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8 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE the temple, four non-Jewish ministers of Atlanta voiced a desire to work in harmony with the congregation as neighbors. Dr. J. Sprole Lyons, pastor of the First Pres byterian church, declared that he learned early in life what good neighbors Hebrews are. Dr. Lyons told of his pleasure over entertaining the congregation of the tem ple at his own church on their holy days while the building was under construction. Dr. Robert W. Burns, of the Peachtree Christian church, brought fraternal re gards to Dr. Marx from his personal asso ciate of many years, Dr. L. 0. Bricker, founder of the Peachtree Christian church. Dr. Burns made the point that Peachtree street was not a highway of separation, but a road traveled by men and a road which will bring the congregations closer together and help progress. The time has come to build highways over old preju dices so men will get nearer to each other, Dr. Burns said. Dr. W. E. McElveen, pastor of the Con gregational Christian church, hailed by Dr. Marx as a brother in a great fight for the cure of the disease of unemploy ment, and in the fight for purity, temper ance, the outlawing of war and the elimi nation of poverty. “Christians need Jews, and Jews need Christians,” Dr. McElveen said. “I hail my fellow workers in estab lishing the kingdom of God.” Dr. Aubrey F. Hess, pastor of the Liberal Christian church, reviewed the part of Jews in his tory making and pointed out that the Bible is a product of Judaism. Rabbi Solomon brought greetings from the mother city of Georgia, Sav; ah and from the mother Hebrew congre of the state, Mickva Israel. He saic -w this is a nation that has drawn into stock of all the world, and that each must have something to contribute. L Solomon told the story of the househ* 0 f Israel, a separate and distinct stock, scious of standing for something, yet at" tered throughout the world. Herbert J. Haas, member of the t< pi e board, expressed appreciation of the ! 0 d wishes brought to the temple. He v red hope that “this may be an era of j„j nt service for the betterment of humanit Rabbi Tobias Geffen, of Congreg ion Sheareth Israel, dismissed the congi na tion with a benediction in Hebrew. Order of Services, Dedicatory Program, October 16, 17, 18, 1931 The cherubim guarding the Ark of the temple, replicas of the one m the Temple of Solomon, are symbols to which biblical, rabbinica and apocryphal data attach varied significance. The prophet Ezekiel describes the cherubim as a tetrad of livint creatures, each having four faces—of a lion, an ox, an eagle, and < man—the stature and hands of a man, the feet of a calf ' and fou wings. Two of the wings extended upward, meeting above and sus taming the throne of God; while the other two stretched downwan and covered the creatures themselves. In the early days of Israel’ history, the chemibim became the divine chariot, the bearer of th* throne of God. * 1 In apociyphal literature, the cherubim were the first objects createi m the universe. One source gives that they represent in the tempi the two supreme attributes of God, goodness and authonty Sabbath Evening Services Friday Evening, October 16, at Eight Or^an Prelude Temple March Sheldon (Composed for this Dedication) Procession with Scrolls Officers, Trustees and Participants Anthem Life Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates Rogers Lighting of Perpetual Light Gabriel Schoen Anthem Let There Be Light Haydn Presentation of Temple Building Louis Aronstam Chairman of Building Committee Acceptance on Behalf of Congregation Harold Hirsch President of Congregation Anthem Psalm 150: Praise Ye the Lord Randegger Invocation Rabbi Isaac E. Marcuson Anthem Psalm 92: Tov L’Hodoth Spicker Sabbath Evening Services Union Prayer Book, pp. 8-18 Rabbi Abraham Shusterman Temple Children of Israel, Athens Dedication Rabbi David Marx Organ Andante Con Moto (Fifth Sym phony) Beethoven Dedication Address Rabbi Samuel Goldenson Temple Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh, Pa. Vice-President Central Conference of American Rabbis Solo How Beautiful Upon the Moun tains Harker Mrs. Carswell Adoration and Kaddish Rabbi Frank Rosenthal Temple B'nai Israel, Columbus Anthem Adon Olom Spicker Benediction Rabbi Edmund A. Landau Temple B'nai Israel, Albany Postlude Sabbath Morning Services Saturday Maming, October 17, at Ten Organ Prelude Karganoff Anthem How Amiable Are Thy Tents West Invocation Rabbi Edmund A. Landau Sabbath Morning Services Union Prayer Book, pp. 65-112 Music by Schlesingr Rabbi Isaac E. Marcuson Torah Service Rabbi Abraham Shusterman Prophetical Portion 1 Kings VIII, 22-43 Rabbi Frank Rosenthal Hymn 138 There Is a Mystic Tie....Traditional Congregation • Greetings Rabbi Morris New field Temple Emanuel, Birmingham, Ala. President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis Duet The Lord Is My Light Buck Mrs. Sheldon and Mr. Allen Sermon Rabbi Louis Binstock Temple Sinai, New Orleans, La. Organ Solo Prayer Stark Adoration and Kaddish Rabbi Benjamin Parker Mizpah Congregation, Chattanooga, Tenn. Hymn En Kelohenu Traditional Congregation Benediction Postlude Fellowship Services Sunday Afternoon, October IS, at Three Organ Prelude Andante Religioso Thom* Anthem Arise, Shine for Thy Light Has Come Maker Invocation Rabbi Harry H. Epstein Congregation Ahavath Achim Welcome Address Nathan Saltzman Past President of the Temple Scriptural Reading Psalms LXXXIV and LXXXII Rabbi Benjamin Parker Solo If With All Your Hearts (Elijah) Mendelssohn Mr. Panter Address Dr. J. Sprole Lyons First Presbyterian Church Address Dr. Robert W. Burns Peachtree Christian Church Hymn 35 God in His Holy Temple Congregation