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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-01-28
January %, 1916.
EDl 1TORIAL
SINGERS IN THE SYNAGOGS.

An anonymous friend has sent us
a clipping of a lengthy editorial
from an Eastern Yiddish paper in
which the editor takes the Reform
rabbits to task for giving preference,
as it appears to him, to Christian
singers in their synagogs. In city
like New York, or any other large
city that has considerable Jewish
community,-there are large num-
bers of trained Jewish singers, en-
dowed with fine musical voices, the
editor rightly claims. The Jews in
general are unsteady gifted peo-
pie Their talents in the sphere of
music are so we'll known and so am
ply recognized that Jewish singers
are often employed in Catholic
churches. The only place where
Jewish singers find no recognition
and no employment, the editor
AYERS, is the modern synagog. 1t is
a piece of Jewish anti-Semitism.
The evil, from the point of view
of our editor is deplorable for two
reasons. First of all, it is anoma-
lous to have Christian singers, who
are generally trinitarian in their be-
lief, chant the Hear @ Israel . the
Lord is One" and others, character
iStically Jewish. Bible-SentenceS re-
sponses, and invocations. 1t reduces
the Jewish worship to farce, a
mockery. Secondly-and this is
even more serious from our editors
standpoint-it is a great injustice
and injury to our Jewish national
cultural interests; for instead of en-
couraging we thus discourage Jew
ish art and Jewish talent. For if
Jews discriminate against Jewish
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January %, 1916.

raises Dedlu, dlu, plColO NldllSN,
he is a ''hazan" for an orthodox
"shool?" Can he bring more religios-
ity, or inspire more religiosity, in
the congregation than the fine
Christian tenor? We put the ques-
ton thus, because we know that
that is what many orthodox congre-
cations actually do. If the man only
has good voice and knows "chazo-
ness" they don't care what kind of
a Jew, or even what kind of man,
he is the rest of the year. He is
sure to prove a great drawing card.
AS a matter of fact, all singers,
Jewish and Christian, are alike in
that respect. They sing in the
church or in the synagog, because
singing is their profession, and they
don't care about the label of the
place as long as it is respectable, and
as long as they are paid for their
services. A Jewish singer will just
as readily sing in Christian church
as Christian singer in synagog.
They don't mix religion with their
professor or their art They are
perfectly neutral in regard to reli-
gion, and certainly in regard to ma
tionality.
If that is the case, then, the real
question is, Should we have any fine
singers and paid choirs at all at our
services? Do we need them? We
are frank to declare that from a re-
ligious point of view we should not
have them, and we do not need them,
neither a well-trained quartet in the
Reform temple, nor a virtuoso-haz-
an, who may not understand the He
brew words he is singing, in the or
thodox synagog. From the religious
stand point it is far preferable to have
reader of prayers, or the ordinary,
everyday "baal-tefilleh," who is not
an operate singer, but religious
Jew instead, ana then some COngre-
gational singing, no matter how TN
musical it may be.
Why should religious service be
concert at the same time? We
yield to none in our love of good
music. But we claim that reli-
glOus service is no more an occasion
for the display of fine singing, and
fine instrumental music, than it is
for the display of fine painting, fine
sculpture, or fine acting and dane
ing. The synagog has never used
the other arts as auxiliaries. Why
should it use music? If, on the
other hand, we cannot pray and can
not be devOut without the insDira-
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singers, Wnat can we expect 1TOnl
others.
The editor is very much provoked,
and pours out the walls of his ridi
Guile and contempt upon the "rab-
bis" and the "yahudishe" philan-
thropists, meaning thereby the rich
members and leaders of the modern
synagogs.
Well, Mr.. Yiddisher editor, let us
now reason together, not because
we are so anxious to convince you
it is almost impossible to con-
vince an all-wise wrathy editor
but because we know that there are
others who are of the same mind.
In fact we know of some who offer
this by you much deplored fact as
reason or excuse for not attending
the modern synagog, although they
don't attend the synagog that is free
from such evils either
TO complain that the synagog
thus discourages Jewish national cul-
ture, art, and artists is foolish.
What has the synagog to do with a
national art, or national artists, or
national anything synagog as
house of prayer and religious in
struction and edihcation? Even the
most fanatical Jewish nationalist
will not claim that religion as such
can take cognizance Of anything call
ed national He may make national
ism his religion, but that does not
affect religion as religion. The edi-
tor himself tells us that Catholics,
French, Italian, or American Cath
olics often employ Jewish singers in
their churches. Evidently Catholi
cism does not lay any stress on any
thing national. How can Judaism,
the religion Of the prophets, who de-
clared "my house shall be called
house Of prayer unto all the ma
TONS concern itself about national
music and national singers any
more than about national painters or
national dancers?
Let us, then, eliminate the nation
al-cultural phase, and conflne our
selves to the religious. 1t is wrong,
we are told, to have 'goyim" sing
"Shma Yisrael' in our temples
Why? Because it does not mean
anything to them. The Christian
singer may be Trinitarian or an
atheist. Is it not a mockery to have
him sing Shma Yisrael for us and
to us: But what if we have Jewish
singers who are no more Jewish, re-
ligiously speaking, than the Chris
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The Amrrtran 5eniBh mnrln.
Continuing The jewish Weekly.
Established juno ~, 1912.
DIR. s. N. DEINARD, EDITOR
L. H. Frisch, Managing Editor.

