Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-13
JEW AND CHRISTIAN
HOLD UNION SERVICE
RABBI HEIGHT ADDRESSES A
DUAL GATHERING
Members of B'nsi Birth and Temple
Baptist Church Meet at Audi
torium Building to Cele-
brate Passover

Both the congregations of B'nai
Birth temple and of Temple Baptist
church worshipped together yesterday
morning at the Auditorium building,
corner of Fifth and Olive streets, the
occasion being commemoration of the
Jewish Passover, an institution in
which both Jews and Christians believe
alike.
DR.. s. Hecht, rabbi of B'nai Birth
temple, took part in the reading of
scripture, in prayer, and also in speak
ing, as we'll as giving the closing bene-
dietion, while Robert j. Burdette, pas
tor of Temple Baptist church, preached
on this dual event.
Rabbi Hecht spoke before the SER
mon, saying in part:
Il do no violence to orthodox Jews
belief in thus accepting the invitation
of your pastor and of your board of di-
rectors.
LAS one who proclaims the God of the
universe and the father of all men on
all occasions, 1 have the right to ad-
dress you as brothers and sisters. l
find in this remarkable gathering evil
dence that the world moves and that
barriers are being broken down; while
t;le sun of Righteousness with healing
in his wings is rising and is ready to
shed his glorious rays on all the children
of men.
Many Call God Stepfather
"Yet | know there is much darkness
yet ON this earth; while there are many
who recognize God as their father, but
as the stepfather of others. and who
discriminate against the children.
80 l hail with genuine pleasure
this helpful sign of the fulfillment of
the great prophecy which reads;
"'And there shall be no more OPP
preston, or hatred or bitterness of feel
ing between members of the same fam
lily
Then in thai day 1t shall not be said
that the Jew stands for that which is
TO be condemned, and the Christian for
that to be praised; but he who helps
the widow, the stranger and the father
less, he who seeks after Righteousness,
shall be recognized as a fellow-worker
"Then shall come the time when all
the children of men shall be united in
the great brotherhood, and shall pro-
claim Jehovah as the father OF ALL"
Pastor Robert ]. Burdette delivered
his sermon following. and said In part:
1.-THE voice of the eternal God estab-
fishes the Passover forever-the words
of Jesus establish the Lords supper.
How, at our communion, can we fail
to recollect that first supper in the
upper room-Jesus at the Passover
supper?
Passover and Lords Supper Blend
There was no break in the time-no
pause in the great Passover-the one
blended into the other; the Passover
into the Lords supper There was
nothing at random about this Who
shall say but that thre was an eternal
meaning in this combining of the two
memorials? Remember how Jesus the
Jew instituted this supper on the mid
night of the Passover
zone thing more. Why do we use
unleavened bread at our celebration of
the Lords supper? Because the Lord
God commanded that IT be used at the
| Passover. Can you keep the two
memorials apart?
I'VE thank God that among his peo-
pie, Jew and Christian, is to be found
one common memorial, that should
drive away every instinct of race pre-
judice."
At the close of the service the Sal
walton army had representatives at the
doors of the Auditorium taking up a
collection for the "Self-Denial Week"
of that organization.