The Washington herald., 1912-10-25
SPEAKER PRAISES
ALL CANDIDATES
Professor in Cambridge University,
England. Lectures in Eighth
Street Temple.
TALKS on TEN colnfAADlrEHTs

Prof. DR.. Israel Abrahams. the Jew
ish scholar and professor Of Cambridge
University. England. who IL making q
tour OF the United States lecturing at
the leading universities. delivered an ad-
dress on THE Ten Commandments In
Art" at the Eighth Street Temple last
night before q large audience. The lee
ture was illustrated with numerous lam
tern slides. showing the many points
brought out In the lecture.
Speaking Of Christian art. DR.. Abra-
hams said that the Christian art comes
from a period Of persecution. and that
the artists turned to scenes in the Old
Testament. symbolizing scenes Of per-
secution. Christian art. up to the thir-
teenth century. according to the lecturer.
was never unfriendly to the Jews. but.
he said. that in the middle Of the thir-
teenth century there appeared pictures
deriding synagogues and the Jews. con.
stituting a period Of Ill will showing
contempt for synagogues. DR.. Abra-
hams said It was dinlcult now to ind the
Decalogue In any church in England
as q part Of the decoration. and charged
the High Church a. being responsible for
its removal.
The noted English scholar Will rpeach
Temple. and his subject will be. "Opti-
mism and Pessimtsm."
DR.. Abrahams has been in the United
States about a month. and he gives his
views on the present political campaign
as follows: I'VE In England think that
the United States should be congratu-
lated upon having three such big men
as candidates to choose FROM
In England. he explained. the main is
,H xho .,~rf L. .~A
and the character OF the men IL given
thoughtful study. Those who think most
about America there are impressed most
with tho high caliber Of the three can
d!dates and by the fact that even the
bitterest campaigning has left the good
rame, at least, a. far a. England Is
concerned. Of all Of them unsullied.
Met Col. Roosevelt.
DR. Abrahams met Col. Roosevelt when
he Iectured at Cambridge. and he said
lie was deeply impressed by the lecture
and by the man. Just how England
would like to see the election 60. he said.
1t would be difficult for any one OBJ
server to say.
Universal peace Is one Of the subjects
in which the Jewish scholar Is interest,"
ed. AT our university at Cambridge"
he said. I'VE have Just formed a new
peace society. which has as its secretary
a Jew. The Jew 10 the crucial element
in the equality Of races in all ages
He is an important factor in universal
peace. Always his influence Is for
equality and for peace. The Jewish
ideals are conducive to humsnitarianism.
He stands for the good side Of cosmo-
politanism. In the present movements
for universal peace, Jews are taking
conspicuous part"
Prof. Abrahams has lectured at Yale,
Harvard. Columbia. and Johns Hopkins
universities. and will tour all parts of
the United States, reaching Leland STAN
ford University in the middle Of Decem-
ber. He is a leader Of Jewish liberalism
and u has ein5tsssd nte 5eafodAhRas affodAhRaed upon re.
ligion is anti-Semitic. For twenty years
he was the editor Of the Jewish Quarter
ly, published until two years ago In
England. and now published in this
country, but circulated all over the
world. He has been at Cambridge Uni
versity for the last ten years. teaching
before that at the Jews College. Lon
don Honors have been bestowed upon
him by nearly all the leading educa-
tional institutions Of Europe.
While in this city DIR. Abrahams is
the house guest Of Rev. DR.. Abram ST.
mon. rabbi Of Eighth Street Temple.