ADVISORY BOARD-A. n Bearman,
Louis R. Frankel, John Friedman, Arthur
M. Harris, Sylvan Hess, Adolph Hirsch-
man, Meyer M. Isaacs, Gustavus Loevinger,
DR.. Isaac L. Rypins, William Weisman,
Hiram D. Frankel.
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of March 8. 1879.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
MONTANA KNOWN
WELL AS HARPIST

Mr.. Pasquale L. Montaini, who will
appear In the Round Table Festival
Co. program which is being promoted
by the Eagles lodge at the Eagles
Home, the evening of May %, Is well
known to the musical public as a
harpist OF ability.
There is no musical instrument
quite so satisfying as the harp; none
with tones 30 appealing to the must
cal sense or so truely expressive. Its
inherent qualities are supplemented
by the romance of history extending
to the time OF the master psalm writ
er, David; 1t has been honored In song
and verse as no other instrument.
1t Is through a perfect understand
ing of the possibilities of the harp
and a mastery OF the most difficult
problems It presents that Mr.. Montani
has attained a position of distinction
as harpist. He Is a finished artist,
faithful to musical standards, dis
eliminating and intelligently voiced.
Those who know Mr. Montani and his
harp are best highest in the praise Of
his ability as an artist. The wonder
full tones he sends forth from this
most wonderful of instruments lifts
any heart out of the trials and wor-
ries of the life to a fuller realization
Of the beauties Of the higher living.
An evening spent with Mr.. Montani
Is an event in the life of anyone as he
lifts them to the higher plane and
satisfies the demand of the soul for
something great and beautiful. The
tones from the most wonderful of in
struments when in the hands Of this
artist are so full, pure and expressive
as to be only understood and not ex-
pressed.
Mr.. Montana in the program will
furnish several solos and accompany
most OF the other performers. Here
is another treat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
Like A Boy at 50 Bubbling Over
) With Vitality---Taking Iron Did It
Doctor Says Nuxated Iron Greatest of all Strength
Builders-Often Increases the Strength and Endur-
ance of Delicate Nervous Folks 200 Per Cent

NEW YORK, y. Y.-Not long ago
man came to me who was nearly
half a century old and asked me to
give him a preliminary examination
for life insurance. I was astonished
to find him with the blood pressure
OF boy of 20 and as full of vigor
vim and vitality as young man: in
fact a young man he really was not
W1thstanding his age The secret he
said was taking iron-nuxated iron
had filled him with renewed life. At
80 he was in bad health; at As care
worn and nearly all In Now at so
a miracle of vitality and his face
heaming with the bouyancy of youth
AS have said a hundred times over,
iron Is the greatest of all strength
builders. If people would only throw
away patent medicines and nauseous
connections and take simple nuxated
iron. / am convinced that the lives
of thousands of persons might be
saved, who now die every year from
pneumonia, grippe, consumption, kid
ney, Liver and heart trouble. etc. The
real and true cause which started
their diseases was nothing more nor
1903 Iudu NGdhOu6u COnQlLlOQ
brought on by lack of iron in the
blood. Iron is absolutely necessary
to enable your hood to change food
into living tissue. Without it, your
food merely passes through you with
out doing you any good. You don't
get the strength out of it and as a
consequence you become weak. pale
and sickly looking just like plant
trying to grow in a soil deficient in
iron. If you are not strong or well
you owe it to yourself to make the
following test: See how long you
can work or how far you can walk
without becoming tired. Next take
two five-grain tablets of ordinary nux-
ated iron three times per day after
meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself
how much you have gained. have
seen dozens of nervous rundown
people who were ailing all the while,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
CALL VETERANS
To- MAKE PLANS
FOR MEMORIAL

