| Show I i JEWISH PEOPLE CONGRATULATED Praised for Their Fidelity and Earnestness of Purpose Al LA fINO OF STONE b by Ir l dent put I lug The laying of ot the corner tope of ot the new erected by b the Congregation on Kast between b Third and Fourth South occurred afternoon with Impressive ceremony The services lI look 10 lt place under a II canopy C of American flags and were presided over lIer by Mr Levy LelY chairman of ot the building commit committee tee tec who was prevented by lIy the master builder with a beautiful silver trowel with which the mortar for tor the atone was Willi On it Is this Inscription Pro Pre to M Ivy 1 1 of ot the Congregated of ot 1 Souvenir of lr the Laying of the tho Cornerstone Aug 9 p 1903 Contractors C M Architect The speakers were G O President Jo P Louis Conn lI Hon John Henry Smith and a closing prayer by The fhe ud were with mUllo by b Helda band and the exercises In III lien gen general eral were of or an nn appropriate character BV Dr Im SMITH In remarks President Smith of ot offered terell congratulation upon u on thu tho success which had attended the efforts of tho congregation In building bulI Other another Il house of o worship He spoke of or their being the direct descendants pC Abraham the father ath I of ot the faithful and said the Lat Saint were Jinn b believers In the prophecies contained in the Holy Hol the destiny of o tha tho Jewish people We WI believe ho continued that the tho will be restored to lO their heritage more speedily than many nan an anticipate We feel that we te can Well af afford ford to extend the hand of ot fellowship C lIo for tor peace and good will wUl should prevail among all of the tho twelve tribes of ot Israel You are descended from trul many of or us uro tram from Joseph through the loins of or 1 We Wit therefore consider you IU our brethren and vo 0 ought to bo friend Peace be bl with you ou Hod lIll bless you In your our efforts to 10 do good Senator was pleated with the remarks of Smith unit ana thought they the be an to the congregation Ills III words he hull hili started the tho building of a tern tent pl more lofty than the of o any 1111 which could bo be constructed by b human hands It natural he paid raili for tOI the human nice to lo meet Thu Th worst curse Unit could bu be put upon a aman man would be that thul all aU the tho days of o his hll life h he be alone The speaker I to tha Ille struggles of Hie congre congregation gation to accomplish the building or ot the new synagogue tolling how ho the start had made a n few rew months ago with UGO In the h treasury und now this hall had grown to 1000 by earnest effort on the i of oC a II people only moderately well todo AND AN ElL ElLIn In his hi address Mr 1 Loula Colin Cohn ad 1111 advised Isell the Jew Jewa who had come to lo Und a haven of ot peace Il lre ulla nd to become b nt once n 1 part of the body boll politic mauler r the 1 h and tull the laws ami IlI of the land Hon John H nry Smith paid a 11 glowing tribute to tho ho Jews JellS In III general and the J VIsh women In particular He lie raid the latter noted the IIII world over for COI their hastily chastity their love lov of horne home and children and th lr devotion to tu hu und families Ho liB con congratulated the congregation upon Its hs efforts to erect n 11 suitable hOUR of cr worship such liS ia that t now In III courne of ot construction SS The adMen address of ot Habit was WIlS wasa a II comprehensive review of I the history his lory of ot the th Jewl people with dice w settlement In this country He lIe spoke of oC the persecutions e heaped up upon upon on his hili people In Ih land hUld whence he I himself hud had come ume and com COlli compared COllind pared nd the intolerance of or that section with the free and nil liberal lI ral mani manifested feI Il In All the Jews Jell said he ut ot teller belief love loe the flag bel aulle It for the Ideals Id of lit Ju u It U I for the Ih principles which the Iho red rell white blue stand for that Jovo In nUlls III are nT fighting und dally giving up ull their live III It was wall un Ier thaw colors that Jews JellS enlist il d In the war and for Which they fought and died on the Hold of or battle on both of or the world In PIM Cuba and the Philippines The Th corner Htone contained a copper Opper box In which h were placed a II parchment beating th names of o the members of ot the III congregation a 11 card bearing the date lIate of ur the n copy of f the Invitation und and other papers of o similar Import |
