New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-05
PREJTDICE AGAINST THE JE VS..
OPINIONS OF WELLKNOWN MEN.
DISCUSSION IL THE AMERICAN HEBREW on

DISCUSSION u THE AMERICAN HEBREW on
THE sUBJECT-FOUR oUE,T-ONs ANSWERED.
The special Passover number Of The American
Ileircr.~ published Yesterday. contains remarkably
interesting feature which i, none other than y 'on
scnsus OF Opinion Prejudice against INC 'O"'
II, Nature, it, Causes and Remedies. -Nlo"s NV
contributors are Cardinal Gibbons. Bishop Henry ',
Potter, bishop \ y Lttlciohn. Bishop y. 'ieNcl'"u
Coke Bishop John II. Vincent. the Rev DIS 'io' -"
Dix Charlie, +. Deems. Howard Crosby i. honcr
Newton r. : Macarthur William u. Taylor Fh'ip
schan W. II. p. Fiuacc. Charles H. Eaioh' JoHn ~
Chadwick. Phillip, Brooks. T.. Il. Booth j. H. '',
g. - Hobart, J. W. Buckley william g. J. Shc"u'
Robert Collycr. Edward Everett Hale washington
Gladden. Easicn McChcsncy. \. B hcndlS ana - H.
Lewis. Professor J. X. Iiosncr cX-Pre'dent James
vcc,.b NJ Princeton: Presidents Charles W. Eliot,
~ Harvard: NJ H. Bachham. University OF Vermont;
J. NJ TAYLOR. Vasrar: f. II. Capcn, TUFTS = -
BARTLETT Dartmouth: Helen \. shaer. Of wellesley
and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Thomas wentworth lils
ein,on John Hay. George william Curtis Margaret
Dcand. Thomas i. Aldrch. John Lurroush'' Johh
BOYLE O'Ecilly. William d. ioHcll'. H. t. hrchh'c'
Theodore Roosevelt, Robert O. lnec''oH ana II"
others.
As a basis for the discussion "Thc American
REV. sent 10 these persons the following qucstohS
l. Can vou O. your own personal experience, and ans
justification whatever for the entertainment Of If'J""cc
toward Individuals solely because iitN ar ''N''
I, this prcjudlce not due largely - the religious In
str elton that il given ly Church and SUNDAY
for Instance the teachings that th' jews cfrcinl Jus
.i,t they rejected Him and only salvation ny
belief in Him and similar matters that are calculated :" 'N
cit. I'm IA, -onalc mind Of the child aversion
not a bathing for members Of " Tho dosm-ei race"'
g. IIay. YOU oh ,rycd the social or business life Of
the jew 80 Tar rs your personal experience has gone any
different standard Of conduct than prevails among Chri'ta'
Of the same social stitusl
T. Car yen SUGGEST what should be done TO dlsDel the
existing DI,.udiccl
Cardinal Gibbons said to 4 personal representative
Of ~ The American Hebrew" who visited bin In BATH
morc. that personally he had vcy high regard for
the race that 50 far as Baltimore concerned there
was no prcindcc-that he had not met any. II any
nreudice however existed anywhere. he was very
emphatic in deprccaiIng IT In this age Of cnhshieh
mcut: that Christianity was Indebted 70 the jews
for their saviour and al His Apostles; That nothing
sho,M ice tarrht concerning the CmclAi,a that would
lend TO awaken prejudice against the Jews Of today
who were certainly IA 10 way responsible FOR a't'
committed 80 many years ago, that 50 far a. hr
knew the Jew gave cause FOR any prejudice. TIE
exact words Of the Cardinal ar rot gwen IN the
report Of the interview. some Of the tlinSa Sd'u ~
9th rs are:
Illustration, ~ social pleude" ia thr 'a-e % H'hr'"-
IL ha. been because 81 carart siic, which were IN n'
sens. ia.ntc.l nh io-e = -Anr race. Dnt iatnr t"'
- IN. ,etn-al ana itned n those far- among whom
,t., i,,. n..i reared %. In ouI day these age many
,pe ~ al ra.c, WHO l.o" suddenly i40n' anl whose
roal-c AGGRESSIVE. o-',uta.ls and s'a-hY n n'aeia''
bearing would he pretty -uie 90 provoke l''A'"l no
matter What t..lr lineage.
Tine r.,. Dr. Moi-an DIN am glad t. have an oplof.
tuity % ar ,hlt personal pr'. d." toward i"
ai,idu,l- .o.if because they are J'r' have Known
many most o'in ahl. lHf.oa- ~ ua' Fi'l'" - '' d.
D., own experience -,.. hnt no .i-t.N 'i-'h i th'
f..nr o. which ,au i,f.r. have rI't 81 Christian
circles rrons quite d.isle'ahie as aay r!e could
possibly d..
The Rev Dr. Howard Cfo.hv-I have always r'r'fdod
IA. lev. a. % people 81 remarkable virtue d. family lfc
r.~ ar. foii. and rs cittrn- they raii'nin'f- ~
peace and oia,r believe TAT -h' h-!'- q 40 'in'n
has Doom continued o. r.en through u.e a-'-.
The nv. uf. william s. 1a'ior-I caanot hid any
Justification whatever ~ prejudice toward individuals
solely b.ear-, .l,y jews.
Tho Rev. Or. philip, Brooks il quoted a. ,n'lng
that DE wished most cmpimt!ciily 10 - on record
a. being opposed t. prejudice being entertained
toward rae 70 whom Christianity owed a. mu'h
As She did 10 the Jews and Dee strongly condemned aHy
evidence o. show u race prejudice.
TNl.e-ident Act e-h OF rT.nccton-I believe nat The
altitude II protesting 70 Doe Christians toward u''
JOYS la always been hnfy a. 10 should have been
Tor s,-rif say that mover ie, With rrten"-s nom
lew. az t ! slf' that the Tgc follow p u jesus
al and for.e e.er f. n and cherish warm fc'lns q
affection toward CLOSE Who ~" t' hIh-nn e. '.'"f -
r. r.-h o, ll.a whom r..arl olf l.'t',nrF and
who - f,i.ft In he Od -,la'nt. ts' I-aiah chapter
~.
rre-.dt Ii,t Of iIa,ari- Education wA Chf-'i'n- AZ
such schools. and college, f,ces" both, aiion Win
tlf-f.a. 90 good works ior society a. large" o. it-on
v..A Christian, zoo all clubs ~ ASSOCIATIONS oi business
Non , careful education of tat jewish ladies
nay inevitably f'l'r.iiei o. attractive 'nh 'niNa'A
women in aa. o...y; rc taking la' D.. forn- Jewish
ucn la manly sl0r'.. ual ia ur f.i.ilfi tnfai'h'
.ie-. may 40 D.. -areo.''l palliative. h1 they hardly
touch ;hr .,l for tlc lie.'a' generation.
D.. olive, w,na,n non.--Nh'n mc Ch1.''an world
h,. iafn,l moio-f and humility in ~, own -'f .trao.
ga. uenrcn v Iar.isc % uc genera! benefit which VIII
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