The Jewish outlook., January 27, 1905, Page 7, Image 7

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by obtaining additional subscriptions to
them, and not by diverting new funds
to a third unknown and inexperienced
society; such diversion has been proved
repeatedly to'be a grave economic blun
der in almost every branch of institu
tional work. In the second place, the
propaganda of the Jewish Consump
tives’ Relief Society is practically an in
vitation to the consumptive poor of the
entire United States to flock to Denver.
It is not the duty of Denver to provide
for these swarms of unfortunates; Den
ver is more than justified in returning
all such persons, nay, is, in self-defense,
bound to do so. Already there is a sur
plus of stranded consumptives in Den
ver, where, as elsewhere, there is no op
portunity for invalids to earn a liveli
hood ; Denver has troubles enough of its
own, without becoming the dumping
ground for the most burdensome class of
dependents known to society.
Comments
During the life of Is
aac M. Wise all the
leaderlings in Israel
held their ambitions in
The
Southern
Conference
check and did nothing overtly to
antagonize or weaken any of the in
stitutions founded by the great re
former. But hardly had his disciples
laid him to rest when the great host of
pretenders came forward with their
schemes. To-day we witness the strange
spectacle of men who fought Isaac M.
Wise during his lifetime, who, if not an
tagonistic were always lukewarm
towards his projects, posing as the
Elishas upon whom fell the master’s
mantle, self-appointed, however. One of
the greatest aims for which Wise strove
in pulpit, press and platform was uni
fication and centralization of Judaism in
America. Unimportant side movements
sapping the strength of the central body
he frowned upon. Were he alive to-day
he would be the champion of some sort
of synodic body, the logical crystalliza
tion of his ideas and labors. At any
rate, an imitation conference, such as
assembled in New Orleans a few days
ago, were an impossibility. Dr. Heller’s
apologetic in behalf of the southern con
ference in the last issue of the American
THE JEWISH OUTLOOK
Israelite is a remarkable document, in
that it resembles the ‘ ‘ faint praise which
damns.” According to Dr. Heller the
conference has slavishly imitated the
central body in the subjects treated and
discussed, has shown no valid reason for
existence except that the good brethren
have had a splendid opportunity of ex
changing the compliments of the season,
swapping rabbinical yarns and telling
of the “brilliant futures” predicted for
them. Now, if Brother A. of Alabama
and Brother B. of Louisiana desire a
few hours of social and “intellectual”
intercourse, and an exchange of such
confidences as, for instance, the numer
ous social triumphs, and liomiletical en
dowments, is it necessary to convene a
southern rabbinical conference? Juda
ism in America must rid itself of its
popelings, with their little sectional am
bitions and glories.
The Chicago Jewish
Conservator has such
a dread of “legalis
tic” orthodoxy that
The
Jewish
Conservator
we begin to suspect that its editor
never came into contact witli the gen
uine article. His conception of ortho
doxy must have been derived from the
Berlin School of Jewish Evangelism, al
though we know that for eight long
years at the college he had but to walk
one block to study orthodoxy at first
hand. Let me ask one of the junior edi
tors of the Conservator what has become
of his genuine religious sentiment when
as a freshman at the college he hound
the phylacteries about his ai*m and was
righteously indignant when a fellow
student confessed his serious lapse from
that particular religious act. When a
journal is of trinitarian editorship, we
must perforce hold all three responsible
for the views expressed therein. As for
mush and gush, we never claimed these
attributes for orthodoxy. They are
rather to be found in the pulpit and pew
of our reformed-evangelical temples.
Pray, did the orthodox Jew make of his
Kaddish a funeral mass? Did the or
thodox Jew force a sentimental and
poetic interpretation of every one of his
religious acts? Give us not turgid rhe
toric (“noisome sounds”?) or sesqui
pedalian phrases byway of reply.
BEN AMITTAI.
Burning of the Y. M. H. A.
Building in New Orleans
The Athenaeum building, in New Or
leans, where the Y. M. H. A. had their
home, was destroyed by fire on last Tues
day. Mr. M. J. Fass, the steward of the
association, who occupied a room on the
premises, was a victim of the fire. Ilis
dead body was found among the debris.
The B’nai B’rith lodges in New Or
leans, especially Gulf Lodge, suffered
from the fire of the Athenaeum. All of
its property, books and valuables were
destroyed in the conflagration. Only the
minute book of Gulf Lodge was found
intact after the fire.
At a special meeting held by the board
of directors of the Y. M. H. A., it was
decided to rebuild the Athenaeum on a
more magnificent style. A committee
was appointed to seek a suitable location
for a new building.
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL
W Gifts f or the holidays are
to be found In our com
plete stock of optical
goods.
Field Glasses, Opera
Glasses, Telescopes, Micro
scopes, Thermometers, Ba
rometers.
PAUL WEISS, Optician, “iSSfe.”'
Hepp Wall Paper Co.
900 15th St., Cor. Champa
Artistic wall papering at most moder
ate prices, in fact, as well as in state
ment, is bound to build for us the largest
business in Denver.
We paper rooms from $2.50 Up.
Picture framing 75 per cent, less
than any other firm in the city.
Call and examine our stock.
If you actually want the Best for the
Least.
Better get our estimate.
We sell good paint at 95 cents a gal.
Sold everywhere $1.50.
Phone Champa 1987
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