The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
STOP THE SLAUGHTER or JEWS.
DR.. Mendes Wants Every Church to Protest
to Russia.

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The Rev. DR.. H. Pereira Meades preached
| At the Spaniah and Portuguese Synagogue
Central Park West. yesterday. on the
slaughter OF Jews In Russia. He said:
O holy Russia. where is thy holiness
Let II be that as American citizens We lIe one .
are aiied with dIstrIst. because like the great
glacier from the North. she. slowly. pithessly.
psa G1 oT souher ns' oes for
her even though her ambition 20 gain them
keeps all the great Powers grit ior war an q q
fsrsed 70 hold their sons in the leash ready TO
Far and wide the appeal for help has been
sent. For tn ose who were rich are now poor the
Starvation and suffering to add to the misery;
Can the sentiment OF this country be reused
3a thai ssTy p SsS5Sa would
Russians cohsnis here feel their Indignation.
ssu d and fH Re BE- the eober
for such moral courage, This country had a
right to remonstrate with Spain for her In
civilized government the right to demonstrate
with the Russian authorities for allowing those
riots. for exeusnE the local oca!s f9r not IN
Of the protection Of the police and military
Let all contribute TO the relief fund rich
and poor. each one as he can AFFORD but let no n,
the Car and his Ministers the worlds horror
Of the violence and outrages committed by
the RUSSIAN people.
upon the killing of the Jews in the Temple
Emanuel, Fifth avenue and Forty-thrd
street, yesterday. He said:
Governments must become agents for
moral reformation. They must be the
power that makes not only for the physical
people While It Ia we'll that there ia a
separation between Church and State,
1t would be a separation bought too dearly
II 1t meant the elimination OF & II moral
problems from the consideration of the Gov
eminent.
NO nation can with impunity silently
look upon the recent Russian atrocities.
for the danger is universal While one
man is a slave no one is free. While one
man may be assassinated in the public
streets or In his home in any part OF the
world, no In one il secure.
The reports that come to us reveal such
q series Of crimes as to make US stand
aghast. What can be done? Much money
is needed for the immediate relief OF the
sufierings OF the widows, orphans, the
MANNED and crippled. Many thousands
OF dollars have been collected. but much =,
pulpit there should go forth strong protest
against the brutality that equals the besti.
atty Of the savage II IL not the anair of
the Jews alone, but Of the whole civilized
world.
MASS meetings should be held in all
cities Of this country and a sentiment
created. aiming to destroy this racial and
religious prejudice. The American Gov
eminent should express Its dspleasure at
the terrible scenes Of carnage enacted in
Russia, seemingly with the connivance
Of the Government. America should insist
on making another treaty with Russia In
which it should be stipulated that every
American passport should be honored,
irrespective OF the religion OF him whose
passport 1t is. There Is no good reason
why the private faith In any religion other
than the Russian Greek Church should in
validate passport
Il appeal to the churches to protest
against these prosecutions, that rest to some
extent on religion. Let every pulpit ring
IN remonstr rance against the brutalties,