New-York tribune., 1907-04-29
REPLIES TO DIR. AKED.
RABBI CRITTCLSES HIN.
DIR. Schulman Calls Ne5C Pastors
Sermon Un-AmericaR.


rabbi OF Temple Beth-El. 10th street and Fifth
avenue. yesterday, a reply to Dr. Akeds ser
mon at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church on the
preceding Sunday in which he said that the surest
and quickest way make immigrants into good
Amoricans was make them Christians The
subject Of Dr. schulman's sermon was, Must All
Immigrants Become Christians in order To Be
Good AInericans?" His text was from Leviticus
xix. 81: Love ye the stranger, for ye were
strangers in the land of Egypt"
Dr. Schulman said. in part.
fheologieal term is very elusive 9 thing II +
IDEAL 1t is as a rule a symbol which each person
Uses as synoayie @ oI WI wat @ Is & pest @ IA rre ms %
when used thoughtlessly 10 make a mhlliof
bs Ssa hSsPay iitIe64 Of &@eeSn nsapsns making
them assume an ecclesiastical gdr3 which taeg g. 90
possess. We must protest for the sake OF truth
TO be a Jew means TO bean witness TO the unity
Of Cod in its uncOmpromised purity. 70 recognize
Gods sufliciency a saviour for al men. Livery
American, but il does not follow that in order to
become good American you have 10 become a
Christian become a Jew.
Despite the fact that George Washington de-
founded on the Christian religion. despite the com
piete separation Of Church and State. there are
government and unduIy to insist upon the Chris
dan character Of American national HE
Under such circumstances it is right to protest
against such tendencies. Dr. Schulman said. both
as Americans Jealous OF the purity Of the freedom
OF the Republic and Jews. Further he said:
We were forcbly remin1ed Of the necessity to 5e
on our guard by the remarlable statements 81, !Ieo %
gnt1v and who preached his FIRST sermon only last
SseTe no, message of and good will TO all
tie elements Of Ametican citizenship. fiinselI n7 =
Of America because millions Of European peGp.9s ppss
s 81 49, old World are pouring themselves into
your land. You know what colonies OF Siispg i,eGPo
STaditi6n. religion and language are establishing
themselves IN your city ana ~ al s+io S 1beiher
The primal American stock Is to be FltateG ~ & tae
iRi9 f5i9g sti neaTer II IS national question: CUES
tion political equilibrium or me S'apy p law a. fog
Ton know from what strata Of society IN EuIoPe
iSe mass Of these immigrants are now being dFaMn
me 5eepest truth Of all is that the best ChTstian
the best citizen ana The suIesI. oaTf v5y Of
making these people good Americans ana goou
FooIIectirg thar many OF the immigrants thus
described Russian Jews heeing iOT lneti l-r -,
1T ,oorsl Indignation as a Jew and an American
upon reading this extraordinary message o. d mn mn
ster of the gospel OF peace For X bfeati!es -
entipsthv religious intolerance and total mis-
coneention OF the American spirit with which we
a 5baylt cod unfamiliar in this land. II is GER
tainiy an importation from the Ola Morla wiLtn
ena viii give place TO the nberality, broadminded-
ness general sympathy ana genuine Ier =, ~
the New World.
Dr. Schulnan asked # DR.. Aked really thought
that the Jew is inferior 10 the CHRISTIAN
and that this nferiority could be removed by
few drops Of water which would baptize him into
Christianity. If so. he repelled the charge. Con-
tinuing, he said:
/ was painfully shocked 10 read this from the I
pulpit OF Baptist church The church which has
assertion that 70 become good citizen the quickest
spective Of his origin creed. is 10 become a
Christian-such assertion IS un-Anercan. 1t lacks
American American faiqdess faiG5sy American H0eFa'y and
Vow. as if to refute this and to rebuke the ig-
over from the kInerican Of Anercans Pree,5erI
noble address jamestown, speaking of immi- T
came hatioa there @ was coPap5ve5 asRl5 iSef te H & S
.ls1oh 70 ms country then the tide once again
until IN each Of the last three years greater !.
\ landed on them during the entire Colonial period
ne 1Ai1 , tnen again me President says; Above all
which our forefahers sho%e5 when tbe - 1ns sonI5e5
this Republic The cornerstone 81 this gie
9 on our treating each man on his worth as a man.
occupation. asking only whether he acts decentIy
bors snd 20 ~ - We! 20 .s iallly to MS neigh
Theodore Roosevelt? To our question Must I'm
agd@nJs a, become Christians IN order 10 be good
~, There Is enoggh race and religious prejudice in
ing y. DO not want 70 be unjust I do not want
Te1e I5 1b e,i really believe he did
haN3 used the term Christian synonomous with (
clear thar can be a good American rS,6S
religion. lI olLa a good citizen even while he is Jew in
'MlsUNDERSTOOD NE" SAYS DR. AKED. 4
When the subject matter Of Rabbi shuInaan.s
sermon was placed before the Rev. Dr. c f Aked
last night the latter said:
haoh Slulinan misunderstood the meaning ~ !
my sermon Of last sunday II lie placed anv such
SSYislfuctlon upon H. When / used thu word |
NLilstlaf used il strictly IN a thcistic ana not |
iIiel55 d ,ilsitt-gas man. man inbUed with lofty
.lteIs, ttstDbl ShulIan should have recognized nv
t,4e'tAihs certainly had intention of ifnr,Iyiny
Nlat q jew could not make desirable citizen
A Nohe from 4 country whore there is very lttla
saee pre3Gdlce and comparatively few Jews and /
LeLsIoIe dld not stop 10 think that by using th4
MyIq thflsllan, as applied good citizeuslliu / 4
might he giving offence. If had sllpposed t,at
sIch Wouie result might have taken care ia an
citizens "a NS7'iADie I
The trouble Is that this IS a controversial age
olleiNlse me fJod rabbi would not have taken my 4
certainly not wish 20 stir ~, ans, reli,o., -
1ate IHeJnclce IN this land. AS have announced
nave come 20 this country on q ministry az
all mankind '' '''o ''ois
have never met Rabbi shulman. and do not
lllow Llueh about him. huf feel sure that AZ we
cOUia 81 Gown over cup Of ] could straight
e" uIs matter out In ten minutes.
lr Aked was asked whether he would invite
Haohi shulman 10 meet him and discuss the matter
t1e replied that just az present he was so pressed
1oI IIne that ne could not see his way clear 10
make any appointment with the rabbi.
TILT OYER DIR. AKED.