The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-06
RELIGIOUS Liberty.
Address by Rabbi Nieto Attacking
Religious Intolerance.


with an audience gathered to hear
Rev. Father Yorke, and Rabbi Nieto
discourse on Religious Liberty"
The meeting was under the auspices
Of the American Women's Liberal
League.
Rabbi Nieto was introduced by
Father Yorke and said, in part:
"You find in this political cam
paigu candidate calling the other
Jew and again another a Roman
Catholic and an Irishman. You will
see in the morning papers, Samuel
Levy, Jew, was arrested yesterday
for. SO aud so. They don't say, so
and So, Protestant, an Episcopal
ian, was arrested The only cause
that can be ascribed is that the press
has not yet been educated to suf-
ficiently high standard to overcome
prejudice. There is no more loyal
citizen than the Jew. If you look
through the list of soldiers in the
late war you will be surprised at the
number of Jews who were there
The same applies to the Roman
Catholic. No better citizen in
country or community is to be
found than either a Catholic or a
Jew. 1t is not so many years ago
that signs were to be seen in Lon
don. No Irish Need Apply Now
the Lord Chief Justice of England
is Roman Catholic, and jew sits
in the House of Lords. England
has overcome its prejudice and Am
erica will do so in time.
"Religion is the virus with which
the mind is inoculated to keep it
clear from moral or immoral disease.
Whether man worships in one re-
ligion or another it makes no differ
ence so long as he is sincere in fol-
lowing the teachings OF that religion
for all religions point to heaven.
81 want to know if, when the Jew,
Catholic, Baptist, Methodist
denomination you LIKE want to
know if when they go to church do
they not pray to the same God2 As
far as l have learned, l have not
found one bit of difference in the
fundamental principles OF all re.
ligion. Whether you choose to have
an organ in your church, whether or
not you have ceremonial in your
church, the religion does not change.
"No matter by what name the Su-
preme Being is worshiped, the
thought is the same, and how is it
that people who profess to worship
God can persecute others for their
religious belief2 Are they ignorant9
Are they hypocrites. Do they fol-
low the church for the livelihood TO
be gained or are they sincere2 They
may talk as they please, but away
down in the hearts of the American
people there is sentiment that will
not stand this humbug.
"We have seen too much OF the
shedding of blood in families. We
have shed tears OF pity when we
have read the history OF the Rebel
lion, and we should frown down and
fight down any feeling that would
tend to inspire hostility in one
section or the other. If you can
prove to me that Catholics, Jews or
Professionals are enemies to the Gov
eminent because OF their religious
belief then will vote myself an
idiot and lunatic Would we not
again, as brothers, for get all religious
differences to march on the battle
field should the occasion arise?
Those who are not born in this coun-
try are attracted by the maguifcence
of the magnanimity of your Consti-
tuition. When they come here are
they to find that the American Con-
stitution is-a lie9 For the glory of
that Constitution, for the honor and
dignity OF this Republic, we should
fight down any such religious perse-
cution. Let every man worship God
in his own manner aud according to