El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
CORNERSTONE
Of NEW TEMPLE
Mt. Sinai Congregation At
tends Ceremonies and
Hears Addresses.

with simple but impressive ceremo-
MES the cornerstone of the new $4,000
temple Of Congregation Mt Sinai. at
the corner Of Oregon and Montana
streets. was laid SUNDAY afternoon at
6 o'clock in the presence of fully 500
people, ost OF whom were members of
the congregation.
The services opened with the song,
Firm This Cornerstone Be La1J.r sung
BY the temple choir consisting of Mrs.
Victor Moore, Mr. and Airs. Parvfn
Witte and c. J. Andrews. with Z. C.
Knickmeyer at the organ. PRAYER was
offered by rabbi Martin Zielonka- after
which Robert krakauer. chairman Of
the building committee, addressed the
gathering
Mr.. Krskauer told OF the building
OF the old temple Il wears a--o. how
the Jewish people OF the CITY. feeling
that they should be identified with
the religious life of the community,
banded together and with many sacri-
fices Of time. labor and money. erected
the temple at the corner Of oregon
and Boulevard streets.
Monument to Jewish Effort.
Evidence of the growth of Fl Paso
j. shown in the gathering here today
10 lay the cornerstone of the second
temple" continued Mr.. Krakauer
Again We are being called uDon to
make sacrifices. We could have called
upon others than those o. our faith
and received RESPONSE. but we have
sought TO make this temple monu-
rnent 10 our own efforts. and when
completed II viii Zoe q monument TO the
progress OF FL PasO.'
While primarily a place Of --OrshiD.
Afr Kra kauer declared that the struc-
ture will also be a social center and I'm
this IT will he 81 deparrure from any
other church in the city 1t viii con-
tain anu sernent rooms Tor the young.
shower baths. reading rooms. billiard
room, stage for entertainments and
kitchen. he stated. and viii be a gath
erinE place every day in the year for
the congregation
Deposits Box Of Records.
After a solo. Fear Ye Not. o Israel"
sung by Parvin Witte. the ceremony
OF depOsiting the box Of records in the
cornerstone was conducted by 4. 4.
Kline. president of Temple Mt. Sanai.
In a short talk he took occasion TO re-
fer to the theft Of papers from the
old cornerstone Of the old temple. and
declared that the box contains neither
gold nor silver
pal address OF the occasion His ad
dress follows
after years Of fruitful and pati-ut
toll we come 20 lay the corner stone
Of this new building. dedicated 20 the
Eternal for service 10 man. Mingled
are the emotions that sway us This
building viii be unique in c1a-acter. !
The first one IN the southwest It I
clings TO the traditions Of the past 2
but while SO doing. gives adequate eN- Z
preston TO the needs OF the present, .
and the creation of = worthy tradi- ,
ton for the future.
The rock and brick. the lumber and
lime, are but the outward form. the
body which will contain the soul OF
his building The mason and the
,arpenter. the plumber and the plas-
erer Will erect the building. but We
are here. we and our children. 10
breathe into il the breath OF life. 10
1--WE IL the everlasting soul. which
viii cause il TO function in modem
society. q society more complex than
my our fathers knew and preserving
problems which never reached their
Ken
Make New building Unique
In three ways have we striren 20
make this building unique In the
irst place we are placing this cor
er stone over the corner stone which
vas laid for the old temple on June %.
SSS. At first glance this may not I
eem out OF the ordinary. but 10 me II .
5 deeply symbolic We are connect .
lg the present with the past, The