The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-26
FAVOR NO One
CREED in new
GOTHAM CHURCH
Woman Establishes Place Where
All Doctrines May be Given
Hearing
BEST PORTIONS OF EACH
CULT TO BE EXPLAINED
New Temple Will Have Many
Famous Speakers at its Daily
Sessions

believes that there is need 10! place
in New York wnere men OF all
ereeds, sects and denominations may
meet on common ground and in their
discussions and rtercourse blaze the
way for a universal religion, Miss
Elizabeth Knopf viii start, next sun
day night. what She calls The daily
temple" at No. 30 East Thirty-see-
ond-st.
More tran that, Miss Knopi, who is
a graduate OF the Horace Mann school
and has studied since abroad, viii
support the church and the movement
which she hopes it viii start. entirely
out OF her own means. No collection
OF any kind will pe taken al the meet
ings. All the expenses will be defray-
ed BY her as u contribution, as she
expresses Il. fer the benefit OF hu-
mainly and the burial OF religious dill
lerences.
Miss Kuopf atif1ffts frankly that she
has entered upon the undertaking en-
tirely against the wishes of her par
ents. She is the daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Knopt OF Lawrence,
i. l.
Mr.. KnoDf is a director in the Ever
EFT Realty and Construction Company
and in the New York City and Long
Island Advertising company.
There is no use i'm concealing the
fact said Miss i&lOpf TO a reporter
yesterday, that my father and mother
are not at all in sympathy with my
project But am going on with IL be
cause | feel | must. will defray the
expense OF il: my own tastes are very
simple and my wants and desires are
few"
The temple has its home in an Old
stable in Thirty-second-st.. adjoining
the Park-ave. Hotel The place has
been remcdeled so that it contains
chapel which will hold 400 people. A
platform at one end OF the room has a
number OF reading desks, for at the
nightly meetings there will be read
ings from the holy books OF Christian,
,Brahmin, Mohammedin, Buddhist. He
brew and Confucian and talks by fol-
lowers of iiose different religions.
These readings from the various
scriptures will 60 TO show Miss Knoof
thinks, how similar the fundamental
ideas of all OF them are. Special read
ers have been secured. The Brahmin
selections will be read by the Swami
Bodhanands, and the Koran by Mo-
hammedan. Mevad Eyonb. who, Miss
Knopf says. is a student in Colum bia.
Arrangements are being made to Sc
cure reader from the other sects.
Until recently tho temple" had on
the outside wall q tablet on when
were written thee names TO indicate,
the director says, the wide scope OF
the movement: Buddha, Eliot. Emer-
son, Ingersoll, Isaiah Jefferson. Jesus,
La Sale, MohammeG, Paine, Spinoza.
ST. Francis.
But this tablet has been removed be
cause, Miss Knopf says, many people
who are Interested in her plan pro-
tested
She is to Deliver Lectures.
After the scripture readings every
night there will be lecture either by
Miss Knouf or by one OF many prom
inent people who nave offered To help
her.
Next Sunday. the opening night,
Miss Knopf will be the lecturer and
her subject will he The Messiahs OF
the past and the Messiah who is TO
come This program will he carried
out every night ot Christmas week,
until Friday, when there will be
meeting open for discussion On Sat
.urday night there will be a lecture by
one of Miss knopgs volunteers The
list of these is long one.
One of the first who, the director
nj il
Prof. Carl Henry Andrew Bjeenegaard,
OF the New York public library. He
is the author of Mysticism and Ma
ture worship and OF the History
and Doctrine of Mysticism
Some of the other Lecturers.
Others on this list which Miss
Knopf has prepared. and who, she
says, have promised to lecture. are;
The Rev John Haynes Holmes. pas.
tor OF the Church CT the Messiah. al
Park-ave. and Tkirtyfourth.st.
Prof. Gerald Stanley Lee. OF Smith
college, author lecturer and critic.
Prof. Lee as the author of THE Shad-
ow Christ" Inspired Milionaires,
and Crowds"
Herewari Darlington, a member OF
the governing coaacil OF the American
Institute OF Scientific Research. mem
Der of the London Society OF Psychi
cal Research. and author Of THE PLY
steal Phenomena OF Spiritualism
"The Coming Science" Hindu Magic
and "Eusapia Paladino and Her Pie
nomena."
Prof James Hervey Hyslop. the or
ganizer and secretary OF the American
. Institute for Scientific Research
James f. Morton. jr. lawyer and
general lecturer on social and literary
topics Mr.. Morton is the author OF
"The Curse lof Race Prejudice,
Arturo Giovanriiti. the l. w. w
leader who figured 80 prominently in
the strikes al Lawrence. Mass. anr
!. Paterson. y. j.
Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. WHO
figured In tine walters strike here anf
IN the Paterson strike.
NJ Prof william Edward Burghardt d.
lloIs. the Negro leader and lecturer
who formerly WAS professor OF eco
nomlcs aud history at Atlanta Univer
sity, and who now Is the director 81
the National Association for the Al
yancement OF Colored People.
Or. y. Milton Willis. formerly inter
4 state general secretary OF the Theo
sophlcaI society.
These invited lecturers will speal
on Saturday nights. Miss Knopf her
self lectnrlny on the hrst Ave nlghti
( ~ the week. The general subject 20
NJ outside lecturers. Miss Knopf says