The American Israelite from Cincinnati, Ohio • P2

THE AMERICAN ISRAELITE. TBE MYSTERY OF METZ. rarity of the ceremony ho was about to perform, saying that there were but few converts to Judaism, because Jews seek to make no converts; on the contrary, they rather discourage those who propose to enter the ancient faith of Israel, bidding them to remember the rigors of tho ceremonial law and the opprobium that a cruel world still be will be the mission I shall- have to fulfill by virtue of my sacred office I shall be the minister, the servant of the congregation, in tho literal sense of tho word, in the true application thereof, but I shall never forget to remain also the huinblo servant of God, and not deviate from the solemn duties that are incumbent and devolve upon a consistent teacher in Israel, upon i true believer in the word of God, reasonably understood and reasonably to be explained. 'In that senso I now call upon you, Oh, house of Jacob, come ye, and lot us walk in the light of the Next follows tho New Year sermon, which, our space.does not permit us to publish. So the case stands now.

'Wo hope the two bodies will speedily reunite by mutual understanding, as their difference can not be very important. It is not a difference of principle; it is a mere question of form. Better council will prevail, we hope, and the two bodies will meet in friendslup, union, arid fellowship. My lord cried ho to the young dnkc, who was still gazing on the motionless form of the maiden: "There are lights in the garden, and men! God help me! His words woke the duke from his ecstasy of passion, and ho hurried to the fore-part of the boat, which was already grating on the shore. Push off, you rascals he cried to the boatmen.

Back, back row for your lives; there' are the helmets of the Ironsides in my garden two yards more and we shall be grounded, and in' their power." Whilst the men exerted all their strength to row the boat back into the stream, the sentinels had boon attracted by the noise. Who goes there they shouted. Let no one stir commanded the duke. A gloomv misgiving came over him as he saw the hostile troops occupying the gardens of his mansion. My brother," he murmured, "was to have waited for me on the steps where can he he For the second time the call of the sentinel, Who goes there? sounded across the water, and a groat commotion was visible on the quay; but tho rowers had already succeeded gaining the deeper portion of the stream, and before long a second boat might be seen cautiously approaching them on the opposite shore.

'Before there was time for suspicion to bo created on either side, a smothered voice was heard from it, saying, George is it you 1 Tho duke gave ordors to row up to the boat, and as soon as they were near enough, a young man stepped out of it into the duke little craft. "For Heaven's sake! Francis, what has happened cried the duke. All is lost, or all is won! Cromwell occupies York House How is that possible to be continued. direct evidence in bringing about the final catastrophe. A few days after his incarceration the jailer surprised him in the act of throwing a letter out'bf the window of his cell to a servant employed in the prison.

Prompt search was at once made, and nine other letters were found concealed on his person and one in the straw of his bed. They wore part of a correspondence with the Hobrcw3 ot Metz and his son, the servant having been bribed by tho latter. Most of them as subsequently translated wore perfectly innocent, being either on trivial subjects or containing suggestions of somo charm or prayer to be used during the application of tho torture to deaden tho pain. The translation of them, however, turned out to be a most perplexing task. They were written in Hebrew characters, but in the German language.

Translations were made by Hebrews and others, hut with great discrepancies. At last, however, the services of one Paul Du-valier, a physician of Metz and an apostate Hebrew, were procured, and tho prisoner acknowledged that his translations were correct, with the exception of a single word, in the intercepted letter, "bound," which he claimed should havo been rendered "found," Tho importance of this difference in translation will be apparent from the following extracts in Duvalier'a translation. The letter is addressed to the Directors of the synagogue at Metz, and contains these sentences: "The servant of the jailer tells mo that tho Hebrew who brings my food says that the child has been bound. I am in constant foar. I will sud'er death like a child of Israel.

I am put in this misery for the community." Whore there was so much dispute in regard to tho correct translation of immaterial points tho prisoner should havo had the benefit of the doubt in translating so important a word as this. But the peoplo of Metz in 1009 wore not likely to give a Hebrew tho benefit of any doubt, and this letter so trans-luted seems to have been accepted as proof positive of his guilt. Tho noxt move made by his countrymen was tho most ill-judged ono they could well havo made. They urged several poisons to search the adjoining woods, promising large rewards for tho finding of any traces of tho lost child. A woman ol the village of Ratou-fui said that three Hebrews of Metz names unknown asked her what was said about the disappearance of the child, and when An Old ('nunc Cclcbre.

