Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-10-08
STARTLING STATEMENT
Hon. Simon Wolf Asserts That the
Twilight Hour of Christian Civ
iIiZatiOn Is at Hand.
TRIBUTE TO HENRY
AND SOLOMON VEIL.

AND SOLOMON WE'LL.
At the Synagogue yesterday, during
Divine services in the afternoon in
commemoration of the Day of Atone
ment, Hon. Simon Wolf, of Washing
ton, by request, addressed the congre-
cation. Among other things he said,
"This is the twilight hour of a day
sacred to the Jewish religion, a day
dedicated to the Spirit of forgiveness.
asking God to forget and forgive our
trespasses during the ear that has
one and to instill in US that spirit of
concession towards our fellow men
which is the highest attribute of God
Himself. It is also the twilight hour
of so-called Christian civilization. For
centuries the great orators and
preachers have dwelt upon the grow
ing spirit of civilization and yet now,
seemingly at the very height, nation is
battling against nation, brother war;
ring against brother, cities, towns and
hamlets laid waste, commerce and
Industries destroyed, thousands of
young men killed, hundreds of thous-
ands of widows and orphans created,
and all claiming to be the representa-
tives of God and the teachings of the
Master who sprang from the loins of
the Jew.
It seems incredible that such a con
dition should exist; but, after all is
said and done, the old Arab story
comes to the fore, that in the best of
US there is always more or less of
the tiger, it needs but opportunity to.
orico ond 1oofh ond onnihi1otinn ORC
the inevitable result.
We of the ancient faith ever advo-
cate peace, peace which is the bed
rock on which Judaism has been erect
ed. We are suffering in common with
all our fellow beings. In this hour of
national and International distress,
inventions and discoveries have
brought us nearer and closer to each
other, and therefore what Europe suf-
fers directly, We, to a large extent,
, suffer Indirectly, n the hour is near
when appeal shall come from all parts
Of Europe, and possibly Asia, asking
the generous people of the United
) States to aid and to relieve the misery
and suffering of our fellow beings,
and when that hour shall come, l
know you, my good friends, will be
ready to give literally and generously
as American citizens to the Red Cross
\ not only as Jews to relieve the indi-
vidual suffering of co-religionists Blu
also as members of the order of B'nai
\ Birth, from whose ranks many have
been stricken off owing to this inter
r necine strife.
In the September number of the
e Century Magazine there is an article
entitled Jewish immigration from the
: Eastern portion of Europe" which is
Il written by a professor of a western
college. 1t is simply a repetition OF
accusation and an exhibition of pre-
judice that has been constant and evel
recurring and would not deserve any
answer were it not for the character
L of the magazine in which it is pub
1ished. Let our answer be: Look a
what Henry and Sol We'll were and &C
comp1ished. These two men alone, il
= addition to millions of others, give thu
lie to this article. Princely merchants
men of the most sterling integrity
representative citizens of the Repub
{, lie, of the State, and the community
Heightened patriotic Jews, exemplify
- ing in every phase of life, ideal traits o
character and the realization of cit
izenship, and have left a record 81
supremacy refulgent that in this hou
= of sorrow and sadness there is a ra,
N of sunshine gliding the horizon, tina
they have left descendants, o. AM
daughters, widows and relatives
worthy of their name and their fame
and that we should have been priv
legged to know them, to mingle wit
these immortals while on earth an
to have been elevated and advances
& to a higher plane, we should ever re
gard as a distinctive blessing. Tim
Q. will never have a better proof Of al
Le that is best in humanity thai was por
II trayed in the life-work of these tw'
noble men of Goldsboro.
Although Henry and Solomon Wei
70 did not live to three score and tel
yet they lived 500 years in good deed
D. and uplifting influence.
This may be the last time that
shall ever have the honor and priv
Iege of addressing you, my friends
but if so, when the twilight hour @
It, similar services shall recur, from yea
to year, remember the words | hav
II feebly attempted to express to 20
this day, and in remembering theI
remember also that with a heart over
flowing with sincere sympathy an
with good will for one and all, l pra
to God that your lives may be spare
to work for the welfare of all me
" and exemplify in your conduct tn
glorious privilege OF being citizens c
ro our common country and devou Jew:
no less.
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