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Show CONFIRMATION IN JEWISH TEMPLE Services Were Very Impressive. Scene That Will Not Soon Be Forgotten by Those Present. Seven Young People Made Declaration of Their Allegiance to the Faith. No more Impressive confirmation exercises exer-cises were ever held In tho history of the Congregation B'Nal Israol of this city than thoso conducted by Rabbi Freund at the Jewish Temple yesterday morning During tho blessing of the children bv Rabbi Freund a collo obllgato was rendered, ren-dered, and so Impressive was tho scene that tears came to the eyes of many of the parents and church members seated In the audience. It was a aceno that will not soon be forgotten by thoso who' witnessed wit-nessed It. Declare Allegiance to Faith. During the service seven youDg people who havo been undergoing a course of study In the tenets of Judaism and Its history for some months, under Rabbi Freund, made a declaration of their alle-gluin alle-gluin s to the faith. Tho services, which began at 11 o'clock, were very elaborate and well attended. Special music was a feature of the programme. Programme Credit to All. The p:irts of the programme were nearly near-ly all handled by members of the confirmation confir-mation class, and in every case the children chil-dren did work that was not onlj R credit to themselves, but th-dr Instructor. At the dose of this part of the programme Rabbi Freund made an informal address, admlnlshlng the children not to stop their work, but rather to continue It more energetically. en-ergetically. He cautioned them to r. member mem-ber that they had only made a beginning and that future success depended upon their own diligence and Industry. Certificates Presented At tho Con. lUSion of the service President Presi-dent Jacob SaTortls presented the members of the flass with their certificates. The names of tho members of tho confirmation confirma-tion class are: Ralph Desky, Benjamin Lachman. Jerome Mooney, Marianne i iberndorfcr J..s j.i.Ii. Will and omega "Woolf. After the usual preliminary services ser-vices rind the processional tho following programme w.is r ndered Opening prayer Ralph Desky Flower off. -ring .. .Marianne Oberndorfer Slgnlllcanco of tho Day Bernotta Oppenhelmer Opening of the Ark Ralph Desky Jerome Mooney. Marianne Oberndorfer and iniega Woolf. Blessings for Reading of the I,aw JeroniM Mooney Commandments The (Moss Who Is Thy Neighbor" Benjamin Lachman Declaration of Faith . Tho Class Closing of the Ark Benjamin Lachman, Josephine Well, Bsrnetta Oppsnhslmer. Address to Parmts Josephine Well Sermon Rabbi Freund Anthem, closing prayer Omega Woolf Presentation of Certificates President Jacob Morltz Blessing, closing hmn and dismissal of the !ongregat ion |