MILTON, Ind. May 2S.-The old
soldiers of Milton and vicinity are cali
ed to meet at the office Of DIR. sweeney
Thursday afternoon at 2:20 o'clock to
look after the decoration OF the graves
of comrades on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Thompson, east Of
town had as their guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse HORNED OF near East
Germantown, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mueller, Of west Of town. Miss Ida
Bertsch Of east Of town, who Ii a
nurse, is now at Rochester. Minnesota,
on a case. :. Mrs. e. A. Kuhns recent
1y underwent an operation TO remove a
small growth from her right shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lowry OF
Cambridge City. spent Sunday with
Mr.. Lowry's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Lowry. :. Will Rothermel OF
Connersville, spent Sunday with his
mother and sister, Mesdames Ann NJ.
Rothermel and Elizabeth Kimmel..
Mrs. Elizabeth Harden spent Sunday
with her brother. James Morris and
family at Dublin. . Miss Serena Hos
hour was an Earlham guest Saturday
evening and attended the entertain
mcnt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
TAYLOR CONDUCTS
FUNERAL SERVICE

MILTON, Ind, May 23.-Mrs, Harry
Manlove will entertain the Embroid-
cry club Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Minnie Deck and brother Ed
ward, of Noblesville, are spending a
few days with their sister, Mrs. Will
Filby Mr. Filby and Mr.. Deck motor
ed to Connersville Sunday afternoon.
-. .Ozro Daley spent Sunday with
Paul Garrett, east of town. The
Rev NJ. s. Taylor conducted the fu-
neral services of the late Miss Cassie
Turner at the Doddridge Chapel, Tues
day morning The fnterment was at
the Doddridge cemetery. The Rev.
Mary Mills OF Friends church, conduct
ed the funeral services Of the late
James McSipple at the home of the
daughter, Mrs. Fred Murley of this
place, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The interment was in the family lot
at Westside cemetery. The deceased
was member of Co., F, End Regiment
Kentucky Cavalry. He is survived by
his children James of Cincinnati, Mary
of Richmond, John of Connersville,
Joseph and Mrs Fred Murley of Mil
ton His wife died several years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

couble their strength and endurance
and entirely get rid of all symptoms
OF dyspepsia, liver and other troubles
IN from ten to fourteen days time,
simply by taking iron in the proper
form. And this after they had in
some cases been doctoring for months
without obtaining any benefit But
don't take the old forms of reduced
iron, iron acetate or tincture of iron
simply to save a few cents You
must take iron in a form that can
be easily absorbed and assimiliated
like nuxated iron if you want it to
do you any good, otherwise it may
prove worse than useless. Many an
athlete or priZefighter has won the
d; simply because he knew the
secret Of great strength and endurance
and filled his blood with iron before
he went into the ARRAY, while many
another has gone down to inglorious
defeat simply for the lack of IRON
&. Sauer, M. D..
NOTE-Nuxated Iron. recommend
ed above by DR.. Sauer is not a patent
medicine nor secret remedy, but. one
which is we'll known to druggists and
whose iron constituents are widely
prescribed by eminent physicians
everywhere. Unlike the older inor-
ganic iron products, it is easily ASST
inflated. does not injure the teeth,
make them black, nor upset the
stomach; on the contrary. it is a most
potent remedy. in nearly all forms of
indigestion, as we'll as for nervous,
rundown conditions. The manufac-
turers have such great confidence in
Nuxated Iron that they offer to forfeit
$4,000 to any charitable institution
if they cannot take any man Or
woman under 60 who lacks iron and
increase their strength 200 per cent
or over in four weeks time, provided
they have no serious organic trouble.
They also offer to refund your money
If it does not at least double your
strength and endurance in ten days
time. 1t is dispensed in this city by
The Thistlethwaite drug stores and
Conkey Drug company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
NICHOL SON GIVES FACTS
:. OF BELGIAN SITUATION
- s,hr,it+e6furilI hA

