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Show JEWISH HASB1S IN COUNCIL, Th.y Uiacuaath. Naenatity of a M.w i'ray.r tlouk lor th iMUh. I5ai.ti.mouk, July 7. At yesterday's meetii.g of the central conference of American rabbis, there was a lengthy discussion regarding the necessity for a new prayer book, the committee appointed ap-pointed al the last meeting to lormulate a ritual not being ready to report. Reverend Max lleien oi New Orleans said a prayer book compiled now would not stand tii'ty years, it would either partake of the emotionalism of tho Methodists or the formalism of the Episcopalians. President Wise said: "Wo want a prayer-book tlmt wili contain the best elements oi advanced thought. We do not want iu it thu doctrine of the personal per-sonal coming of ti:" Messiah aL.l the establishment of his kingdom iu Jerusalem. Jeru-salem. Nor do want in it the doctrine doc-trine of the resurrection of the body. Nobody believes that now, and we do not want to put in our -raver book that w hic.i we hnve no c-e.tf authority Uri and what tho world disbelieves." I |