New-York tribune., 1876-01-22
COURAGF IN RELIGION.

AN INCIDENT AT LATE PUBLIC MEfTING-A JE"
IsH RAEBi's rRoTEsT-cHANGE OF ToNE by
CHRISTIAN SPEAKERS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: There was a public meeting the other
night the society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10
Children On the platform assculbled reprefcntA'es vi
varied and contrary opinions In philosophy and politics
and religion Scarcely any two speakers OF the evening
were there but would have divided radically on some
aldt ting question Of human belief Eat on the subject
before them they agreed The priest OF Roc' anu
the and the Rabbi OF the Jewish emPe tne
Prcsbyteria and the Epscopalian and tho Unitarian
ministers, and PaIke Goodwin and the good Ola
Quaker President were oil heartily NJ one
striking hands together for the little chill
dren. But strange thing happened ihaf
night which | cannot help recalling. to say ont eA
seily what think about IT, Al the beginning oi 'he
evening il noticeable that the speaAors, ana CHI
neny the literary men, with the utmost natura!hehS
and ness, not from theological bias but from aesooi
ton OF ideas and OF feeling. drew into their speeches
some flavor OF Christian thought. The picture OF the
Madonna and Child; Tie saeredness Of Chd as repre-
sentne the humanity which the son of God has assumed
the Christ child OF the German legcnd the words "f the
man Christ Jesus, inviting the children to Inn ana "e
clalng that OF such h the Kingdom OF heaven; these an"
know not what other appropriate illustrations erep' !"
without eitOIt
Against ibis outflow Of Christian Thought and eNpres
sion nh stood the Jewish RABBIT and rebuked the tide lie
declared that Christian sentiments were out OF pace a'
sectarian- awful word Forthwith the Christian assem-
bly, in the spirit OF tire occasion sympa;hzng Win tr
weak assenied to the Jews rebukc And the tlfslia
sprahrrs changed thnir tone. All Tins btcant" VIC 'e"
said TIE advocates of tie SEA- eiy were " s1ciafil;
10 prove they not -sctirim iucy all tn'd Jr"
the Jew uot sccfarin And y'1, ~ ho thk'hol
his broad Humanity and politely blamed the marrow p'
and higutvV OF the Christian speakers who hhl gone
before hun he ,,yoNsd himself an Old Tesla
mont jew" enforced the doctrine OF his hpoeci !,
hy qrotltlcns from he own rcli 1onH hooAs. as
had his victory, and captured the assembly ar
"an Old T,stamCnt jew" and nothing .l>,,'
II was ImlLug defeat And IL all came Of ihn loot
lsh fear men Of being called nan"s for theIo We
nothing in IT, The obi elton Of the Jrw wIs "lbi{ u
proved IL 80 ~ doing the hing hmef In Ms own
way wnicI the Cur.-iHn speakers hai btcn dnlhs III
th ir way Ard Dee lived from the audience The siic
cordial response that the others had received am 80 r.
Gpd tiat .htfr WAS c for any hiding OF pHhcrl s.
or ANY tnu1zling ~ speech upon the platform nf thai
humane >"ccty. There was room for lnnIel aud J'"
and Christian L. stand together, and o@rh, Nii" com
promising his own position. 10 espOn-c heartily u" clS
,,bir appealed to All .t" through common trn iirh-
90 hutnaniy. but great body ~ Christian believer,
Wong tioir Nas az me challenge o iIere v, d, a. @
frr1t supremacy 0f thelr Christian lutt, Tor iiI 81"
III iaise u4no ut scctran ani hieot II w's piuiHi
spcct4'!c, AMI lDpacl masl cnodsL beside IA" brave
nlire of l'C slfas-clt.uE Irl"r!lir. sunny i' AZ
not many who VII in Good blood aeeo tbat 6h5 mhst
si jutc HE Christianity O. piOye himself man. ].
Aeir- orE Jan. 10, 1876.