The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-06
A RABBlNICAL CONFERENCE.
IT rs TO he OPhSED IN THIS cITY
THIS EYENING.
Jewish Habbis Already Here-Isterestins
Questions TO he Brought Up for Debate
The Abrahnuic Rite for Proseiytes

gucsiirns to be drought Up for Debate
The Abrahawic Rite for Proseiytes
4 numt or OF distinguished Jewish rabbis
have just reached this city from various States
Of the Union. and moro OF thcm will DO here
today. TO take part In tho Central Conference
of American Rabbis. which will be opened here
this evening. and the sessions OF which will
hc continued till next Sunday night. The Con-
fercncc will 10 held in the rcstry Of Temple
Beth. III. Fifth avenue and Seventy sixth street.
The Jewish people OF this city and OF the whole
country will assuredly. for various reasons,
tako an interest in the proceedings OF this
body. which. according to tho declaration OF
onc Of its members. Is representative OF the
crcnter rntt OF the one million Jews now hv-
inc In the United States. one-fourth OF whom
are in this city.
There are 100 members OF the Union OF
American Rabbis Iy which tho Conference Is
to be- held and efforts hayo been mado to
bring the whole Of them together on this occa-
sion but the result of these efforts are yet In
doubt. for reasons that nre likely to appear
during the sessions. There is an older
organization Of rabbits known as the Jewish
Minister'S Association OF America" tho Presi.
dent of which is Rabbi Gottheil Of this
CITY. and attempts have been made to
bring these two rahbinicnl bodies together
tbs year. but it Ia now believed
that tho attempts havo been rendered
futile through the recent action of rabbi
Gottheil. Tho Central Conference stands
upun the Pittsburgh Platform" while tho
Ministerial Association docs not. The major.
i,y Of tho members OF tho Conference are
teachers and graduates Of the Hebrew ,Urion
termId in TIC We than In the East. and tho
ioundcr,9t the Conference is Rnlbi Isaac q.
Wise Of incinnati. whose views are not in ac-
cord with those OF Rabbi Got, he'll.
several of the questions TO be brought up IN
Ioh 0rthpd"x and he."rmsG. Tho he T'i iml
81 them is to t.. be Ey EShni
is whether. proselytes to Judaism should he
required t. submit, to the Abrnhamic rite.
''jniasm and Crcmgti. !" "Reioimsi Julia.
t:E JMdaism "nd , the nnsie schooi."
levi in n circular which he has issued. are
%. III. most vital mportnnce to all jewish
tho rsiEion oi Nossts% ma rrspheiii-m: u
ter%neS vii be orc q he most serious Of rSS.
linica! conferences vet held. aud he notifies
American ra!nbis that It is their sacred duty to
sa S to ito ,Sansress Z RcljsiGss ,!hS. is
The chairman Of the Executive Comnitteo
Of the Rahninicnl Conference. being DESTROYS
Jewsh Ministerial Associntion. ASKED i" tho
Is,s IN tn; Ssoce?d,n;ss, lie was , % ss;
S" a @ Mf'S a,@s h wNe could TSi' nos
lay this invitation before tho association OF
astrow Jaso s, and De Sofa Mendes are Of
lrers. The Executive Committee. however.
a rot hen Sns dsS"moa ~ thg rsGrGns
70 the Individual members Of the. association,
every one OF whom" It Is said. will be vel
will seen this week whether any OF these
the ntuas a Hosie he M
cinnat project and sustans RaLhi Gotthe.l in
na Yh the s ss also
praises Rabbi Gottheil for his tact in steering
Doubtless gives the reason. Tor his course when
It SAYS: The Central Conference is viewed by
in se he ns Nr sso
there isl severe attack upon the Rnnbinical
~ f tHa Tss w m
to its Ns will M pova to hs
it is evident. therefore. that tho Conference.
when 1t is convened this evening will not be
opened under the most suspicious circum-
The founder Of tho Conference. Rabbi Wise.
In replying t. its assailnnts. explains that tits
and render decisions upon disputed questions.
Times "H have done In their 's solIeetivo ca.
rncity the ,rahlis have no, more, authority
than each individual rabbi has. The Confer
the Abrahumic rite shall be imposed uron
rrnselyteS to Judaism,
according to Rabbi Wise lies in the fac: TINT
1t is to be called uIon to render decision in
prepare the minds Of tho members for intelii-
gent action upon it by publishing II series OF
fa1f S1h
discourscs he quotes from the chief nu-
thoritcs uron Mosaic law who have
%sn w mFns ~" the p"ss p s'a tie
subject Of full argument. ho reaches tho con:
into the ioii Of Israel without the Abrahamie
rite. His Judgment in this matter is dispu' ed
with great arrnony hy llrbrswHnd rabbinical
Jovah. and 10 is regarded BY them rs no bet
ter tham false nrophet who would undermine
however up to this time. and despite all onpo-
siiion. that the adoption Of his views by tho
bringing over to 'lu,laismn multitude Of Chris
hq;; he'll, this opinion. and. he has repeatedly
laid It before bodies Of rahhis.
There will ho a strong effort to prevent nny
action Uron It by, the raLnis in session her"
Hfthe Confer"n"", Tie H'i,rn 'o lta"d",d he'
eys III, il %nsSt9p ." tn str
The remarks Of that parer arc Of interest both
e. Jews and Christians. IT says: let tho
hbrahamic rito be abroGated. and the ahroga-
t;on officially adoItch and promulgated. and
thousands Of G"ntiles will Join the Synagogue
as especially American Reform, Judaism will
not insis, ur,on the Observance fany religious
too ."xacting. Marriages between Jews and
Christians would he contracted in larger
Church would be fotming. neither Jewish nor
Christian. but u little OF both. Such Church
wouI! attract thousands Of young dis
senting Jews and nomina! ChnstianIS., The
formation o. such q new Church would be the
one thing for which thousands have been
lOyk ing these many years.
Tho ahrogntion Of the rite was the most
radical reform carried out by ST. Pau. It
ongnedn door t. the Icfnr,ned Judaism for
nitteI thousands who would have been Jared
out. and il subsequently led to tho universal
srr"nd Of Christianity. equivalent to Judnism.
But it did also that which the! Jewish snges
Sers Giraid Of They said: The Prrose!ytes
The opening meeting Of the Rabbinicnl Con,
ference, which Is to be held In Temple Beth FL
At \ O'Clock this evening. Will la II public one