New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
OFFICE OF THE PULPIT.
MUST NOT BE FETTERED.
DR.. Wise Discusses Things Jezcs
Stand For.

| Before large congregation at the Free Syna-
gogue. in West slst street, yesterday morning DR.
Stephen S. Wise delivered his second address en-
the subject, The Things for Which We Stand"
| DIR. Wise said that the Office of the pulpit of the
Free Synagogue was to proclaim the rights of the
weak and the duties of the strong With great
emphasis he declared that should CON
| tribute TO the new institution of which he is the
founder one dollar in the hope that the pulpit was
to be a stider of discomfort. He said also that
neither the synagogue the church could stand
for the furtherance of social righteousness unless
their pupits free.
| DR.. Wise said. in part:
we can best serve the world and ourselves by
pelng JeWs-that is, by being best selves. The
building upon the foundations of th5 past which is
done by some idolators OF the past consists chiefly
in suffering the accumulated dust Of the ages 10
remain undisturbed II our fathers had been as
upon. which to build to-day. The Free Synagogue
more or less disguised thoiosica scheme % II 5ai
yatlon: Much of Reform Judaism has alike the
its worst. which at its best is sublime-for It is
fled, like Rip Van Wrinkle about nineteen years be
fore he awoke when his sleep was sounueSt- Re
ton Of the Sabbath IDEAL as shall help us 10 Under
fh5 ay ihc Ta4 P3Iy @ b @ 9 1 of m R
" of toll the dignity OF the toier the right OF the
Church ana synagogue are to be viewed as means,
not end path not goal -tooi not troPa5y, S{ gym {1t
TO be kept pledge to be redeemed oy daily lXlhs.
remember that temple worship ahd church service
are not religion, but imperfect symbol OF tne
with Ruskn protest against the application OF the
precious term az st9ed tines and demand that
be reserved for the doing Of Godlike things IN
TWO thousand ago Jew neal s2e5 an9 the ali fyp22 2c
gogues schools of jusuce anu Ply p.geI ~ Ind nrsc-
tice of duties God and man lSIoGl gdL'E t y nor
a church Of man. is not church OF God ToHia qi
have church and synasogue allke @ in so far
great vision of social righteousness 'i'" -
ready wRst mas hast for right and truth
For God and mdn?
Church and synagogue must not administer Tei =
ion as If it were soothing syrup IN y3teS and
ne md wrongs in dreaming Of a paradlss ol a. a.
ustment and compensation 10 eoIie ot be t9-morrow
to make them forget the realty SSI,Icb SI is not
~ SerS;a men bV saving them but to save men oS
serving them, to save Itself for service ~ b % master
satir.s 0I ou. st nv selling themselves to the rch
m, M! t is not to- be the subsidized emissary
Of rich to poor tnt the an5assa a6r ITsIS and
honest Of man 70 man If crime an9 T sE1 e 10 the
Starvation wage anu all tnat H i, Continue TO
a so until the starvation wage hecl mes llTIs s
synagogue in the hope that tins PUPPY his puipit
sitter Of discomfort BE IL the% NY ana tbe duties
- The strong Herein we are true 70 tne SrI1iT
OF me me sXmas' b 5tTer worldly not dreaming OF tne
future. but achieving II the present vet "s "a scMe
hut they thundered at their own age
Justice shalt thou pursue ., .ofs,cs social
knowing into social doing or social u.s., seFIiGT
Slu Iti,sss ~ social service and also win luH"7
rnsn+aI needs and requirements -, go +Aa fur
.1,e~snca Of social righteousness untli =
eanization he democratzed and unigss M ar from
Ono Cf the reasons that deter lueI At.D 49,
"atinr orders IS their unygn s1sss 3 20 = eor a
.t;,,a7 The furtheranNe Of social rls,l
he o~r reconritment 70 the uuconqueTTsu'V nf
y.Iirh israel had not survived the ral is
Wi,t L..t;--.aI rirbreousneSS to which iSfat,i =
soclaI, ,eons that riCN+ +eo,lsuess eNalteth a
,ati@n and not naval programme tt yJ-1,i,a-
b.aad +0rpedo but bv Nv spirit-of juSuce @i'N
ecuitv-saith the Lord Of Hosts