The morning times., 1895-12-16
IHlWlRDT NOT WANTED
Christian Ministers in New York
Protest Against Him.
RACE HATRED DENOUNCED
DR.. Parkiiur>t Wrote Saying the Ger
man BiRot Had Come to the W rong
Country for That Sort Of fFropagand- :.
i>m-The Jew Halter Advised to Go
Back to whence He Came


New York. Dee. 1.-THE Allen Mcmnrial
Church In Riyin:tou street was GRO sded this
Afternoon by an atsiisnce composed chiefly
| OF Hebrews, wh,s eapne to attend The np.et-
ing of protcst against Rector Herman
Ahlwardts The speakers we're the Rev.
| Horace Byrncsurt the Allen Memorial Church
| Rev. br. Frank Ai. North, secretary uf the
New York City Church Extension and
Mission Suciety of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church; Dr. George van Aistaine. pre-
| siding elder OF the brooklyn, North Con-
| ference of the Methodist Church. and the
| Rev DIR. A C. Gaebciein OF the Hope OF
Israel Mission. On the platform with them
were the Rev. DR.. W. W. GiIlics and the
Rev. Dr. B. p Saxon. No address was
| made In Hebrew or by one OF tnat IA itn,
| 5li The speakers being Christians.
AMERICANS WILL NOT HEAR HIM.
DIR. Gaei,elein opened the meeting. He
| said that those who were present had come
| % this country at the Invitation of its gov
efhment. I'VE are all American citizens
ne said, and Herr Ahlwartit has no more
| right to come here and prosecute us than
| he has the native born AMERICAN of Puri-
| tan ancestry. Ne have the saIue rights
| here of any other citizen and the Americans
| will not permit US to be assailesl by this
| him. hut you viii see other cities, now
| that they know what he viii say, will re.
| fuse TO permit him 10 come there and reyiIe
u.s.
Dr. North read letter form Dr. Chas
Parkhurst in which he said among other
| things: 1T is matter OF the deepest
regre, that am unable to attend the meet
ing. but shall take the privilege OF so
| far contributing to the occasion Us to al.
dress you in writing form. l have no
| sympathy with jew haiting,' and 1t is my
| hope that the cold reception accorded to
Dr. Ahlwarlt at Cooper Union last even
| ing ma have the effect to repress and dis
courage his impudent hlatancy. He has
cune to the wrong country for that kind of
| propaganlism. 1t Is part of the American
| idea to give every man and every nation
| a fair chance
| OWE THE LAW TO THE HEBREW.
while differ in my religious views
| from the Hebrew 1 nevertheless can meyer
| forget il is to them We owe the law. that
has been the stronghold OF all subsequent
| civilization and il is TO tie Hebrew patrt-
arCbs and prophets we have TO look as
| the source of Divine relations and upon
which all latter relations have to rest"
| The other speakers made short addresses
in much the same strain as that of Dr.
Gsebelein. and like the letter of DIR. Park
| eNOhcu dPplduSC.
| A resolution Offered by Dr. North and
| adopted by unanimous vote, setting forth
the sense of The meeting was as follows:
| Resolved, That as citizens of New York
the metropolis of a free country, we pro-
| fouDdly regret every manifestation of re-
| lgious bigotry, and class anita gonism. We
| hold that with such Limitations as are re-
quired for the Protection of the common
peace and morality. speech should be free
| and that lawicss attempts TO prevent any
man. be he citizen or visitor from the ut
| terance of his CONVICTIONS. should receive
no sympathy.
NO WELCOME FOR HIM HERE
I'VE desire, however, to express our
! opposition to the efforts TO transplant
| tn this land the seeds of class hatred. which
| has found scantys soil in which 10 grow in
! the land across the sea. The attempt to
excite anniosity against class OF Ieace-
| able citizens Should he promptly met by
| those who have, at heart tie peace of ihe
republic and should accept for their guild
ance the golden rule. alike to the Jew and
| Gentle, DO unto others as you would that
they should do unto you . s i7'as
I've wish Rector Ahlwarit safe and
speedy return to his native country
| America docs not welcome him. He repre-
! sents neither tie true principles OF the
| Christian faith, nor the best sentiments of
| Germany, and his spirit belongs to the
dark ages rather than to the cIe:Ir day OF
| civilization. q "a,
I'VE, who are Hebrews, seem and resent
| his. attempted PersecutfoDs-we who are
| Christians deny him our sympathy. and de-
! clare against him as false to tie spirit of
| the founder Of our faith.