The Washington times., 1916-04-06
LOVE OF COUNTRY m
URGED ON HEBREWS
President BIout, Of Hebrew
Congregation, Presents Pa
triotic Message at Meeting.

ITO be a Jew r. an honor To he an
American IL an equally great dlstinc-
| ton, but to be an American Jew II a
doubly great distinction. II Is TO wear
two-fold crown" declared I. l..
, Blout, president of the washington He
brew Congregation, in his message pre-
scented at a meeting OF the congregation
at tho temple last night.
Let us, then, be loyal to our country.
love and honor and defend its flag"
President Blout concludes. This, too.
IL the teaching Of our congregation.
America Is the hope OF the world, anu
is becoming more and more an in.
SEPARATION to all nations, aye. to all
Referring to the attitude Of members
in the history OF the world" which
he declares Is now being enacted in
Europe, President Blout said:
Nations matched against nations are
measuring their strength in brutal fash
ion.
what is the Jew in this war;
He Too, Marches.
HE. too. marches in line under the
nag of the country where he dwells;
and like his neighbor. he. too. must
fire shots at men against whom he has
no grudge.
ut is Jew against Jew, father against
son, brother against brother. Com
PEELED to hold the instrument Of death
In his hand, the jew carries no murder
in his heart; inspired by his patriotism
to his country, he takes up arms in
her defense. and offers on the altar
all that IL near and dear to him-honIe.
friends, aye, even life itself-and this
he is doing for a country which has
denied him all the rights ordained by
the grace of God 20 man.
For ages past. the Jew has been
aim in life il liberty. peace and justice.
He IL not by nature of an antagonistlc
mind. lie has no siege guns, no zen
cation is his implicit faith in the unity
OF one God. the Father OF all; his weap-
ons are his religion. his prayers for
peace. liberty and righteousnn mess which
assures us freedom. should be loyal TO
and honor our flag, and be grateful for
all its privileges and protection"
Greater Achievements.
In reviewing the activities of the diff
ferent agencies entrusted with the man
agep1ent of the affairs OF the congrego-
ton. the message said:
III we are not able TO boast of great
| er achievements accomplished during
the past twelve months. let us rather
give expression to a sense ot gratifca-
| ton that we are moro experienced ana
| better equipped imam ever DelOTe LOT
tho task before us, that the congrega-
ton evinces an interest charged with
progress, reform and advancement: that
II Ia resting on a safe and sound basir.
and is blessed with peace and har-
mony."
The message commends especially re-
| cent improvements in the cemetery OF
the congregation. which Is attributed
| chiefly to the efforts OF Caretaker FuGh.
| This is supplemented by a report from
the cemetery committee. sIgEcd by Ben
jamin Solomon az chairman, which an
nounces that memorial services can now
be held under the sheltering protee-
ton OF the trees on the knoll, a Tong
neglected and beautiful spot"
The report Of Treasurer ]. Eisenmenn
Is comm ented upon favorably I'm tho
message. II shows Expenditures Of near
~ 10000 during the year. with bal
ance Of SS95.SS remaining In the treas
ury. exclusive OF nearly 5000 in a sink
The trust on the property Of the con-
Rregation was reduced by 5000 last
year. leaving an obligation, o. $1,000.
The detailed financial report of. Secre-
tary o. E.. Woerner IL appended. It
sows the salaries Of rahbis and of the
choir and orgsnist as the largest ex-
| nenditures, with membership dues the
chief source of revenue.
Would Limit School Attendance.
The advisability OF limiting attendance
at the religious school maintained by
| tno COnBTekAIlOn TO the CnllQren OF
members, was submitted to the con-
gregation by President Blout for con-
sideration.
OF the 81 children enrolled in the
school. 100 are pupils OF non-members, It
is pointed out. Owing to crowded con-
ditions. new pupils have been refused
| since November, and President Blout
suggests that the presence of the chill
dren of non-members deprives those OF
members OF the religious education to
which they are entitled.
| The president suggests providing
Junior memberships In the congrega-
! ton, without financial obligation, to all
low pupils graduated from the school
by receiving confirmation, to continue
their religious activities.
A report OF the Sabbath school COM
mittee, signed by ]. Eisenmann as
chairman. shows n gift of a motion pic
ture machine, received from Julius l..
Peyser and Sidney Bieber The follow
; ing teachers were appointed since Janu-
airy /: Misses Grace Rice, Amelia Hol-
lander. and Ruth Jonas, and Col
. Glueck.
, The message denies a rumor that the
ceremony of Bar-Mizvah was abolished
by the congregation, explaining that its
1 usefulness has been superseded largely
by the confirmation. 1t has not how
ever been officially discontinued by the
] board, nor its privilege denied to mem
4 bers to whom its sanctity appeals.
, Brief reports from the board of trus-
7 tees, acting as n board of audit. one
y from the committee on repairs and i'm
provements, signed by A. M. Fishel and
l. b. Nordlinger. and one from the COM
, mittee on pews, signed by A. NJ. Fishel
4. and Samuel Ganss, were also presented
: at the meeting.