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1(509, about one o'clock in the afternoon, Wilhelmina, the wife of Giles Lemoine, an inhabitant of the village of Glaligny, near Metz, in what was then the Duchy of Lorraine, set out for a fountain, some two hundred yards from the village, for the purpose of washing some clothing. She was accompanied by her little son, a pretty child some tfireo years of age, with light curly hair, and wearing at the time a bright red cap. When she was a few paces from the fountain, tho boy, loiter ing a little behind her, stumbled and fell. She turned on hearing the noise, and was going to his assistance when he cried out, "Never mind me, mamma; I'll pick myself up." Reasured at learning that he was unhurt, the mother pursued her way, and began her task without giving any further heed to the wherc-abouts of tho son she was destined never to see again.

After the lapse of about a quarter of an hour, however, she missed him from his usual place at her side, looked for him, called to him, and hearing no response, concluded that ho must have returned home. She hurried back, and not finding him either at her own house or at her father-in-law's, where the child was accustomed; to go, she informed her husband, and they made eager inquiries of tho villagers, but to no purpose. Feeling now seriously alarmed, and oppressed with a vague fear that the boy had not merely lost his way, the parents, with a number of their friends, and accompanied by the Mayor of the village, returned to the fo'uutaiu to institue a more rigorous search. They hunted thcueighboring thickets, and called repeatedly for their little "Didier," but in vain. His mother, however, and some others searching on the Metz highway, not far from the fountain, found his footprints in the duty road, and traced then for somo distance till they were finally obliterated in the numerous tracks of horses and vehicles, as they ueared the city.

While thus engaged they met a horseman ono Daniel Payer a retainer in tho service of tho Count De Vaudemont. Upon hearing their eager inquiries, he replied that he had not long before met a Hebrew, with a heavy black beard, mounted -on a white horse, hurrying toward Metz, and carrying in his arms a child about three years old. He had noticed him with some curiosity, for instead of rid-1 ing on tne hign road, lie was pursuing a parallel course with it across the fields, at the distance of about a pistol shot. Hastening on to Metz, where tho road entered it at the "German gate," tho seekers met ono Eegnault, who lived near the gate, and said he had seen tho Hebrew enter at the timo referred to, but did not know where he went to, nor did he see any child. Hereupon a bystander, hearing the description given of tho Hewrew, stated that ho knew him; that ho was Raphael Levy, of Boulai, (a neighboring, village,) and that a short time before he had met him carrying something wrapped up in his cloak.

Moreover, he gave the valuable information that whenever Raphael visited Metz he lodged at the house of a cousin of his named Gareon. The anxious parents, accompanied by the excited crowd, hurried off to this house, but for all their inquiries they could receive no satisfaction. Raphael had left the house about mid day and had not since returned, neither had they heard or seen aught of a child, One suspicious circumstance, however, occured. The inquiries were answered by a young woman, and while she was sneakinu an old man, who came from Un upper story, cancel to ner (in tiorman) not to say anything. German was generally spokeu by the Hebrews of Metz but few of tho other inhabitants understood it, so that the speaKermignt reasonably nave supposed that his remark would not be noticed.

In this it turned out that he was mistaken, for Giles Lemoine. the father, understood Gorman, and the words he overheard strengthened the suspicions he already felt as to the fate of his child. Ho immediately applied to tne puuuc aumoriues. ana a warrant was issued for Raphael Levi's arrest. The Hebrews of Metz, well aware that the case was one hkoly to be Iraught with danger to all the members of their community, and thinking that the utmost frankness would be required on their part to overcome the prima facie suspicions against tliem, advised Raphael to give himself up nt once, He accordingly hurried on to Metz without stopping by the way, and surrounded by some of the most prominent members of his faith, presented himself to the authorities while they were preparing the orders for hU arrest.

Ho was a man years ot age, of the medium height, with "black curly hair, and a remarkably long and heavy black beard. He was bold'and enterprising; had traveled in the Levant, in Italy, Germany, Holland, and elsewhere, wherever tho af fairs of his people called him. He had for some timo been settled at Boulai, a small village six French leagues from-Metz, where he acted asChief of tho Synagogue. When he appeared, he told a frank, straightforward story. Ho had left home, ho said, at 7 A.

