The Springfield herald., 1905-11-24
TO AID THE JEWS
DENVER CHURCHES UNITE IN
GREAT UNION MASS MEETING.
PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS
Oenounce Persecution of Jews in Rus
sia-Ask That Our Government
Shall Intervene-MoneyR Raised for
Sufferers.


Shall intervene-Money Raised for
Sufferers.
Denver. - Denver witnessed re-
markable scene Sunday when for the
first time in America, so far as any
could recall, Christian people assem-
bled in {. Christian church, contributed
money to aid prosecuted Jews in Rus
sia, and made demand that the Chris
tian people of the world stop the aw-
full crimes. They ask their own gov
ernment to join with other nations and
prevent the crimes peacefully If possi-
BILE, but with force if nece ssary, and
that steps be taken by the powers to
render such scenes as have transpired
recently impossible in the future.
This remarkable gathering had been
called at the First Baptist church for
2:3O Sunday afternoon by the leading
ministers of the city, and developed
peculiar features. A Jewish rabbi
stood in the pulpit of Baptist church
on a Sunday afternoon and his voice
was raised no louder in sounding the
praises of the sterling worth which
abounds in Jewish character than were
those of the Christian preachers, the
| judges and the citizens who were to
sound the great protest.
At the meeting it was announced
that a telegram had been received
by Rabbi Friedman from President
Roosevelt in answer to the resolutions
adopted at the mass meeting OF He
brews last week, in which the Presi-
dent declared that the government has
the Jewish situation in Russia under
careful consideration
Rev. Dr. Vosbursh, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, called the meet
ing to order and explained its objects.
He did not find it necessary to try TO
picture the crimes, as the newspapers
have in part made them familiar, but
he declared the outrage is against hu-
manity and not against the Jew alone.
| DIR. Vosburgh read number OF let
ters of regret from ministers and 9TH
ers Among them was one from Sena-
tor Thomas NJ. Patterson, in which
check for $50 was enclosed. He stated
also that member of the church had
given check for $25. A considerable
amount of money was collected by con-
tribution.
Upon motion, Chief Justice Gabbert
Of the Supreme Court was chosen to
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spoke briefly and pointed out that in
eighty Russian cities the Ghettos have
been given over to sack and murder
and 25,000 people have been killed. No
one knows how many have been in
jured, nor the horrors those now left
are suffering He would not embarrass
the government at Washington by
making demands that it cannot repeat
to Russia, but 1t Is time to take action
by which such outrages may not again
be perpetrated anywhere.
Among the speakers were Judge Ben
B. Lindsey. Hon. Frank Goudy, Rev.
Bayard Craig and others.
Rev. Bayard Craig declared that not
in the pulpits of Denver is prejudice
against the Jew taught. In helping
those distressed people the Christian
and Jewish people will find that they
have also helped themselves morally.
Judge Gabbert announced that he ap-
points F. S. Smell and Mrs. Goddard
to head a permanent committee to So
| licit funds and turn them over to the
proper person.
The resolutions adopted are as fol
lows:
Resolved, that as Christian citizens
| of Denver assembled, this Lords Day,
we hereby publicly express our sym
pathy for the down-trodden and perse-
cuted Jews of Russia and we denounce
the monstrous tyranny of the Russian
authorities in permitting persecution
and cruelty upon an offenseless ana
helpless people, at which the whole
Christian world stands aghast.
Resolved further. that suitable ac-
ton be taken by our own government
to notify the Russian authorities of
the interest of the Christian citizens
of America in the welfore of the Jew
| ish people in the Cars domain and
that we view with horror the awful
butchery of innocent men, women and
children by the uncontrolled subjects
of the Russian empire. That public
meetings be held all over America to
express the detestation of Christian
people at the inaction and inability OF
the Russian government to prevent the
outrages inflicted upon its innocent
and helpless subjects.
Resolved further, that We favor di-
rect action by the authorities at Wash
ington, through diplomatic appeal to
the Russian government, or otherwise,
to assist in bringing about cessation
of the murders and outrages inflicted
on the Jewish people in the Cars do
mains.
Resolved further. that copy OF
these resolutions be forwarded TO the
proper authorities at Washington and
in Russia, and that we join in calling
on Christians throughout the United
States to arouse themselves to the suf-
ferings OF the prosecuted Jews and en-
list in the struggle in their behalf un-
til the power of an enlightened and
aroused public opinion will for ever
abolish the barbarous outrages In
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