The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08

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ing their corporate existence. Head
snip Of the Jewish nation aud unity
81 ths Jewish peoples is the need If
tire Jew, ard 90 bring these things
bout is she Igtssion Of the Zionist
movement. he joid his hearers Ir,
ilrsky clos>d WITH Is quiet, buJ force
tul appeal 10 his audience to heip the
fs ovement having Tor It's aim the re-
tarn OF "a nation to its home. where
lts people could transmit 20 thetr chill
cren without fear aHa without difil-
eHlty the traditions and ideals Of the
race
What 1900. GOO people viii TO do
that they can do The only question
for YOU 10 determine Is whether IL
4s to be done by you or by another
eaneratteu." he concluded
Life Ia Palestine.
Following were several musical
numbers. after which Or. Frieden-
said told Of modern Palestine aud
If the life there Of It's inhabitants. lilo
denied that the Jewish mission ia
mat country had ended with the dis
Dersiou, declaring that the Jewish
gseople for two thousand years had
/ langed for their own country and jew
ish people everywhere continue TO
/ hope that the day viii come when the
. I~raeltes will find home IN Faies-
line
This longing he said, had found ev-
preston in the Zionist movement and
i'm the increasing number Of pilgrims
+ 10 the Holy Land Speaking of the
Hfe OF the Jewish colouists. he de-
c1ared that there can be found among
the men and Women Jews of Pales-
tine that which, cannot he found
among those Of the race anywhere.
Elsewhere It is difficult to inculc1te
Jewish ideals in the minds of each
succeeding generation, there Jewish
IDEALS are transmitted without diff
fculty. The Jews III Palestine are
/ relieved of that burden, he said, and
+ they stand straighter ana look for
ward with greater vision and with
finer purpose than those Of other
lands.
Several violin solos by Master
Sehklar closed the CONCERT and meet
ing. Many took advantage Of the OPP
portuulty to shake hands with two Of
the great leaders Of their race In
America
MIR r1lyson's Address.
Lieutenant Governor fllySon spoke
as follows
Il am greatly honored by the In
vItation TO he the honorary chairman
81 this meeting. You could not have
chosen one who more heartily add
luires the Hebrew race. or who more
fully appreciates the splendid part that
the Jewish people have borne tn the
+ discovery and IN the development Of
the country In which we live,
| "Dr Madison G. Peters, in his
| charming book The Jow AS a Patriot
| has brought together many facts OF
an intensely Interesting nature con-
corning the achievements Of your peo-
pie. Tho Introduction TO the book, or
1s he is pleased TO cali IL an intro
duetory essay, written by Hon Oscar
IS Straas. recites in most delightful
way how the Hebrew commonwealth
was "a model for the American RS
public. Dr. Peters tells us that II was
il Jew, Luis tie Santanrel. who ad'
vaneed out of his own pocket the
money which made It possible for
Ferdinand aud Isabella TO equip cara
wells for the expedition TO the Indies
land to pay Christopher Columbus, this
admiral Of the fleet
Or Moses kayscrling. IN mis- vaIu-
able work entitled. christopher Co
Iumbus and the Participation Of the
Jews in The Spanish and Portuguese
Discoveries narrates Santausers in
terview with the Queen. az follows
santapRet the story continues. was
much delighted AT the Queens resolve
and declared that 1t was not neces-
ssry for her 10 pledge her Jewels
he would be pleased. ne said. TO ad.
vance the money necessary for the
expedition. and would be glad of the
opportunity to perform so small a ser
yicef or her and for his master, the
King
columbus sons Fernando and OWE
view.
jew First Saw Land.
1T was jew who first saw the
new world. It was another Jew. Luip
de Torres. who was the first white
man TO get foot on American soil
Torres was also the frs; European to
discover the of tobacco.
The patriotism of the Jew ia one
IF his greatest virtues. In our great
struggle for American independence
there was no man who gave sn gem
erousiy Of his private means TO make
possible this conduct of the war as
did Solomon Of Philadelphia who
furnished nearly seven hundred thou
sand dollars, not one penny Of which
has ever been returned 10 him or his
heirs. There were many who enlist =
ed IN the ranks OF the Continental
army Colonel Isaac Franks became
~" a" lamp" 10 NA@HliGEtn, mayor
benjamin Nones served ON the STATS
If hQth Lafayette and Washington
Helps To Build Monument
The commernorutlon Of the first
battle hoI3 of the Revolutionary
War was made possible through a
jew
Upon learning that Amos Law
renee Of Boston, had pledged him
self 10 gave 10000 10 complete the
Bunker I'm monument, II any otrrf
person couid be found 10 give a Ike