M. on the 25th, to come to Metz in order to buy a ram's horn for the Feast of Trumpets, to be celebrated the next day also, to nrocuro some oil, wino, and fish." He had reached Metz about 10 a. made his pur chases, loaded his sons Horse witn.them. and started him off first, and followed himself about ono o'clock, reaching homo at 4 i. St.

Glatigny village was about one and a half leagues from Metz, and some two hundred paces from the highway, upon which it seems tho child must have strayed instead of following its mother. Upon hearing Raphael statement, the tneory adopted by tbi nrosocution was that he started for home, as ho said, about one o'clock that on his way he spied the child alone on the highway, seized him and hurried back to Metz, where ho left him in the hands of some of his friends and tnen resumed ms journey home. Upon the preliminary examination eighteen witness testified in regard to the facts nlrnmlv related. Of these, five deposed to having seen a Hebrew enter the gate about the time reiorreu vo; uiey uu uescriuua ins looks, and also tho appearance of the child. The prisoner was thereupon confronted separately with each witness, and only one was able to identify him.

Tho horseman also declared that lie did not think ho was the man ho had met, but other evidence showed that this witness had been tampered with. Tho evidence thus far brought against Raphael Levi was not very strong, but tho authorities do not seem in those days to have required much evidence to convict a Hebrew, and ho was promptly sentenced to dentil. He appealed, however, to a higher court asking lor permission to call witnesses in his own behalf, and his appeal was granted Meanwhile a series of unfortunate occurences strengthened the suspicions vainst him, and had more effect than, the stows on the children of Abraham. If the convert still remains firm in his de sire to be incorporated into tho household of Jacob, he is then instructed in the of Moses, and received into the synagogue. The bride having been placed oh tho plat form by the side of the reader's desk, she was asked if the act she was about to per form was of her own free will.

She replied that it was. The rabbi then demanded to know if she had been persuaded to it by any Jewish minister. She responded, "no." Rabbi Blum then asked her father if it was with his consent, and with that of her mother, that Miss Rushing was about to enter the Jewish religion. He arose and declared that it was. The rabbi then proceeded to exam ine the candidate catechetically on the principles of the Jewish religion and its observances.

She answered his interrogatories clearly and properly. The bride was led to the higher platform, the curtains of tho Holy Ark were drawn aside, and, in the presence ot the whole congregation, with farm and audible voice, she mado the declaration of her religion, both in Hebrew and in Eng lish: "Hear; Israel. God is our Lord. God is one. sue tnen descended to tne reader desk.

The bridegroom, Sir. ad vanced, and the nuptial ceremony was performed, after which tho bridal party retired. Prof. Liebermau performing Mendelsson's Wedding March, from the Midsummer Night's Dream. The whole ceremony was impressive, and conducted with great propriety.

A large proportion of those present were Christians. IMttsbarff. From the Volfablatt of September 1. "'With a zreat flourish, a few weeks aco. thecstablishment of an Israelitish congregation was announced, which was to conduct its service in tho English and Hebrew languages instead of German.

Our first impression was that the motive of this movement was to be looked for not only in the hostility against the Germandom (Dcutseh-thum), but as well in the tendency of old Judaic orthodoxy. By the latter perhaps competition could have' been mado with the Hebrew congregation Jiodel nliolom, wlucli inclines to the advance required by the spirit of the times. But, this set aside, the success of tho said movement has been a negative one for its authors, a positive one for die Rodef Sholem congregation, and thus tho strictest opposite of what the beginners of the establishment intended. 'Or those who first joined the now English congregation a good many have already withdrawn, while twenty young Israelites lately have joined the Rodef Sholem, although it might be supposed that all these wol understand tne auignsii language. Therefore, the Anglicising tendency has lost ground, whilo the German has won.

it imn .1 l.nl,.,r.ll XU ViU lJVUli WWII. UIIqI lOll rabbis, might he painted out as an objection that they certainly can not be had so quick. Science Judaism has, and will havea long time yet, its home in Germany. At the time when a Hebrew high-school was to be in England tho teachers had to be got in Germany, in a ranco a seminary tor tho education of rabbis was to bo established with its seat in Paris. But there was a drawback professors could not be had able to teach in the French language.

