The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-10-18
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1894
A WONDERFUL THING IN RELIGION

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A WONDERFUL THING IN RELIGION
EOur enterprising Jewish contemporary
the Tidings, prints a report of the cere'
monies at the dedication of the new anc
grand synagogue in Cleveland, and WE
are not going too far when we say tina
some of the things told Of in the report
are wonderful. Is it not a wonder that 6
half dozen Of the Protestant ministers Of
Christianity united with the rabbi of the
before the Jewish shrine in
delivering discourses of exultation at the
dedication of the editice erected for the
service of the Congregation of Tifferetf
Israel
We do not remember ever hearing Lot
any other incident just like it.
The ceremonial services at the altar
were conducted by an eminent young
member Of the rabbinate, Rabbi Moses
Cries, assisted by Rabbi Moses hachOl,
and the cantor. The six denominations
of Protestant Christianity were repre-.
scented by the six clergymen, who took
part in the proceedings Of the occasion
One of these clergymen was an Episco'
palian; and the others were a Presbyte
rian, a Methodist. a CongregatiOnalist, a
Disci Ne, and the pastor of the Epworth
Memorial church. 1t was Immediately
after the singing of S'u Sh'orim in the
synagogue, that Rabbi Cries offered them
a welcome, in which he expressed his
opinion hat the time is coming when all
Gods people will be in close fellowship
Hereupon followed a deliverance by the
Rev. DR.. Cyrus S. Bates (~Episcopalian, }
who complimented Rabbi Cries in a way
which, we may infer. must have been
highly acceptable, then spoke Of the mag.
n~ihecnce Of the new synagogue, moral
Used for a while, and closed by saying {:
Because there happens to be a difference
between the faith Of the Jew and that of
the Christian, this Is no reason why mu-
tual love should not prevail" The Rev
Charles Townsend presbyterian follow
ed in the same strain, proClaiming his
desire for greater unity between Jews
and Christians. The Rev. Charles S
Mills CCongregationalist) was, as we are
told by the Tidings, generous in his
CONGRATULATIONS" and exclaimed LAS
Jews and Christians worship one God,
the God Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
we shou Id unite for the spreading Of the
truth in America, and for the solution Of
the problems which confront US" The
Rev. DR., E. O. Buxton (Methodist) spoke
very happily in the synagogue. The Rev
Charles F. Creighton (Epwor,h Memo
rial church, told how he was impressed
by seeing Jews and Christians join in a
religious meeting, and declared that by
this spectacle he had got a new lesson Of
progress in liberal thought. The Rev
Harris r. Coo.ey (Disciple) in addressing
Rabbi Cries, asked these significant ques
tons: is there, after all such a differ,
ence between us: Have we not one
God Z"
After these de.iveganc,s, Rabbi Moses
MAchol brought TO an end the synagog
ical ceremonies which had been op ned
by Rabbi Moses Cries.
Thus pleasingly spoke the six Protes-
TINT ~clergymen in the presence of the
two rabbis, before the altar of the Jew
ish editice erected in Cleveland by the
Congregation Tiffereth Israel.
W say This whole thing is wonderful.
Was there ever another occasion upon
which a half dozen Protestant clergymen
OF as many denominations united with
two r.5bis at the dedication Of a syna
gogue: The clevgymen judiciously re-
Trained from making any ~allusion to the
gospels in that place. We guess they
were more shrewd than the Apostle
Peter or the Apostle Paul would have
been under the circumstances. Their