El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22

viii be succeeded here by Allan Hun
/ derson-
] message for which this building shan
stand is not a new message; Il is not
new fad: IL is not new ism This
faith has been tried in the tempest o.
7 time. IL has Weathered the storms OF
Z the ages, Il has ridden VIGOROUSLY
over the darkness OF Ignorance. SUPER
Z stitiOn and oppression and reached
( this land OF freedom and opportunity.
: T. is the faith for which our fathers
Z suffered derision and expulsion, II is
the faith that bore them on the wings
Z OF love in the darkest hours Of deepest
patriarchs and the prophets. the seers
and the psalmists. IL is the faith OF
the past expressed in terms OF the
. present and our ALLEGIANCE 10 the past
I IL symbolized by the placing Of these
7 stones We do not desire to suplant
the past we are not ready TO ignore
. the past, but we do now and here
build on rns past hoping for a future
that viii at least equal the past. and
praying for a future which wiz be
more glorious than the past 7 pl dye
you here and now, that so long as God
gives me the strength and you e-trusr
the leadership OF the congregation TO
me, / viii seek to realize in nv teach
ings. the symbolism expressed by the
position Of these stones I Will not
be sWayed by the will-O-Ihe-wisp fads
OF the day. but shall base my teach
inEs upon the solid foundation stones
laid by our fathers. found in our sacred
writ and traditions and eVemDlified BY
the best life Of the Jew in all ages
Open Every Day.
In the second place. we are LAYING
the corner stone OF building that
snail be open not one day in the week
only, and upon certain special oc-
casious 10 hear the prayers and devo-
tons OF those gathered for religious
services. but one that shall be omen
n "a
minister TO God by creating 2 sound
body. 7 firmly believe that God can
be wOrshipped not only in prayer but
also by clean lives and clean bodies.
sectariau services. which divide men.
but by service 10 the community which
shall unite them For this purpose we
are lnSta ling 4 gymnasium, shower
baths. a billiard room. a library. paw
rooms for boys and girls, q suitable
place for moving pictures. a stage for
children's plays, an assembly room for .
musicals and concerts. a place for
supervised dances, in other words We ,
shall try TO touch every side OF life.
TO me religion is life ami that I
religion which fails 10 touch all sides
% life is not doing its full duty II
may be following in the fOOtste0s OF &
the fathers, il may be living in the Z
age OF the older corner stone. but IL 4
has not yet laid the corner stone Of the Z
newer and. we believe. the better b
temple OF life which the modern era /
demands. II is for this reason that
over the other entrance OF this build
Ing you will in time read Community 3.
Hall Of Temple Nj Sinai" because il
Is our hope that the facilities therein
contained viii be Of service TO the gen
eral community. that nOn-JeW as wei ,
as Jew viii make adequate and fire.
quent use Of the same and by its use
realize the innume-able ties uniting
rs while few are those which separate Z
is We will learn TO APPRECIATE the
nW HnaH low
we not all one Father. has not one I
God created u.s." (MaL 2-10.)
Home Capital Employed.
In the third place we are laving the !
,orner stone Of a Jewish house of Wor-
snip erected by the sacrifice Of the
Jewish people of This city for the
religion Of their fathers. Tempted as
ne have been time and again since
his project was fi-st preached. to 20
orth and ask assistance from the
general community. as other churches 4
nave done. we have refused TO listen
% the voice Of the tempter- We have
lnally and fully decided that il we
want to build a worthy house Of Wor-
shin to our God. then IL is for Us TO
make the sacrifice. for US to labor
md toll 10 realize our plans. No
natter what the st-uggle may be and
low Weighty the burden we have un-
iertaken the task and with Gods help
re VIII continue in the task as long
- necessary, until the glorious hour
estee OF our Indebtedness Then we !
an declare that we have h~i1t By
ne sweat OF our broWs. by self denial. I
~ the energy Of our Womanhcod and
manhood, worthy house of WORSHIP.
md let me here paw tribute to the !
l"ble men and women of this COM Z
nlnlt} who have nut their sN0uide-S
3D. the wheel of progress and whose
arts have made this building possible. I
y nave had some laggards but. rhan1- Z ,
-od, they are few and far hetweeul
p spite Of these laseards, who refuse
d" 90 their proper share this temple
VIII be finished and IL will be dedI- (
ated-a monument to the eel and |
nJhus1asm Of the JeWry Of This civ
Cemented in FeIIowshf1.
W TN these thoughts uDpermosr I'm
ur mlnds we lay this corner stone ]
ma as the bricks are laid and the ;
'ortar unites them into a common /
"a IS let lhis community be c-r~eut-d Z
D fellowship and friendship i'm duty
uu obuEaton TO the Great Father 10 q
HON We viii dedicate this building.
'el US leaNe thls place with the firm s
termination To- 60 our fun trtv to- I
ard this building by ever setting in
UT uFes the corner stone OF the y
7 tsent ana future over the corner n
tone or the past Then win we be 4
rue TO our heritage. then viii we be
n houpr TO the Judaism of to1aV and
credit 10 this CITY which has blessed Z
nd guarded us.-Amen
The temple choir tine, sane -Ir Z
ercN- Lord, Incline Thine Ear" after
hich the Denedictiou was pronounced
3 rabbi Zielonka-
The officers Of Temple 1Tt Sinai
- 4 a kline. president. Sol L
TrS' wee president y LIpOwski- sec