Timothy Nicholson has submitted
the following:
The Hon. Percy Alden. member Of
Parliament. upon the direful condition
in Belgian, Servia, Poland and Ar
menia.
In his address at the public meeting
last week in this city he stated from
his own observations and knowledge,
there were millions OF people, men
women and children. in these coun-
tries who must be supplied with food
while this unspeakable war disaster
continues, and that the food must
come chiefly from America. and that
the rations for an individual or fam
lily was merely sufficient to sustain
life; that the dispenser in Belgium was
an American Relief Association, the
head of which was citizen of the
United States, and that his wonderful
executive ability was universally &C
knowledged and admired, and that all
contributors may assured know their
donations will be most economically
used. He also responded enthusiastic.
ally to the Friends Ambulance Unit
in Belgium and France, of our six
hundred men serving under direction
of the Red Cross in gathering the
wounded and taking them to and serv-
ing them in the hospitals.
Hon. Percy Alden is practical so
cial worker. He several years ago
established a large settlement house
in East London.
At the close of his address he ap-
pealed for financial aid, and suggested
the subscriptions be paid monthly as
was being done in many places, for
the remainder of the year, or until
the close of the war, which he believed
would occur before next January. Sew
eral persons present subscribed 81 per
month as suggested.
AS chairman of the meeting, the I'm.
dersigned was instructed to appoint
two committees of three persons each
the one to secure subscriptions for
the furnishing millions in Belgium and
other countries and for the aid of the
Friends Ambulance Unit. For the
former Adam H. Bartel, DR.. Charles
S. Bond and Glen Gaar; and for the
latter E. G. Hill, Prof r. Binford of
Earlharn, and Edwin G. Crawford, Sec
ond National bank have kindly con
scented to serve.
The names of these subscribers and
the conditions of the subscriptions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
IN Event OF Prime importance to All Rug {

This Offering Deserves Your Special Attention
Because imports are now discontinued entire y-not
an Oriental Rug has passed the custom house In
months-the making of Oriental Rugs is practically
suspended in the far East owing to the WAR
Naturally prices should advance as the scarcity In
creases. The far sighted person who buys Oriental
Rugs NOW will not only make selection from the
widest range Of rugs from the Orient, but will see
prices advance and advance.
The purchase Of Oriental Rugs today is an excep-
tionally good investment-Prces will never be lower
and certain to be much higher in the very near
future.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

forward the donations 40 he has done
In the past.
/ respectfully commend the above
named benevolent objects to the
thoughtful consideration and prompt
action of all our citizens.
TIMOTHY NICHOLSON.
Richmcnd. May %, 1916.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

ance to be held In Fountain City next
Sunday.
A band concert is being planned for
the afternoon after the parade.
The Memorial day sermon for the
old soldiers viii be given on June by
Rev. Milo s. Hinckle Of Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
CREATE NEW TOWN.

PETERSBURG, May 23.-The new
town of Colgate. mining town, came
into existence with the blare of horns
and a monster barbecue. The town
got its name from the Colgate
Sorghum mills.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

Among the recent gifts announced at
the University of Chicago is that of
$500 by an unnamed giver. to enable
the department of geography to make
scientific study in Asia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23
WHITMAN To MAKE
MEMORIAL SPEECH

The Rev. Charles w. Whitman Of
Liberty has been secured to give the
address at the Decoration day observ-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

In some of the small streams in the
interior of Honduras there is a Pc
culiar small fish whose eyes protrude
above the surface of the water, serv-
ing probably as insect-hunting peri
scopes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

viii be sent to g., Edgar Nicholson.
editor of the American Friend. Room
309t Second National bank building.
who will viii continue to receive and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-23

