The Washington herald., 1913-10-27
RITUAL TRIAL
/ LIKE SAVIOURS'
Russians Probably Are More
Guilty Than Jew, Declares
Rev. Dr.. Granger.
TALKS OF THAW CASE
Minister Also Discusses Presidents
i Mexican Policy and Sulzer
II and Tammany.
TALKS OF THAW CASE

In a sermon at the Gunton Temple
Memorial Presbyterian Church, the Rev.
pr. Charles Everest Granger, the pastor.
last night assailed the Russian govern
ment and the Christians of Russia for
The ritual murder trial, comparing the
trial with that of Christ
He also took shot at the Thaw trial,
the impeachment, of Sulzer, and the Mexi-
can trouble. With the latter subject he
praised President Wilson in his stand
and characterized the attitude of Euro
pean nations as being a case of dog eat
dog"
VI DR.. Granger was vigorous in his de-
9ense of the Jews, and delved into his
Tory to prove that there existed no such
thing as ritual murder in their creed.
He laid the whole blame at the feet of
the Russian authorities and the Greek
Catholic Church.
thinking world have been centered," said
pr Granger. upon the city of Kieff,
Russia The incident is known as the
ritual murder trial We have had
plenty of scandal and outrage TO divert
the attention and TO attract the eye in
other directions. There is Mexico. pre-
senting a situation most distressing anc
threatening to bring us into open rup-
tUre.
able TO appreciate the high moral stand
taken by our great President in that
matter. and argue that it is case OF
dog eat dog
Jewish Law Against 1t.
There is Sulzer and Tammany. But VIC
all know that whatever Sulzer did the
whole thing resolved itself into the black
pot, There is the Tnaw scandal, a
in, fha %
American. But we all know the prosti-
tuition of simple justice to be garb for
the Thaw millions. There is Becker, that
cold-blooded ally of hign crime, and in
stiSator of foul murder. Watch what will
happen 10 Becker, now that Sulzer is OUT
"f the way. II will not come at once,
but wait awhile and see.
In the ritual murder trial there are |
strong earmaTks Of absur1ity and insin- |
ceTity. On the face of It, is it probable? |
The story of the Jewish religion, the |
characteristics of the Jewish race, and |
the reputation of the accused individual |
are all against the probability Of a ritual |
murder. One of the first great lessons \
that Israel received from Great Jehovah /
was the lesson given to Abraham on the
Mount, when he would have offered up 4
Isaac as a human sacrifice. That human |
sacrifice was not desired, and Abraham
and the Patriarchs never forgot that les
son.
The weight Of evidence is that yBeIiss
would be strange Jew to go contrary
10 religion and the custom of his people
No Jewish ceremony would require or
admit it On the other hand. We see
that history attests that early Europeans
were much given to these sacrifices and /
history suggests that there is much
more likelihood of an orthodox Russian
Christian perpretating such an outrage
Than an orthodox Russian Jew.
Looks Like "Frame-Cp."
The infatuated intolerance of the
Russian government in religious matters
We suspect TO be at the bottom of it,
from all reports everything points to a
rame-up on the part of the authorities
against the accused.
' The cold truth is that the orthodox
Greek Catholic hates all other religions.
Hates the Roman Catholic the Protes-
LaHt and the Jew. But those outrages.
which they dare not perpetrate against
the Roman Catholic or the Protestant
they then turn against the defenselessI
lew
There are some nice questions thatl
'oIne in herd for serious consideration.
How far is the Russian Jew responsiblei
or the attitude toward him? No doubt
lie environment is largely responsible,
md l guess that the Russian Jew COM 1
Iares very favorably TO the Russian
hristian i'm the same sphere of life.
r Another question is a purely theologi-
al question. In this persecution which
he Jew has suffered not only from the
russians, but from other nations-how far
esponsible is that tragedy. the great
mock trial at Calvary? The Jews did
'reat crime when they crucified Jesus OF 4
Nazareth The sins of the fathers are 4
listed upon the children according to-
1eir own teachings. They cried at that :
mock trial OF Jesus His blood be upon 7
$ and our children and that self-inII {
osed curse is not yet wiped out c
T,Meanwhile the trial proves a farce c
nd God will use the wrath of man tol |
raise him and bring true men. Jew and l
hristian, into more love and brother n
oOd through mutual grace and piety." g