New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
DIR. WISE DRAWS TEARS
Makes Eloquent Plea for Union of
Religious Effort.

the conference OF religion last night Cal
vary Methodist Episcopal Church Seventh ave
nue. and 129th street. Rabbi Stephen : Wise made
eloquent plea for union Of religious effort
The congregation. which was predouinantIy Chrs-
an. and Christian OF the militant type represented
by the Methodist faith, hung on MS words, and
many gray haired old churchgoer cleared his
throat and wiped his eyes at the close Of the ad-
dress he gave vent II Undertones 10 fervent
praise Of the oratory. As one elderly woman.
whose thin voice rose above the general melee OF
neighborly confab in the afsles after the service.
remarked. Il felt sorry TO hear him sit down"
The leader OF the Free Synagogue gained the af-
feCrion of large part OF the congregation at The
start when. in referring to the Rev. Dr. Charles
L. Goodeu. the pastor OF the church, he said
Some men are made bishops by the grace OF
men. others are kept out OF a bishopric by the
grace of God" Dr. GoodelI. will BE- reu1eu-
bered. was debarred from becoming bishop by
the members of the Methodist Conference in BaIti-
more because he had divorced his first wife, al
though he always supported her and did not
marry again until after her death His congrs-
CATION at the time gave unanimous and hearty
preston their confidence in him
The subject of Rabbi Wises address was The
Fellowship Of the Church The burden o. his
remarks was that each man should adhere 70 his
own religious creed but that all should work TO
gether for the establishment OF higher morality
and a greater charity which were the objects Of
every real religion The aueiioraIon OF Industrial
conditions. the establishment OF universal peace
common ground on which stood church and syna-
gogue.
This reminds me" he said. 'of address
made in Boston recently before audience Of men
and women whose ancestors fought on Bunker Hill.
Aftervard one Of my hearers greeted me. and in
the course Of a conversation said that mis- family
dated back TO Bunker Hill And I said Nine
dates back 10 Mount Sinai he added that his
forefathers helped frame the Constitution, and
said that my zrandfa Tiers fashioned the Ten Com
r7andr7errs n stood a
ground
This meeting tonight ne continued ''ts IN eZ
piation Of that nightmare OF religious wars which
ConvuIsed civilization for many centuries. Every
church has some truth none has the Of all the
truth no religion has the funess Of the infinite and
everlasting truth Why not have vast conference
Of ali the great religions or the earth. not only Of
the Christian and Jewish religions, akin 70 the
Hague Feace Conference, in which all the nations
OF the world were represented p
Rabbi Wise attacked Captain Richmond P Hob
son for trying to enbroI tHs country in war with
Japan It should be the object Of every Church. he
said no matter OF what creed. 70 teach that war
between the United States and Japan was impos
sibe. shat the Sermon the Mount and the Ten
commandments existed for all peoples and for all
eternity
In closing he quoted John Wesley. saving IF
YOU love God as love God. give NJ your hand
give me your hand"
The services were held in conjunction with the
ninth annual meeting OF the New York State Con
ference of Religion winch viii De heid to-day ana
tomorrow In Troy. Dr. GOodelI explained that the
rravers offered I'D were taken from the Book OF
Common Worship" prepared by A committee OF
the state conference composed Of an EpiscOpalian
Jew ana a Unitarian. one Of these prayers vas
read by DR.. James VI Wilton, member Of the
STAFF Of The Outlook" who also made address
on The Moral Life pointing out that morals
were not the possession n given creed or set OF
customs but Of all those members OF the human
family regardless Of race or creed. VINO worked for
the upIift O their fellow men
Besides the many Christian faiths represented in
the congregation there were scattered here and
there several Jews, some OF whom undoubtedly had
never before entered Christian house of worship
Negroes and one or two Japanese could also be
seen bowing IN prayer TO the common Creator