Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
For Sunday Reading
dill Sorts efOeiniens
Jewish Attacks on the Sabbath.

dill Sorts of Obinions
Jewish Attacks on The Sabbath.
The United Presbyterian (Pitts.
burg), which sees this country engaged
in an active crusade against the Sab
bath, particularizes what 1t calls the
Notwithstanding efforts of the Jews
as a part of this general movement,
What this journal has to say calls out
rejoinder from Mr.. Charles H. Jo-
seph, the editor Of The Jewish Criter-
ion (Pittsburg.) Among the twenty
five bills which have been introduced
into the legislatures "antagonizing the
quiet and rest Of the holy day" The
United Presbyterian finds its warrant
for charging Jewish responsibility. It
says:
zone bill proposes permission to con-
duct secular business as usual on the
Sabbath by such as observe Saturday
as day Of rest, and another extends
permission to all who keep any other
day OF the week as holy time. In many
ways the determination on the part
of the Jews to abrogate practically all
distinctively christian institutions and
laws, has been very positively shown.
Our schoolbooks and holiday enter
tainments must be dechrlstianized, and
the name of Jesus be blotted out from
the instruction Of children. To the av-
erage American Jew this country Is
their land of promise. Nowhere in the
world have the Jews enjoyed such
privileges as here; in no other land
have they been allowed to stand on
~; to F,,1y -
and citizenship. And yet they seek to
break down the institutions and the
laws which have been fundamental in
our government and national life. This
is christian land, altho not yet who'll
ly sanctifed in the lives Of its citi-
zens, and they who seek safety and q
home here should accept the situa-
ton. If the Jew thinks dt hard to be
compelled to forego the profits of bus
mess on one day Of the week he should
remember that it would be an immeas-
urably greater hardship for the great
body of the people to be deprived of
the holy day."
Mr.. Joseph thereupon retorts in this
wise: .4tsss slsss4
1--WE would ask the reverent author
Of the foregoing, by whose authority
does he lay claim to the country. and
why is 1t more his country than ours?
Such uncharitable and intolerant lang
uage comes with poor grace from such
source. This land is Just what it is
because it gives every man the right
to worship God according to the dictates
of his conscience and is absolutely FREQ
from sectarian domination. That the
American people indorse this view IL
shown by the fact that Mr.. Taft was
elected president despite the unchris-
tan outbursts OF hidebound orthodox
theologians Of the narrow school. We
dread to think what would have hap
pened, and the kind OF constitution we
should now be living under, If tho
drafters Of that great document and the
founders Of the government had been
narrow minded churchmen, instead Of
big, broad, liberal.
Tho our worthy friend Is SO eager
to accuse the Jews of doing this or that
in an effort to desecrate the Sabbath.
| what has he to say Of those commune
tiles where liberal laws are in force and
| where the continental Sunday Is OBJ
served? All thru the larger cities of the
| west the communities seem to be just
as moral as the people Of Pennsylvania,
and yet they refuse to recognize the
blue law as essential to righteousness.
GAS for our school-books. by what
right has any sectarian body to insist
| that they should be 'Christianized!'
This is country where men and wom-
en- Of all nationalities and religious be-
| liefs have sought their homes. This
applies to the ancestors Of the editor
OF The United Presbyterian as well as
any one else; and why should the Jews
ish child be compelled to read or study
Christian church teachings In the pub
lie schools which he helps to support
Where is the fairness. where tho
justice of such a position? He sayz
nowhere in the world have the Jews
enjoyed such privileges as here Well,
where else in the world has any other
American enjoyed such privileges aa
in his own country?
1--WE want to call the attention OF the
editor to this one fact, and that On az
emphatic manner as possible: the
Jew is no less an American than he il,
even If his religious belief Is different.
1t is we'll that this should be under-
stood once and for all. We are heartily
sick OF the utter intolerance and self
sufficiency that characterizes such ig-
norant outbursts."