The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-20
CHURCHMEN HONOR
PROFESSIONALISM
Nine Denominations Repre-.
scented at Luncheon Given
for the English Actor.
HAILED AS A NEW MOSES
Fellowship Of Pulpit and stage
Is Theme of Clcrgymcn
and Their Guest.

Church unity and the fellow sb.p Oh. gal.
pit and the stage became incNtretbv
mingled Yesterday when group of prom.
inent clcrgymen. workers In tho Church
Federation movement, gave luncheon
to Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson Of tho
Fifth Avenue Restaurant.
The Rev. Nehemiah Boynton q tho
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church.
Brooklyn, went so far an TO suggest that
when the longed for unity was found q
might be that preachers would hrd them.
selves under the leadership OF Some actor
who. like Sir Johnston. sees the ideal
and longs for it's installation in life.
"If the time comes when We are ready
for such leadership" said Or. Boynton
IL think all will agree that IA man u
your high purpose. Sir Johnston, should
be our Moses to lead US into green pas.
lures"
and of two creeds were present. Rahh
stephen s. Wise of tho Free Synagogue
| 4, said to have been the originator of the
nlan. The Very Rev. Dean William
Grosvenor Of the Cathedral Of St Jphg
the Divine presided. Rabbi Joseph 81
yerman Of the Temple Emanu-Ei wa
among those at the guest table, and about
tho room were clergymen OF the Metho'
/ dist, Episcopal. Presbyterian. Baptist, Re
| formed, Universalist. Lutheran, Cong1s'
| gational and Unitarian churches
Buried Beneath Praise.
| Rabbi Wise began tho specchuak'ng
| with compliments TO the art and personal
| Yfe of the actor, which the Others addei
| 10 until the guest OF honor sat witt
| bowed head, buried beneath verbal hou-
| ouets Dean Grosvenor. alludng to the
| unusual circumstance OF the stage he-
ing the guest OF the pulpit, said
This is "A remarkable gathering. on
| that. AS Sir Johnston said moment agp
10 me. could not possibly have taken
| MACE twenty years ago. We are all meu
| who are dedicated 10 the moral uplit n
| our city, our nation and the world. w
have learned that in the spiritual uphit
| OF the people we must go 20 the grsa'
dramatic profession. Every day the re''
pie are being educated by the thentF'
The Rev Dr. Edward ; Young 81 tnp
| Bradford Presbyterian Church declared
| that not only had Sir Johnston 'hroug y
| about on this occasion IA unity ot dcnom'
| ra,ions. but he has done NOR" thar
any one else to bring about union '.
tween the pulpit and stage NNl w
Rev. Or j. Lewis Harstock ~ me uh"
Methodist Church was sure that tN'
the mos, hidebound Methodist must nj
a place for Sir Johnston some"hrf"
,waap the Beast of Holy Writ ana VI.
| ,roha,yeI" For himself he Was c'I
tain that the place would be- near N
Archangel
nr.yed wrath 10 See Actor.
The Rev pr. Harold Pattison ~ ~
Washington Heights Baptist Chu'n ~
how twenty years ago he hraNed -
| wrath OF the head Of "A great sti".N'
tn see Sir Johnston. Then he salh
when saw Or. Boynt"h Jur,
with his arm around Rabbi Ni1H
thought: Does DR.. Boynton teauy ''
,hat pr Wise Is going ~ he'll:
When IL came TO Sir Johnstons 'nrn I
snea,x ne said that whereas he h'' CO..
, to meet the clergy he had dis'o\ ''e' VI"
they were "all brilliant com'di,Ns
~ have always felt" he SAID Una
there was much in common between
. clergyman and the actor. Ana now, ..'.'
ing This high vein OF comedy fnr' '.
, through all the delightful things YOU nav
saId-that vein OF comedy i.At - =
h,lpful 10 humanity am more sure
,, George BERNARD Shaw had been r.
ferred to by several OF the sr'aNet'
, always to point Jest. and SIR Joh,S."
. paused In his talk to say TINS OF u
, dramat'st:
, NO more religious being ever walf'
a the earth than Bernard shaw. Few eve
, IN England realize this, but thcv Will
| | time To come. ! speak from an NUNS
, knowledge Of the man"
: Royer,ing 20 his topic OF the stage ;
n continued
81 honestly believe that mH calm
4 can have "A great influence and he gre.
$ | educational force. | can remember y
A time when people could put aside ~" '''
= presented by some OF us that W" We
e useful In uplifting the world. Now
one In the En.lish speaking world "a
n | that the stage Is not an eiuca4"h'
\ force"
ncuouuccs rrurlent Plays.