The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

New York, Dec. thorough President
Coler and several Brooklyn ministers
addressed a mass meeting this afternoon
in the Central Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, to continue the agitation
against the omission of Christmas songs
and hymns containing the name of Christ
from the exercises in the public schools.
The board OF education has already de-
MED its intention TO order these omis-
sions but the Brooklynites are still
skeptical about it,
About 2,000 persons were I'm the church.
LOCO more were IN an overflow meeting
upstairs, 800 We're in second overflow
meeting in a small room, and as many as
got in at all We're turned away.
Mr.. Coler said that ne did not believe
this present attack came entirely from
the Jewish race. 'but that it had for its
ultimate object the taking of religion en-
urely from the public schols. For you
have AT the head of the schOl system. 20
lie said. "A man vino says religion has
no place in the public schools would
advise the board Of education to prove
that the books have not already been
changed; some Of the board may not
know it. The board of education is a
great and wonderful body. I have been
opposed TO it ali my life"
schools Now secular.
There is no God and no heart left in
the public schools" he continued. IF this
attack succeeds the churches will have
10 take up the education of the children. 80
Rev. John F. Carson, pastor Of the church
in which the meeting was held, charac-
terized the elimination Of the name Of
Christ from the schools as "Cnhistoric.
unpatriotic. and absurd" He said thar
insistence on Christianity i'm the schools
was not intolerance or narrow-minded-
ness.
Rev. A. d. Carlisle, pastor of the Throop
Avenue Presbyterian Church. said: The
Jew is just beginning in America I'm a
somewhat concerted way. the self-assert-
ivcncss and disregard fer the opinions of
the people among whom he lives that has
rendered him unpopular In all and not toll
Grated IN some of the European nations.
We are patient. but our patience has a
limit. and when it is raised we are apt
10 move with a violence which tends 10
remove the cause of the irritation II the
Jew continues 10 disregard our rights and
preference. he will experience here what
he experienced I'm the nations from which
ne escaped 10 us"
jews Now Power.
Mr. Carlisle said that the Jews had
became such a power because they knew.
and the politicians knew. that the jew
could be voted as one man. while Chris
udns were divided among all parties.
" But some day" he said. some great
alternative VIII arise some great crisis
viii unity the Christians. and then the
jew Will no longer scon at Zieuisnl he
cause America is good enough for them
/ hope that we VIII be out of the habit
of killing those we don't like when the
day comes
Tie speaker said: THAT Gods pro-
g-amme for the Jew prescribes that he
should have "A national home. to which
all Jews should be gathered. What shall
we do with the Jew? Palestine is the
only answer"
Rev. DIT 5. Parkes Carman. pastor OF
the Central Congregational Church.
hoped that we would not get down 20 the
level Of attacking the Jews. but believed
America should resist their attack
a number of other speakers expressed
themselves i'm a similar manner