Evening star., 1915-12-06
EXERCISES
! OF CHURCH CELEBRATION
Senator Borah Makes Principal Ad-
dress Before the Washington
Hebrew Congregation.

4 The closing services of the celebra-
.tion which has been in progress at the
Eighth Street Temple in honor of the
sixtieth anniversary of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation were held last
night at the temple, Senator Borah of
fdaho and other prominent Gentiles and
Jews delivering addresses in a pro-
gram interspersed with elaborate musi-
cal numbers.
Senator Borah discussed the relation
ship of the government to the citizen
declaring that this relationship Is re-
EardleSs of race or creed. He said tnat
the Hebrew race has furnished the
country with some of it's ablest men.
Prayer by DR.. Pierce.
The opening prayer was delivered by
Rev Dr. U. G. s. Pierce. and addresses
were also delivered by Simon Wolf. Mrs
Abram Simon, president of the Temple
Sisterhood: Rev. DR.. William Rosenau
Of Baltimore and Rev DR.; Is David mi III
ipson of Cincinnati. Mr.. Wolf remark
ed upon the fact that Rabbi Louis
Stern has devoted forty-four years OF
energy and devotion to the Washlns
ton Hebrew Congregation; ana iauoso
DR.. Simon's work in upbuildinS the
congregation. predicting that In the
next ten years the church would grow
still greater. He characterlzeo ias.
nights services as putting dlaInono
on the golden jubilee solemnized ten
years ago" Mrs. Simon spoke OF 1he
work of the women Of the congregatloh'
appealing for their faith in their Iu-
ture religion in this country
Speaking on The Opportunity OF the
American Jewish Pulpit" DR.. Rosenau
praised the atmosphere OF liberty IN
this country. and, speaking on nr ne
American Jewish Congregation II
Philipson said, in part =.
sT-nder the leadership OF RaODl 81
mon the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation will continue to prosper ana pc
the great things God has worked
through the Jews The history OF the
Jewish nation is not made OF accouhss
of conquering generals. but was MADE
BY its rabbis All the machinery or
church and state has been brought
against The Jews in the past. and the
Ares of hatred have famed against
them. but they have stood fast IN tne
faith. and it is nothing short of mir
acle that they have continued TO pros
per-.
Address of Senator Borah.
Senator Borah said. in part:
This government has established IT.
self in solving two of its greatest
problems of the past. 1t has demon
strated that it can protect .h.. iseI II
unified into one indivisible govern
ment The former was first evidenced
In the revolution and in 1S12; the iat-
ter in the result of civil strife OIL lsoo-
Its great problem now is to estab-
hsh its relationship to the individual
citizen. In this end it must toIera.e
all faiths. The individual citizen has
been loyal to our country, as our ms
tory has shown. The government must
protect it's citizens wherever they may
be found. If it does not fulfill this OBJ
loo
port of it's individual citizen.
''If 1 were a Hebrew. as l am Cen
tile. would make my Jerusalem under
the Stars and Stripes and build up her
institutions and contribute to her So
ciaI and economic advancement Raise
our children under the Stars and
Stripes that they may continue 70 ae,
velop the resources We have exploited
Program of the Evening.
The program of the evening was as
follows: Organ prelude. Lewis c. At
water. opening prayer. Rev. DR.. U. G.
B. Pierce: congregational responses
and lighting of Hannkkah candles:
anniversary hymn. congregation: med
tation, Rabbi Louis Stern: violin
solo, The Night Concerto De
>seriot). Ralph Goldsmith; greetings,
Simon, president of Temple Sister,
hood. soprano solo. It Will Extol
Thee" (Costa), Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-
Cliff: address. THE Opportunity of the
American Jewish Pulpit" Rev. DR.. VIII
liam Rosenau. Baltimore. alto solo,
TO Three Our Grateful Hymns Shall
Rise" (Bartlett). Mrs. Irma Stern Kali
tsher: violin obligato by Ralph Cold
smith: address. Senator William E.
gorah; duet Grant Us Thy Peace"
fBiedermann), Mrs Nellie Wilson Shir-
cliff and Mrs. Irma Stern kalisher; ad-
dress 'The Jewish American Congre
CATION" Rev. DIR. David Philipson, Gin
cinnati. Ohio; the national anthem,
congregation. and closing benediction,
Rev. DR.. Abram Simon.