Not to run the risk of ridiculousness, the establishment was retained in Metz, thus on tho frontier of Germany, from whence its ablest professors came, and it was but later that from this seminary teachers emanated who could satisfy the demand mentioned. 'In later times the matter might take another form at will. For the present time at least the German tendency seems to be preponderant over the Anglicising among the American In conclusion we may add that tho congregation is now in a most flourishing condition, brought forth by the zeal of its members and the assiduous labors of its worthy president, Emanuel "EXCEI.SIOI! HAT.r,. "Over at Excelsior Hall the new church of Emmanuel held its first regular service. This' now congregation is already well established, and the opening services give promise of the cluireh becoming popular with the Jewish people who believe in the ritual of Rab bi NY lso, oi uiucinnnu.

"the sew IiADttl. Rabbi Eger, who has been called to preside over this new congregation, came to this citv from Titusville. Ho is a native of Frankfort-on-the-Main, from there he firsH removed to luigianci, where lie remained twenty-five years. He is a man of the medium height, rather round-shouldered, and has the air of a student. He is ot the light blonde type, a rather rare typo among the Jews.

Rabbi Eger is very liberal in his ideas, and as he is a very easy talker, will doubtless become very The fol lowing is his yesterday's sermon, which was delivered in Jiiigusn "the seiimox. Da-nut Fellow-viorshhmcn "'Oh! house of Jacob! Come ye and let us walk in the light of the Lord. Isaiah, ii.B. 'It is under rather peculiar circumstances that I thus address you on this solemn occasion, this being the first morning service, the first tun nnu regular morning sacrmce nflered un here on the spiritual altar of the Lord. Everything is now a new place of worship, a new congregation, a new flock, just gathered together, a now shepherd, a new year but let mo express tho true, sin cere, and pious wish and I fervently hope vou will join me therein that wo are still, and will also remain, God's ancient people, who will preserve intact tho old, the genuine and puro religion of our forefathers, who, under trials the most severe, and under tribulations the most unbearable, remained faithful to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, did steadfastly, adhere to the divine law revealed through Moses, and confidingly trusted in his spiritual redemption to be brought about by the universal Spirit, the Lord God of all spirits." Such MEETING OF THE JEWISH HOSPITAL A.SSOCI AI TOJf.

Tho Jewish Hospital Association held its annual general meeting last Sunday at Cov enant Hall in this city. There was a largo attendance of members who manifested a great interest in tho election and other busi ness, which came before the meeting. The reports of the physician, treasurer, financial secretary, and. recording secretary were presented and read. The following are such of the reports as wo were able to ob tain: UF.rO.1T OF Till! HECORDI.VO SECKBTAKV.

Ci.vcis.vati, September 1S74. To the President and Members of the Jewhli Hospital Association, of Cincinnati Gentlemen: In pursuance of law I hereby furnish a report of tho general operations of the Association" during the past year. In September of last year the Association met in one general meeting; and since then tho Board of Control has held ono special and twelve regular meetings. At the organ ization of the present Board, it was deemed advisable to create an additional Standing Committee, to be styled the committee on building and grounds," whose province it is to hold a general supervision over the hospital building and surrounding grounds. its first regular meeting, the Board elected the following salaried officers Dr.

Wm. Stark as hospital Mr. Isaac. Wise as steward, and Mr. M.

A. Wartckv as collector. In membership, tho Association lost five- members by resignations and gained thirty. Of the petitioners a large majority were young men of mercantile community. This comparatively large accession from this- particular class ought to promise tho Asso ciation, the certain increase in membership it a thorough and vigorous canvass for the same were to be made among tho voiinir men in business circles.

The Association lias been the recipient valuable favors, in the gratuitous service rendered Mr. A. Firnberg in the making, and. supply of comforts for hospital uses, as well as in the donation of fifty pounds of wadding; by Messrs. Steams Foster; of one hundred dollars by Mrs.

James Lowman in memory of her deceased father, tho late Mr. Isaac Werner; of one hundred dollars from Charles Kahn, in memory ot his do-ceased mother, the late Mrs. Esther Kalin. Hitherto the burial of tho dead of the hos pital had generally been a charge upon the treasury, but by an arrangement concluded last May, the United Jewish Cemetery Association has kindly agreed to bear the ex pense of such interments in all cases except ing those in which the assets and effects of the deceased are sufficient to defray the cost. Under the supervision of tho Committee on Building and Grounds, the hospital premises have undergone complete repairs, thereby vastlyim proving their sanitary condition.

