Letter from Ensel, G. S. to Morais, Sabato. Springfield, IL; Nov 1878
- Title
- Letter from Ensel, G. S. to Morais, Sabato. Springfield, IL; Nov 1878
- Date Created
- 1 November 1878
- Format
- 3 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 2, Folder 6
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3mp4w66b/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3mp4w66b
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx2FF6_94.xml
- content
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Springfield Ills November 1878
Revd S. Morais
Philadelphia Pa.
Dear Sir! Although a perfect stranger to you, I take the liberty to address these lines to you, as an explanation to the enclosed slips from our local papers. Since nearly 40 years an ardent student of Church Music in general and Hebrew [Hebrew] in particular, I have been encouraged by some friends, when attending the Milwaukee Council, to revive my musical studies as to our ancient Traditional Melodies and to assist in a future effort to gather them, thus to metamorphose them from [Hebrew] to [Hebrew]. I have spent the last 6 or 8 months in the study of this, my old hobby""and the first fruit in the lecture by invitation of a Christian Church. To still augment my collection, I like to study the "Portuguese" melodies and in order to attain this desired end, I would most respectfully ask you, whether there are musical works printed, which contain the Portug. Liturgy—not only a few Hymns or Pintim[?], but the Liturgy—Psalm [?], Canticles and all.
are there, besides the music, works in either Hebrew, french or Italian""treating on the subject, so as to enable me to get acquainted with the Liturgy? I understand somewhat these 3 languages and I believe, I could even work my-self into the spanish, if a work should be written in that language.
Hoping you will kindly excuse me from addressing you, I do so on the suggestion of my friends Dr Sonnerheim in St Louis and Dr Wise in Cincinnati, to whom I am permitted to refer.
Please God, I intend to visit the East next summer for the conference, when""with your permission—I shall have the honor to pay you a visit and make your personal acquaintance.
To disabuse you from any high opinion, you may form about me as to my "erudition, deep scholarly learning, L[?] I beg to state, that I am a Merchant now, and 22 years ago was a—Chasan. But I have retained my love for Jewish Affairs
and especially Hebrew music and am constantly connected with everything, that tends to make our Holy Religion more deeply rooting in the hearts of our co-religionists.
Again asking your pardon for my intrusion upon your time, I am, Revd Sir
Yours most Respectfully
G S Ensel. - Identifier
- p3mp4w66b
- identifier
- SMBx2FF6_94
Part of Letter from Ensel, G. S. to Morais, Sabato. Springfield, IL; Nov 1878
Ensel, G. S. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Ensel, G. S. to Morais, Sabato. Springfield, IL; Nov 1878”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/86059