Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
PRIESTAND RABBI.
Rev Father Daily and Rev Dr Levy
 Attend Baptist Dedication.

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 New Haven, Oct 3..-A priest of the Roman Catholic church on one side and rabbi of Jewish congregation on the other, sitting on the same plat form at exercises incident to the dedi- cation of the new Baptist church, is what the historians call epoch making. This occurred at the First Baptist church on Edwards street Thursday evening, when Rev M. J. Daly, pastor of St JOgeph's Roman Catholic church, and Rev Dr Levy, rabbi of the Orange street Jewish temple, were invited guests of the First Baptist society, and was an event of no uncommon interest in religious circles in New Haven It is true that it was not the first time that Roman Catholic priest has occu- pied the same situation, but the fact that the First Baptist church saw fit to extend the courtesy thus to the nlifl- fsters of two churches so wide apart in their religious teachings is a matter that to-day is held up as an incident worthy of repetition
 1t remained for the First Baptist so- cdety to break the ice" so to speak, and the opportunity to do so came with the opening of it's new house of wor- ship in that section of the city.
 It is years since Rev Dr Higgins, formerly pastor of St Mary's Roman Catholic church in this city, occupied the pulpit in the United church and discussed the question of Marriage and Divorce with Hon Simeon E. preme court. Since then another Ro- man Catholic priest Rev Clement M. Thuente, now of St Vincent Ferres church, New York, and then pastor of St Mary's, appeared upon the platform in the robes of the Order of St Dona- mick and made an address at the for nal opening of a new house of worship of a colored Baptist congregation at Chapel and Day streets. Those events, with that which took place last week. exemDhify the broad religious spirdt that Is invading the denominations in this city.
 The committee in charge of the ex- ercises at the First Baptist church in arranging for the details decided upon the plan of inviting the ministers of the churches in the immediate neigh borhood, of whatever creed they might be. Tn the invitations was included an invitation to the Rev Michael J. Daly, whose new house of worship is to be built within 500 yards of the Bap- y Orange street temple about mile away.
 Father Daly being called upon for remarks, congratulated the First Bap- tist society upon the completion of its church. He thanked the members for the invitation they had sent to him and expressed his heartfelt apprecia- ton of the catholicity of the Christian charity shown. He said that people of all religions were working for the one general aim, for the establishment of the Kingdom of God in the hearts of men. He said that he was engaged fin the work of building a church in the immediate neighborhood in which he would work in his own way toward the end desired. Father Daily wished the First Baptist people prosperous career and success in their new home of worship.
 Rev pr Levy of the Orange street temple, who is widely known as an after-dinner speaker, told some aDpro- prdate stories. One story was of the Irfshman who requested his friends to bury him in Jewish cemetery, and when asked his reasons said that the last place the devil would ever think of looking for an Irishman was In Jewish cemetery. Then turning to Father Daily. Dr Levy continued:
 Possibly the reason you and are here is that the Baptist church is such an unexpected place for us to be that it (the church) will be free from the attacks of the devil"
 Dr Levy told other stordes illustra- tive of the work of the ministers of all religions and of the same end that they sought to accomplish. He said that in all, whether representing the old or the new dispensation, there is basis of truth common to all religious life, teaching men to walk humbly, right eously and in the fear of God.