
that with two such men In our em-
ploy we shall soon have the pleasure
OF worshiping the God Of our fathers
in one Of the handaomest synagogues
owned by any congregation IN the
State OF Delaware"
Mayor Howell spoke OF the interest
taken by Jewish residents IN their /
work and of the cornerstone laying as
an important event in the history OF |
the city. The new synagogue, he de- I
clared, would be a credit to the city /
The Rev. M. Maliansky, spoke In the I
Jewish language, using the Talmud |
and the Old Testament to illustrate |
his points.
Hes said that the people of all other |
nations who settle here have some |
point in view. In that after gathering |
a little money and then sail back to
their fatherland, there to enjoy the |
fruits OF their labor. But on
the other hand, the Jew /
comes here with no chance
Of going back, and he labors here 10
make name for himself, for he
has no land to go back TO. Mr. Ma
liansky spoke OF the event as some-
thing 70 be proud of. and he stated
that the day should be recognized as
a holiday. Coming back 70 the trav-
els Of the Jewish nation, he spoke of
the hardships and sufferings they had
passed through in the different coun-
tries of their sojourn, the last one be-
ing Russia, which Is fast going into
complete bankruptcy because of the
tVhnIAuuIn dnnurf s.F
America.
A telegram was read from Judge L.
A. Snitkin, Of New York, expressing
his regret at being unable to be pres
ent.
In his address Rabbi sscheiber said:
This question Is not 40 new as peo-
pie are apt to think. When King Solo
mon dedicated the gorgeous Temple In
Jerusalem he saids 'fhe heaven. and
the heaven Of heavens cannot contain
thee; how much less this Temple The
greatest prophet, Isaiah, exclaimed.
The heaven Is l tGod's) throne, and
the earth is my footstool; where Il the
house that ye build unto me and where
is the place for my restf' Another pas
sage Of the same prophet is the Lord Of
Hosts, the whole universe Is full Of His
glory The idea which the prophets
meant 10 convey, was this: If the
heather erected temples and places de-
signed for the purpose Of shelter for
their gods, they had good reasons for
20 doing. Because without receptacles
he gods, especially those made of sil-
'er and gold, representing consider !
BILE money value, would certainly have q
'een stolen. But for the god Of Israel, {
Tho was invisible, impersonal, spiritual, !
whom no image could be made a t
ouse of shelter was not needed.
IT, then the necessity Of houses of n
'orship could be questioned thousands Il
( years ago, how much more timely
aust such a question be today?
For a world Of thought and senti-
ient tn which our fathers and grand
athers lived, is taking leave of us the
hildren Of the twentieth century. Con-
eptions and notions, which TO them +
we're stan and stay, no longer convey to !
is messages Of divine truth. 3
Moreover, 60 the jew Of the middle $
iges, the Temple representa- in the lit I
raj sense Of this term, what the Greek ]
word synagogue, expressed, namely q
house Of assembly During the dark /
lges, which for the dew did not vanish {
before the middle Of the nineteenth q
century, the synagogue constituted his I
house OF prayer, his house Of study, |
iis school, his university and college.
u was his place OF amusement, his {
theatre, his concert hall, his club. his
lodge. When a boy was accepted into 9
the covenant, when girl was named,
when confirmation, wedding or funeral
took place, In fact, every family event I
from the cradle to the grave was cele- I
brated in the synagogue, and became i
thus an event for the entire conrreQa- \
cation. Only too often the synagogue I
became the only place Of protection for (
the Jews, when mubs, infuriated by I
so-called preachers OF love- wanted To :
massacre them for mo other crime'
than that they dared TO worship God. {
the Father Of all, Independent Of creed.
in manner different from that OF the (
majority, but in accord with the die (
tates Of their own conscience. Yet. {
cases were quite numerous when whole I
their rabbis at the head, |
were burned in synagogues, diving the
noble death as martyrs for principle,
and truth"
Following the dedication the repre.
resentatives of the various organiza-
tions. with the members Of the commit X,
tee, went to the home Of Isaac Vein.
stein No 723 West Fourth street,
where a banquet was served. Michael
Brown was toastmaster and addresses
we're made by Nathan Barsky and
others.