Letter from Moise, C. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1888
- Title
- Letter from Moise, C. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1888
- Date Created
- 29 March 1888
- Format
- 2 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 4, Folder 9
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p36d5pw8p/manifest.json
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p36d5pw8p
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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- content
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Sumter, So. Ca. 29th March 1888.
Revd. S. Morais
President, Ministers Board Hebrew Seminary Asso.
546 North 5th St Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir
Dr De Sola Mendes writes to me that provision was made, at the recent convention, for needy theological students, at the Hebrew Seminary, and suggests that I write to you for particulars.
You may remember that I wrote to you some months ago in relation to my son, Abraham Haim Moise, who desires to become an orthodox Jewish minister. He is about 14 years old, in good health, has good morals and capacity, and has voluntarily expressed a desire to become a Jewish clergyman. Living in this small country town, he has had no opportunity to be come a Hebrew scholar; but has been trained in the ways of orthodox Judaism; and has seen in his own family an example of compliance with the requisites of Judaism, in the face of wide-spread violations and reckless living around us.
He was for over a year a
Cadet at the State Military Academy, as a beneficiary; but I was obliged to remove him, because the bigotry of the managers, would not permit him to observe his sabbath (the only real sabbath) in the same manner in which the Christian pupils observed theirs. I cannot say much for his educational progress at that, much vaunted, institution; as I found that too much time and attention were bestowed upon drilling and mathematics, and not enough upon other, and as I think, more essential branches.
The main thing is his desire to follow the ministry as a profession; and that is so rare among our native youth that I think it ought to be encouraged.
Being, as I wrote you, wholly un-able to educate him, even in part, at my own expense, I submit his case to your kind consideration, trusting that you will be able to find some way in which his and my wishes may be accomplished.
Very Respectfully
Ch[?] H Moïse - Identifier
- p36d5pw8p
- identifier
- SMBx4FF9_20
Part of Letter from Moise, C. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1888
Moise, C. H. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Moise, C. H. to Morais, Sabato. Sumter, SC; Mar 1888”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/88507