New-York tribune., 1910-12-02
MISS TAFT IN SOCIETY ATTACKS UNION SERVICES
Jacob H. SchIff Says lew Should
Not Worship with Gentle.
RABBI TO ANSWER BANKER
Opening of Kehillah Lecture
Course Occasion for Re
ligious Utterance.

Jacob H. SchiT lifted his voice last night
In stern disa pprovaI of the union services
being carried on by the Free Synagogue,
the Church of the Divine Paternity and the
Church of the Messiah. The occasion was
the beginning of a lecture course. arranged
by the committee on education of the
Jewish Community. IN the auditorium of
the Young Mems Hebrew Association, 9od
street and Lexington avenue.
We need to give encouragement TO phil
anthropic and charitable efforts of every
nature" he told the hundreds of Jews as
sembed. we need TO have respect for
religious movements within Judaism in
whatever form these find expression. [ say
advisedly within Judaism, for we draw the
do so-at efforts to introduce other than
Jewish worship into our camp.
This We deprecate, even when done for
laudahle purposes, not alone because we
need carefully to guard our own fences,
but alike because We have too much re-
spect for the religion Of others TO permit
the mistaken impression that the time has
arrived for a common religious platform
upon which Jew and Gentle can unite.
The distant future may bring even this;
means 10 a large number of our corel1g-
ionists oppression and prejudice il not per
secution. the Kingdom of God has not ar
rived on earth nor has the brotherhood OF
man become an actuaIity."
Mr.. Schiffs attack will draw an answer
from Rabbi Stephen s Wise. OF the Free
Synagogue, on Sunday morning, in Car
negie Hall. where ne will preach on can
Jayr- md
further protest against such an attitude as
Mr.. Schif takes will be made in the union
meeting itself of the three CONGREGATIONS
at the Church Of the Divine Paternity.
Central Park West and 18th street. on sun
day evening.
Communal Jewish Problems was the
subject for discussion before last nights
gathering. The first lecture of the series
of four TO be given on this subject under
the auspices of the Jewish Community was
delivered by DR.. J. l. Magnes, the young
rabbi who recently severed his connection
with the Temple Emanuel because of
sectarlan differences. Louis Marshall. of
Untermyer & Marshall, the lawyers, pre-
sided.
DR.. Magnes described the growth in size
and influence Of the Jewish Community
Qkehillah) OF New York City and IT'S field
Of usefulness in crystallizing Jewish public
opinion on all sorts Of subjects
individual institutions may be Drosuer-
ous,' said he, but they are not sufficient
TO meet the demands of Judaism in this
vast Jewish community of over a million
souls. Some questions can be met only by
the people themselves, organized into a
community We OF the kehillah wish TO
bring home to Jews from Western Europe
Jews from Eastern Europe. to native and
foreign born Jews, that we are all Jews
that we are all in the same boat and that
what affects one Of US affects all of u.s.
some of the nuts for well organized
and powerful kehilIah 10 crack, he went
on, were the question Of Jewish education
for the great army of Jewish children of
school age in the city, the question of lew
ISL re1g1ous activity at the City College
Columbia and the Normal College for
Women; the establishment of a Jewish am,
pioymenr bureau, the conducting of high
holiday services for the poor. the gather
ing of a Jewish census and the inves1i,ya
ton of synagogues.
In regard TO the last. Dr. Magnes said he
used the term Investigation In the do
hant, disagreeable sense. As an exaunIa
OF the need of such an investigation, he
cited the case of an old rabbi who had
come under his observation a veteran min
lister who presided over a large and wall
to-do syanoguge, and received a salary or
500 year.