Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-20
THE UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS
Rabbi Nathan Michnik of Temnle
Emmanuel Of Helena breaches
in Great Falls.
Plea for Liberalism and federation
federation Displayed by Jews
Under All Circumstances.

HUI III IL w. ~ - wv DhSloI Ol INA |
church, preaching in the First Unitarian
church of Helena.
One of the largest congregations ever
assembled in the city greeted the rabbi
and listened with marked pleasure to his
eloquent sermon on "The Unity of All
Religions"
His delivery was very pleasing and ne
spoke us follows:
There have been written mauy stories
to point d moral OF adorn d tale, but |
do not remember having read any more
applicable to the subject under discus.
sion than hat which tells uf the men
who applied for admission to heaven, re.
biug on the claims Of their Religions to
galu for them eternal residence in the
abode of the blest. 1t runs, as far as
remember, thus A Christian, having
died, proceeded in the manner customary
with departed souls 10 the gates Of
heaven. Tnere he sounded the bell aud
craved admlttauce. Sald the angel in
charge, w no are YOU: lam HCnrlsllau,
who On earth believed AL the dogmas
and doctrines of Chrlstlanity.' Chris
tin! Christianity! | know these not
said tue angelic guardian. III you wish
TO enter here, o. must present some
more pOtent reason for our Cuusldera-
ton And, without more ado, he great
door was closed ia his face. Anon there
came d Jew bent Oh d similar mission.
The gates Of paradise beng opened to
hun, no besUught the permission to
abide 10 the divine garden Of Eden.
Wno are your asked the divine gate
keeper. Il hm d Jew, who on earth ob
served all the rules and commandments
O, Judaism jew! Judaismi / know
these not, said the spirit ~lanltor. If 10
these realms OF the happy you would
come, yoI must give some strung er
rea 500 for gran lug the boon you crave,
And again the golden gate rolled on
its hinges. A lillle later there came up
a Mugsuiman, and having gained the at
tention Of the gUGlIke dOorkeeper he
prayed 10 be permitted to join the hosts
Of the elect. 'Who are yDu:' i am a
Mohammedan, who on earth proclaimed
the truths Of Mohammedanlsrn Allah
is God and Mohamet is his prophet
'Mubammedan -MchHmmrdanl~m,
know these not said the holy gate
keeper. If here you Wlsn to dwell etrr.
na!iy better reasUna must goa awe Tor
thaC prlgllrge.'
"rnus refused the three aat dt7consO-
late. At length the DE" spoke amt 4ajd;
Let us while hw~y the weary bonra by
reailng,' and thereup2n drew from his
pocket d volume Of me sacred scriptures.
They cAauceu to lIght upon me book Of
Malachi and rUnunutd reading uhIil
they came to Tho famous p4esdge: "lihVt
We NOT all one father? lDIu not one God
create al! OF ub:' As these words were
uttered the great gates opened epoEta
lrOueiy and the RatoEeep.E called 10
them, Why did vow not speak lhL5 be
iorrt As tho Ct,lurrn Of the ealne
father, az the crea'ures uF the stmo COD,
YOU are welcome, for by No other name
are you known here, Come IN ana hHu
the dWelliog place YOU Wlen'
at i3a fablr, get It is an evidence ot
Jewish tolerance, of the hroat h~n+rcta.
rianl4m of JEWISH thought and theology.
1t il u fable. ii creation Of fancy, yet 1t
illustrates the great basic prIHelll.a of
the religion 70 when W. belong. It Il
Visionary. but it is missionary, IT Il an
id al picture, i~nspirru ty tire broad love
Of TIE humar hear, Il Flc,uEG
destined to find itself reproduced, sooner
or batter, wherever men dwell. II IS the
very incarnation of liberalism. AAH the
jew can well afford 10 hr liberal, t. tie
tolerant. For has he not Ncji nlEl4 rN'
empilticd this virtue: N a time "hrA
he might have been pal'iunru ioI 1''
testing an Egyptian, his scriptures
taught, .l!,ou shalt n0t ilajr an tt@lF
tian.' In days WirH he might wen ha't
been forgiven for priUG nHrrUW, we iIn1
that he teaches, 'IHo nlnuo Of All ma
tons have "a shnr, al thr glory u 1n'
future life In the midst IT th2s" peru