JEWISH RELIGION ETHICALLY PRESENTED ~ H. Pereira Mendes ~ 1904 rare book antique For Sale

The Jewish Religion, Ethically Presented
Mendes, Henry Pereira
title page: copyright, 1904 by H. Pereira Mendes registered at Staioner's Hall, London, England; New York published by the Author, 99 Central Park West 5665-1905; press of Philip Cowen 489 Fifth Avenue, New York (copyright page); exuniversity library copy with related vintage bookplate inside cover and wear to covers ; light moisture stains tidy at edges else good intact ; 188 pages plur bound in errata and list of publications by the author at rear. See photos.
"The object of this book is character-building. Nothing can build character more nobly than the Jewish religion. But its ethical aspect must be presented and studied if this, its real purpose, is to be successfully effected. I have in this little work merely attempted to indicate how every enactment and every ceremony of our beloved religion is designed to develop our better or spiritual nature, or as I have already expressed it, to build character." H. Pereira Mendes was an American rabbi.In 1874, he became Minister of the newly formed Sephardic congregation in Manchester, England. In 1877, he was called to the Congregation Shearith Israel of New York where he served for 60 years until his death in 1937. In addition to synagogue duties, Rev. Mendes served as professor of homiletics at Yeshiva Isaac Elchanan from 1917 to 1920.