Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-13
DEFINED
BY RABBI SIS. WISE.
Saws Filial Relation Exists Be-
tween Christians and Peo-
pie of Israel.

ing between the Jew and the Chris
tian. Rev. stephen S. Wise, the we'll
known rabbi, Of New York, greatly
impressed an audience that filed the
large auditorium OF the Mum Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. East Or
ange, last night, d. McMarlin Moore,
president of the Mems Club, under
whose auspices the lecture was given,
said that It was the intention OF the
organization to give u free discus
sion in the course, Of which the talk
last night was the second, to the
leading problems of the day.
Giving no other reason than the
personal one he announced q change
OF the subject under which he was
70 give the hours talk, so, instead
of speaking on Ideals and Ideaiists,'
he dwelt most e.oquently ON the na-
ture of q plea on 1.-The Relation Be
tween the Jew and the Christian in
America"
Declaring that Christianity Is in
large part an offset of Judaism, Or.
W re said that there is almost a filial
relation between the numerically
greater body OF Christians and the
people c. israel. america is q great
experimental station of Christianity"
lie said.
If III America we can work out the
problem of the races of the world,
il we can prove that men can live
together" sa d the speaker, then will
come the long hoped for time when
all the people of the earth may dwell
together in amity and good will.
Judaism is greatly Indebted to
Christianity and Christianity is in
debted to the people Of Israel; you
have been our APOSTLES; you have
modified our religion; you have trans
formed US. II we are indebted to you
for having given this faith to tho
world you are indebted to us for those
things in the spiritual life We hold
precious. 1t was Israel that gave the
Bible old, and with the exception OF
one Book gave the Bible new. Ii
Israel had given nothing more Israel
would have laid the world under in
debtedness to 1t.
Jesus was good, was q great man,
and it NAV surprise some of you to
know that Jesus was a jew. And |
cannot help emphasizing that fact 1t
was appreciated by lady of the
PROTESTANT Episcopal Church who
came to me after a lecture and asked
if Jesus WAS really a Jew. She said
she though. he was Of the Anglican
Church"
The rabbi declared that the Jew
was not revengeful; that he was long
suffering, and said that no member
of the household would ever enter q
club or any other place Of soci2btlity
where all Jews are not allowed TO go;
that the Jews in Russia were perse-
cuted most in the Christmas holidays
t:f q
better understanding between the
Jews and the Christians.
DR.. Wise said that the Jew might
be "brothered" into Christianity. say
Ing. There is more danger of the jew
being brothered out OF Judea than
being prosecuted out of 1t. Under
tho sunshine Of good will and brother
Illness he is willing to go out of his
house never to return. Prosecute him.
wrong him. yes. cruelty him. if you
will. you cannot break him, you can
not win him. but the Jew may be
finally weaned away bv helping him. ="
DR.. Wise told an interesting story
of man named Cohen who became
Il member of fashionable church on
Fifth avenue. One day he adver
tised for a chauffeur. The first man
rho applied for the position declined,
but would not give his reason.
Finally Cohen said to the man. who
was a native OF Ireland, perhaps
you think 1 am q Jew; I am not, and
can further assure you OF the fact
by my membership in ST. Thomas
Church. The man, with his ready
wit, replied that he was sure he could
not take the position, for he was
afraid his eyesight was too poor.
"One of my friends said to me-" re-
marked the speaker, why not give
up Judaism"
DIR Wise said that q few Jews in
America, England and in Germany
had sold themselves to Christian mis-
sionaries, and when they do, re-
marked the speaker, they make a
good business out OF it.
DR.. Wise asked il Jews and Chris
tians could not serve together, dwell
together in the great work Of the
age. in bringing the people 10 g. right
way of living.
IN conclusion, the rabbi said that
Christians were going forward
toward Jesus, not backward; we are
going forward toward the Hebrew
prophets. But we snail all remain
in the love of Cod and the striving
after peace on earth as it is in
heaven.