Besides the re-construction and extension of the stone-walls erected upon the boundary lines and tho enlargement and paving of the gutters and- walks, a connection was made with the public sewer which whs with some difficulty conducted up to the hospital grounds, The total cost oi these improvements amounted to $775 51. I present also, as compiled from the minutes, an abstract from the Physician's Monthly Reports, and also of the disbursements on account of the Hospital Average monthly number of inmates from Oct. 1, 1873, to Oct. 1, 1S74 121 Total admissions for same period 46 Discharged 47 Deceased 15 Disbursements from 1S73, to 1874, ProTislona, Wares, etc. roruraga.

wares, otc. SiUrfcs, otc. Tctnl. S210 40. $2653 66.

S271S 72. S5612 TS. The Board of Control submitted nominations for officers and directors fear the ensuing year, after which an olectiooi was held and the following wore elected A. Aub, President. Jas.

Lowman, Vice-president. Max Thurnauer, Treasurer. Jacob Shroder, Rec. Secretary. J.

L. Freund, Fin. Secretary. E. Simon, "1 'IncR'-Elsas' Directors for two JaubKronaohor, years.

Henry Adler, The following Directors hold over for another year Hynmn Jloses, Philip Heidcl-bach, Henry Mack, Bernard Shroder. Respectfully submitted, Jacob Shrodee, Rec. Sec'y. FOREIGN RECORD. Strauss, "Tho Old and the Now Faith" has reached a seventh edition.

A Jewish young lady of Odessa, has recently received her diploma as Doctor of Medicine at tho University of Berne. Tho Belgium Central Consistory has is-sned a circular, appealing for funds which are to he devoted to tho erection of a synagogue at Ostend. Rabbi Alexander Aron, of Fegersheim, Alsace, recently died, to tho great regret of Uia community, by whom ho was much beloved. The Journal (V Alsace gives a long ac-oount of the deceased gentleman's qualifications, and highly lauds his scholastic attainments. Messrs.

Rothschild Brothers, of Paris have 20,000 towards the preliminary engineering expenses in connection with kthe projected Channel Tunnel. Among the new works just issued in Petersburg is the Pentateuch translated into Jtussian by the eminent scholar, Dr.Mandcl-stuiii. Tins litterateur was in England about two years ago, and created a great stir in Jewish circles. The funeral of Madame Heine who has died at the age of eighty-four, took place in Paris recently. The deceased lady was the mother of M.

M. Anuand and Michel Heine, bankers, and aunt of Heinrich Heine the poet. All the high Jewish clergy of Paris were present at the burial. According to a correspondent of tho Alliance of Vienna, the wealthy Jews of Buch arest have subscribed francs, those oi Jassy 50,000 francs, of Galatz 2,000 francs, for the erection of Jewish Schools in Rou-luania, to which scheme the Alliance has promised an active support. The costs of tho erection of tho new sj-na-gogue in tho Hue do la Victoire, Paris which was consecrated recently is estimated at fraucs, ono halt of which will be defrayed by tho City of Paris and the other by the Consistorio Israelite.

Several rich aiid magnificent sacred ornaments have been presented to tho synagogno by chebrus private individuals. A literary curiosity is now for salo at re-kin. It consists of a copy of a gigantic work, composed of six. thousand, one hundred and nine volumes, entitled "An Imperial Collection of Ancient and Modern Literature." This huge enoyclopsediu was commenced during the reign of the Emperor Kang-IIo (1((2 1722,) and a complete fount of copper was cast for the purpose of printing it. Very few copies are now in existence, The price asked for tho ircscnt copy is about .520,000 in gold.

The Paris correspondent of tho London Times telegraphs that the Jews in Galicia have been obliged to solicit the intervention of the Austrian Minister of Justice. Their refusal to share in the Separatist movements of tho Polish population has brought great odium upon them, and they are denounced in unmeasured terms by the papers, so that a trilling incident might lead to serious disturbances. Tho Minister accordingly directed the provincial authorities to exercise a vigilant supervision over the Nationalist Press. The Bucharest correspondent of the Levant Herald writing on the position of the Jews Koumama, says: Mr. Vivian, tho British diplomatic agent, lias given occasion for some commentary in the Bucharest press.

