The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-02
Burning the Barriers Between jew
And Gentle.


he delivered to his charge in Rich
mond, Va, last week on the subject
Of Prejudice" and which was in
spired by the presentation In Rich.
mond of The House Next Door
1t was an eloquent protest against
narrowness. especially in the apph-
cation of Christian principles by the
GENTLE world to the Jew.
II was also an earnest plea for
brotherhood, based upon the essen
tials of revealed religion.
The text was taken from Proverbs:
Better a near neighbor than a dis
tant brother"
And the question which the learn
ed teacher of Isral raised was this:
Must Jew and Christian always con-
tinue with a barrier between them?"
Turning to his Christian friends
who were present In the congrega-
ton, he said:
my Christian friends and neigh
bors. 1 wish that you would all put
this question to yourselves. When
you judge the Jewish people, Judge
them by what you know, and by what
has been your experience, and Judge
them as you would any other group
Of citizens. If you must discriminate,
why not discriminate amongst them,
instead Of against them all as a
class?
1T Is painful to us to be told that
we are not wanted in this or that no
tel or apartment house, or social or
ganization, or fraternity, or school,
or public office. not because the in
dividual may be unworthy. but solely
because he Is a Jew"
Strikingly in contrast with the con-
dition Of affairs to which the fore
going criticism is directed may be
mentioned an incident which occur
red some two weeks ago In Atlanta.
AT the request of the Methodist
ministers Of this city, there appeared
before this local body Of divines, on
February % last. the distinguished
rabbi. DR.. David Marx, who address,
ed them upon the cardinal doctrines
of Israel's faith.
Throughout the discourse he was
heard with the most profound atten-
tion, and at the close Of the address
he was greeted with the most cor
dial handshakes by his brethren Of
the Methodist fold.
1t was an object lesson in brother
hood OF which Rabbi Calisch will
doubtless be pleased to learn.
But the breadth of gauge which
characterizes the reciprocal relation
ship between Jew and Gentle in At
lanta may be still further illustrated
DR.. Marx belongs to the Unity club,
an organization of the local clergy
In which all shades of religious opin-
lon are found; and from time to time
the members of this club meet to dis
Guss the views which they hold in
common upon religious topics and
to emphasize "the tie that binds"
When DR.. w. w. Landrum relin.
guished. several months ago, the pas.
torate of the First Baptist church Of
this city, DR.. Marx was among the
number of his close and intimate
friends who formally bade him adieu.
1t was an unaccustomed sight to
witness a Jewish rabbi occupying a
Christian pulpit and bidding a Chris
tian minister farewell.
But it touched and thrilled the vast
congregation.
And the tender tones Of the rabbits
valedictory message to his friend will
linger in memory when most of the
echoes Of that rare and beautiful eve
ming are forgotten.
Christians have no excuse for pref
uolce. The creed which they profess
commits them to the broadest cath
olicity of mind. The keynote of the
evangellsts-the pith Of the golden
rule-and the very essence of the
great commission is human broth
erhood
The follower Of the meek and low
y Nazarene exhibits little love for
the Master and little regard for the
logic OF consistency when he turns
MS back upon one of Israelltish blood
an" refuses to fellowship with him
because forsooth, he is q Jew.
hou need go no further back than
the time of the Maccabees, but read
the history Of this people-and if II
De not accounted thing Of honor TO
come OF Abraham'a STOCK 4, i .