San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-06
SYNAGOGUE IS
DEDICATED BY
CONGREGATION
Rabbi Exhorts Jews to
Make 1t a Real Place
Of Worship.
PROCESSION is HELD
City Officials Present for
Dedicatory Cere-
monies.

A house of worship is not neces-
sarily a house of God. Rabbi G. Feic.
cnbaum told the congregation and
visitors assembled Sunday afternoon
at tie dedication of the new AgudaS
Acbim synagogue. just completed OF
Main avenue and Quincy street.
"Your task is completed he said
IF you had no other purpose than TO
build synagogue but your work Is
Just begun if you wish TO make TINS
place real institutional sort OF re
ligious power station. sending out en-
ergy to the multitude
The presence of God is felt in TOO
few churches today, Rabbi Feigen-
baum declared. Some churches, ne
said. serve neither God nor humanity,
and "the law Of God is the principle
of humanity. the love OF mankind.
In some churches, he said, the word
of God is distorted and misapplied.
Religion and Baseball.
',eligion in these places is curtalied
and moulded to conform to the cap
1.ices of the times. But that draws
inc crowd the offender answers. Need
| saw that baseball draws even larger
crowds?
membership alone does mot make
the church; a half n dozen real
scholars or a half a dozen souls saved
is more precious than large shallow
MINDED crowds that prefer amusement
to religion. -. ,
DO not get the impression that l
am nm advocate OF embalmed reliflor'
laid out in cold state, with no pulse
or heartbeat. Such is a spiritual colu
storage house.
The rabbi concluded with plea foI
a real house of God. where we may
elevate our souls and benefit our chill
Gren and humanity"
Tie program began at = 80 o'clock
when the congregation assembled al
The Hebrew Institute nearby and DIS
tributed honors among the celebrants
At 4 O'Clock the march to the syha'
The march completed, the procession
entered the church and an Impressive
ceremony began. The cantor ana cnGll
sang hymns as the men carrying inc
scrolls assembled the almenor and de
posited them in the ark.
The ark closed, Rabbi Samuc
Marks of Temple BETHEL began tht
invocation. a.
TO furnish the cement u lihu anu ~
tho various classes of society together
untrammeled by religious differences
'Che office Of religion is to unite anc
not 10 separate. l glory in the TACT
that in this community jew and Cen
tile freely mingle and recognize eacn
other as children Of the everything
Heavenly Father. This participation
on The part of our Christian friends Il
a source of unfeigned joy and speaks
well for the genial. neighborl% tone
pervading the inhabitants of our good
city. 1000
OBLIGATED i'm 1898.
In October, 1898, it was my proud
privilege to officiate at the dedlcatory
exercises of your first synagogue and
deliver the conservation sermon, and
now, with the prophet, l exclaim
Greater shall be the glory of the latter
house than that Of the former.
s. G. Eldridge delivered an address
and Rabbi S. Solomon closed the cere-
mony with prayer.
Mayor Tobin and Commissioner
Bushick were guests of honor.
Plans for a large orchestra and 8
social gathering after the 'servieel
we're dropped out of respect to two de-
parted members of the congregation
and in memory of President Harding.