Mr. Vivan is traveling in Moldavia in company with the special correspondent whom tho Duibj Telegraph has sent to investigate tho question of the persecution of the Roumanian -Jews, whom the Ifcnc Freie Prune of Vienna lias very unnecessarily brought forward in the light of martyrs. The Vienna paper is especially wrathful with the Roumanian government for prohibing the sale of spirits by Jews. Fifteen thousand families have, according to the N. F.

become a prey to want in consequence of that prohibition. 'The amusing absurdity of this statement must strike every one. There are then 15,000 Jewish families in Moldo-Wallachia whose sole moans of subsistence was tho sale of spirits! For those who know that the prohibition is not strictly enforced, and fcluit the liquor trade is still almost the monopoly of a Jewish company, the charge brought against the Roumanian legislators must appeal sun muiu --vccuiu-ing to tho Jewish Review oi Jassy, Mr. Vivian is studying tho condition of the Israelites in Mofdavia Tor the purpose of making a report the British Government on tho subject. dJj-uch be really the case, wo would strongly suirim Mr.

Vivian to make a trip to the bor dering provinces oi Russia, where, by com-taring -facts, ho will perceive that tho Roumanian Jews, who could hardly be better off in this country than in the bosom of Abraham, have no grouncis jor envying me lot of their brethren tvussia. she said that it he had been eaten by boasts they ought to search the woods, and would probably find some fragments of his clothes, one of them interrupted and said: "Yes, they should at least 'find the head." Sure enough, on November 26 four swineherds, employed in the neighboring wood0, found tho head and neck of a child, with two little frocks, one within the other, a stocking and a red cap, and also a little ahirt spread over a ousn inree leet irom tne ground. In fact it was the prominent position oi this last object which attracted their attention. The clothes were neither torn nor bloody, and were identified by the father. Withregard to the head he could not speak, as the face was much disfigured.

The swineherds in describing the position of tho different articles found were unanimous in de claring that no beast had taken them from the child, or tney couici not appear as tnoy did, and one of them said that he had observed that a beast always first attacked the head, whilo the one tound presented no appearance of having been gnawed. Tlie surgeons of Metz testified that from tho condition of the flesh the body had been recently killed, whereas two months and a day had elapsed since the disappearance of the unfortunate Didier. Neighbors of Gideon Levi, Raphael's son, testified that for some timo past a great many Hebrews from Metz bad visited him very often, and two of them swore that a few days before the dis covery of the remains he had gone into-tho woods carrying a bundle, and had told one of tho witnesses to look for traces in the very mart of the forest where they were sub sequently found. bucli was tne uniortunatc state ot aliairs for Raphael when he was brought to trial; but, bad as they were, they were made still worso by the very witnesses he had called all Christians. He had stated positively that, as ho was back at Boulai at four o'clock, ho could not have wasted the time necessary to traverse the nine miles from Glatigny to Metz and back, in order to dispose of tho child.

But the three witnesses he had called all swore that he did not make his appearance at Boulai till 5:45, and then seemed so agitated that he allowed his horse to wander through the adjoining fields, instead of keeping the high road. Moreover his story at the trial did not agree with the one ho told at the preliminary examination. He said ho could not have carried the child because his borae was laden witli tho barrels of oil and wine, whereas he had at first stated that these wore loaded on his son's horse, which ho had sent on in advance with a friend, expecting to overtake it on the way. The result of tho trial was his conviction, and he was submitted to the torture. He attempted, it is said, to make use of certain charms to prevent the pain from overcoming his resolution not to say anything, but the executioners prevented nun.

it was no ticed, however, that durinc the most severe tortures he seemed in a lethargic state, and really insensible to pain. Ho was granted a last interview with the leadimr members of the faith, in which he said to them: "You are the cause that I am in this state," and committed his family to their care. He was burned alive, protesting to tho last the innocence of the crime laid to his charge. The supposed sacrifice of this child was tho occasion of a long series of persecutions exercised upon the Hebrews of Metz, and ending in their final expulsion from tho city. LOCAL AND DOMESTIC.

Galveston-, Tex. On Sunday tho synagogue was crowded to its utmost capacity by an audience eager to witness tho dual cere monies of the reception of a convert to uda-ism, and her snbsequont marriage to a gentleman of that religion. The Holy Ark tho reader's and the small stand in front of tho ark, were covered with white drapery embroidered in silver. The convert was Miss Theodosia Rushing, daughter of Col. Rushing, editor of tho En- nis Argus.

As the bridal party consisting of the bridegroom, Mr. Philip Freeman, and the bride, Miss JUishing, Col. Rushing, Mrs. Rabbi Blum advanced up the broad aisle of the synagogue, the choir sang se lection of Hebrew songs. Rabbi Blum, then standing at the reader's desk, addressed the congregation, upon the solemnity and the.