New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-26
PRIEST NOT PRESENT.
Religion Keeps Him from Crippled Chill
dren's Home Dedication.

The absence of the Very Rev George NJ searle
= s. P. head of the Paulist Fathers Church, from
the dedication and conservation exercises of the
Sew-York Home Tor Destitute Crippled Children
yesterday because Of the participation in the pro-
Srzrnme Of clergymen of other creeds the
sensational feature OF the very pleasant little
nony with which that function performed.
mis- home Is located at No. Al West Sixty-frst-st
IS strictly unsectarian. and is the fruit of two
iears Of hard work the part of Mrs, A L. Err
anger and other women. assisted by members of
the profession so generously that it might almost
called theatrical charity. 3. T. Keith IS the
honorary and Mrs. Granger the active president;
he vice presidents Mrs. John Hcmenway Dun
sn Mrs. Samuel n Rice. Mrs John Clark Stratton
nd Mrs. James a. Stevenson; the secretary Is Mrs
pse NJ De birmingham and the treasurer Meyer
livingston.
Mrs. Erlanger. Mrs. De Birmingham and the
otner women We're very reticent over the failure
Of Father Searle 70 take part in the programme
but they were plainly surprised and disappointed
As Hebrews. Roman Catholics and Protestants
pd taken pleasure i'm furnishing the various rooms
~hfrne. Schulnann-lI,nk having equipped the play
ocm. Anna Held 0or,utory The widow Of Joe
Humphreys q hospital room. and 50 ont occurred
to Mrs. Fdlango" that il would be 4 pretty com
plment to the donors 10 have cersymen of their
respective faiths Copsecrato the rooms With mis-
thought in mind she invited Father Searle the Rev
Or T. De Sofa Mendc>. Of the West End svna-
gogue. and her own clergyman. the Rev. Nathan
a. Seagle. rector Of St STEPHENS Protestant Eris-
copai church ana one OF the directors O
home. With Mr. Seagle's assistance a short order
OF exercises was drawn un. be printed in part
on the programme. that every one could ioin
IN the responses Father Searle was u begin hv
reading a few sentences from the Scriptures re-
sponsively with the audience and then an were
TO Join in the Lords Pray The Rev. Dr. AIendes
was TO read Psalm. ali three clergymen were
10 make short addresses. after which Father Searle
ESQ - had been planned WAS 10 conclude the gem
ersl dedication by invoking the blessing Of the
Trinity upon the rooms IL question. After that
they and the visitors we're from floor to floor
each clergyman dedicatnr the Hebrew. Protestant
and Roman Catholic room after his kind.
The abrupt refusal of the Roman Catholic mem
her Of the clerical 1I5D perform his share Of
the blessing "queered" Mrs changers happy 1T
lie device temporary-lntil that is a redistribu-
ton parts could be effected. This did not take
long. Neither the Rev. DR.. Mendes nor the Rev
Mr. Seagle refused 10 join forces. and the fifty or
sixty and women VINO were present soon had
the qualification OF seeing the Jewish rabbi and
the Christian priest standing side by side reading
responsvely out OF The Book Of Common Prayer
Every one stood.
Peace be to this house and 10 all who shall
dwell therein" read Nj. Seaele.
Except the Lord build the house their labor is
lost who built il" responded Rabbi Mendes
Except the LORD keep the city, the Waterman
waketh bat IN vain
Our help Is in the name OF the Lord who made
both heaven and earth"
Blessed be TIE name OF the Lord"
Henceforth. world without end"
Then came the Lords Prayer. and DR.. Mendes
Tead the Psalms beginning The Lord is my shep-
nero and Il VIII IF; mine eyes unto the hills
and Miss 'Arline Idebenthal of Cleveland, Ohio,
sang.
Then D.. Mendes. in q short speech spoke OF the
Ii5 as founded In that broad catholic spirit
Sa,t{n tp-u5E Bnites all good people and makes
,,T4 ti.'lTs' Frotes1ants ana Hebrews delight
80, ~ vas not always So" he went on. IN
b e p4st We nave often pulled apart. There have
t uesa mite family differences between the mother
s51n ana the two daughter religions because |
bessSSA - We nave all been crippl-s either in our
tweeS y I ooI hearts But there's no difference be-
tisn 1s~ls3 r;-tuEla I!Srn Protestant rallnla-
IT,, laughter The little fellow vybo tae lost
Cafbo19 lever stops 20 inquire whether n vas a
Httie 'Hc or PROTESTANT limb I rejoice 70 d. nv
4e,,i3w help ' 'sHo" feeling and
,sTa Ss ia Hey:ley. % the FRITZ Scr+er oo,--
lar sha NlI oeaSle said few words IN t1s
home no" nluch OF the naDcjel' pa. -,
ths ko 10 " iroin The stage sc a dir ~ tilS
FOR g. 80, ne SAID he wanted 10 fiank ~ '1 ID. VI
Of Israej NE he name Of the Trinity and of thu ca
The Ionic II looms 30 be known 49,, 'Foo
future Use 557L rooms We're dedicated 10 tbeir
the Jewish Tit5sI WIN appropriate prayers from
ing room ana - 'ci!secrated the Jacob Lit seu
''04" ana the Carrie Nixon dorn1itn ~ s ny