The Egyptian vulture was the chief
scayanger of the land Of Pharaoh.
Gilpin observer., 1916-10-19
ANOTHER oLD-TIMER GONE

Martin Mack, one of our pioneer
citizens died at St. Anthony's hospit-
AL Denver. Friday, October 13, of
cancer of the stomach, aged II years.
Mr.. Mack was born in Wurtemberg
Germany, in 1S46, and came to Acron
Ohio in 1860 In 1866 he came to Gil
pin county and worked in his broth
er's Nouis Mack) brewery, and when
his brother removed to Denver, be-
came its proprietor In May CT the
present year he was stricken with
the dreaded disease that terminated
in his DEATH
He was removed to st. Anthony's
hospital in September in hopes that
able medical skill might prolong his
life, but all was Of no avail. He leaves
behind to mourn hds loss, two sons
and one daughter, two brothers. Louis
and Jacob Mack OF Denver, and one
sister residing in Germany.
His remains were shipped to Gem
trail City Saturday and the funeral
took place from the Harris chapel
Sunday at one O'Clock and the remains
buried in City cemetery at Central
City.
Gilpin observer., 1916-10-19
PUTTING IT BRIEFLY

Wives, vote for Hughes, war and
widowhood!
Mothers, vote for Hughes, war and
your chdldren's orphanage!
Undertakers stand sclid for Hughes
and war. It'l help business.
Munition makers. combine on
Hughes and war! It'll boom trade.
Pawnbrokers, Hughes and war for
you. every time! Interest climbs high
when folks are hard up.
Army contractors, now's the time
to form a Hughes-and-War League!
The time to skin Uncle Sam is when
he's fighting for his life.
No, Mrs. Reader and Mr.. Reader
we didn't make this issue. Mr..
Hughes. aided by Col. Roosevelt. Gif-
1ford Pinchot and the captains of or
ganfzed, greedy capital made it.
while Mr. Hughes is quietly holding
the bag to catch "the German vote !"
his chief supporters like Roosevelt,
Pinchot and others declare that we
ought to be at war with Germany.
and in 80 days after their triumph
at the polls we can have Warden.
YER Express.
Gilpin observer., 1916-10-19
GILPiN's TREASURY

From the books Of the county treas
urer We learn that there has been
collected In taxes for the first nine
months OF the present year the sum
OF $76,441.16, and the remaining three
are expected to swell these figures
to $4,000. These receipts exceed
those Of amy one year for the past
fifteen years, VIXEN the county was
supposed to be prosperous.
The above figures SHOW that Dem.
ocratlc efficiency is in the air from
that OF president, down to county
treasurer. and the people, quick to
detect, are going TO see that this
wave Of efficiency is still continued.
This wave OF prosperity has elimtnat-
ed all soup houses established by
Roosevelt, Taft & Co., and in their
stead the heavens at night are illum.
mated with thousands Of workshops
sending forth their brilhancy from
moulton fires. A trusty guardsman
ON duty is a prize above rubies.
Gilpin observer., 1916-10-19
PRoeREssIvEs DAILY
COMING TO WILSON

As the campaign progresses, the In
dependent DRIFT to, President Wilson
gains momentlm and volume through
out the country.
The week'e reports Ito the Wood
row Wilson Independent, League bring
word that fifty-eix new branches OF
the League have been established in
Southern California; that the organ
izatton has been extended to every
large community ct North Dakota; !;
that the presidents success in avert
ing war and in passing the child la
bor law has won tie wpmen's vote
in Colorado; that in the State OF
Washington ninety per cent Of the
Progressive and Independent voters
have declared tor Wilson; and that
in the great states Of New York and
Illinois, the swing OF the Independ-
ent vote to Wilson approaches a
stampede.
Conservative estimates in Southern
California are that 85 per cent OF the
Independent and Progressive vote OF
that state will be for the president,
which Will mean his carrying the elec.
toral vote of California by THE larg-
est majority ever given amy candi-
date. IsidDr Jacobs, who organized
the Northern California Bl anch OF
the Independent League, is now in
New York and states that it is only
question Of how large majority the
president will obtain in California.