New-York tribune., 1910-11-21
AIM At RELIGIOUS UNITY
Bio Congregation at First Meet
mo in UnlversaIist Church.
JUDGE LINDSEY A SPEAKER
Rabbi Wise, of Free Synagogue,
Outlines Purposes Of Union TO
Study Social Problem.

The C.hrrch Of the Divine Paternity a
T-uiversaIisJ house of WORSHIP, AZ 'obh
steel and Central Park West haToored az
= special service last evening Jews anu
T-nf4arisns. besides a large percentage "l
ifs own communicates. The occasion was
IN. beginning Of union services 10 he helo
.,,.,-,- S,,r,Sav e.-erliaE throughout the win
Ter. arranged for by the Rev Dr. FRANK
Oliver Han. pastor Of the Church OF the
Ti,;na Paternity. the Rev John Haynes
r-o,r,es rastor of the Church of the Mes-
s.ab a s=fh street and Park avenue, and
Rahbi stephen : wise Of the Free Syna-
goEue
All 4l7ree ministers as well as the ven
ershle Robert Collyer pastor emeritus OF
fn. Church Of the Messiah sat on the plat
form behind the pulpit and shared The IN
re7eet of a huge congregation. which over
eazv,=5 lnto the sisleS- in the address OF
Judge Ben r LINDSEY, Of Denver. father
81 Tho Juvenile court system Judge Lind
~, spoke Of 5he change in the attitude OF
Judges toward Juvenile delinquents which
lad come sbou; IN the last Ten years
tn 20 1en Years ago said he chill
,Irpr We're regarded IN court as men and
punished Ike men for the crimes they
wore charged with Tie court had its
,z-e osl the facts ii the case and the law
les-a-dfng Il and not OF the child Now.
thank God II has turned its attention
more 10 the child"
The nudge nlust-ated his remarks with
anecdotes If his experience in Denver and
blamed rhe present social and Industrial
system for The presence o1 delinquent
children. He cited the Tinted States Cen
s5ss as authority for the statement that
accidents in coal mines had made 15,n0
CaiIdraa in tnis country orphans in the
last decade. three-four,hs of the accidents
being due 70 the lack of safety appliances
already in compulsory use IN Germany and
Belgium.
81 knew men he continued. who VIII
r.ut up So or s1@a 10 give poor children an
outing IN The country and who VIII spend
z1afasa il the Legislature 10 XIII laws
guarding 1hem against gust such fates as
fell to the lot of tho l5."'o have referred
To The hie sinners are not Ihe children.
hat those eesponsihle for the acts of the
children And vet Il man who commits
1hefi Of Si.eaoH.a Is highly honored while
The ehiId who steals fev cents = booked
lor iail"
Judge Lindsey spoke Of M Roosevelt as
ono who had suffered Il temporary defeat
II tlse hands af ''the tyeast" " aH epitheJ he
surlieS 20 what others call the system
Beth Ar Holmes and Rabbi Wise made
short addresses at the beginning of The
meeting iu explanation Of IFS purpose.
.F raruor1ber many wears ago said I1r.
$685. a LETT my synagogue in Portland
~.0. au old man sitting ia d cor
t.- aslzed him v-hy he stayed. He
$500 Toe s.auted TO pray. ! said You're
1o- Sow. j hope you feel at home here
YOUNG rabbi ne said. q want yOu 70
kno7v I am never lonesome in any house
81 God
That's the 1~av va Jnitarians, -niver-
ssIistS ana jews feei IN coming together IN
these services. added Or Wise You re
member the words OF Emerson We have
disputed enough We aim al religious
rluity-a different thing from theological
Iinity. We want TO strengthen the ioralty
Of each one of us to his particular creed.
Until January : these. 51fllf7z2 Ess>f=s f5iEsS
will be held in the Church Of Divine
Paternity. The next series OF five services
viii be held in the Church ~ the Messiah,
= and the closing series Of FIVE making hf-
Y teen IN all will be under the ausnCrS Of
kFfhe Free Synagogue, the meeting place
4 pro bly, 4 theatre 10 be announced later
The Social Problem from the Ethical
Standpoint Is the broad subject covering
ali the addresses 10 be delivered II these
meetings The cierg1men win preach only
occasionally. the speakers hefng chosen
from the well known reformers and
Marks. president Of the National .ASSooia-
ton of Clothiers. William N Ashton. or-
saTfZer of the International BrUT f1eTh00d
Of TeamSters and Miss Leonora 0Reillv.
an organizer Of working women. Win be
the speakers next Sunday.