The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-27
How May the Jew and Christian
Cooperate With World Betterment
ey DR. Q. ). aERcoFF.

classification, and classification must
result in truth. Even in the face of
their differences, the Jew end Chris
tan not only can, but actually should,
cooperate for world betterment.
What viii insure such cooperation?
The Jew and Christian must re-
spect one another's convictions. They
must understand one another's relig-
ion. They must be acquainted with
one another's history. They must
know one another's ideals. They
must give one another credit for sin
cerity of belief. They must recog-
nize one another's past and present
service.
Jew end Christian do not study one
another's literature. They do not
know one another's policy. They do
not acknowledge one another's
achievements. For example, what do
you know about me and my belief, or
/ about you and your belief? Perhaps
the fault is as much mine as it is
yours. Not only does this fact not
bespeak a spirit of fraternity between
Jewish and Christian divines, but on
the basis of the lack of acquaintance
ship with one another. We can ex-
pect naught else but ignorance on the
part of the Christians laity with re-
CARDS to Jews, and on the part of the
Jewish laity with regards to Chris
tians.
Jew and Christian must learn to
treat one another fairly. They must
run to one another's defense and pro-
lection whenever the occasion re-
quires. IF Christians suffer injustice
in the far east, Jews should hasten
to the aid of Christians, just as Chris
tians should betake themselves to the
assistance of Jews when Jews are the
victims of persecution and massacre
in Russia, or elsewhere, and even now
they suffer more than any other ma
ton, because they are Jews. Jew and
Christian must bear one another no
grudge because of supposed or real
wrongs done one another in the past.
In this connection I am reminded of
a story. A Jew was, to his great sur
prise, once dealt a blow by Chris
tan of Irish nationality. When the
former asked the latter why he was
subjected to such brutal attack, the
latter gave the answer: 'eYou killed
our Savior" The Jew replied, "This
happened almost nineteen hundred
years ago." whereupon the Christian
retorted: '"That may be true, but I
only heard it yesterday"
The account of the crucifxion
should as little be made the basis of
Christian prejudice against Jews as
the account of the centuries long per-
secution of the synagogue by the
church should be made the basis of
Jewish prejudice against Christians.
Jew and Christian should remember
that theirs is a common humanity
They may be different from one an
other in the eyes of man, but they
are equal to one another in the eyes
of God. We must realize that the
several religions are only various
roads to the same end-and this end
is the establishment of world-better-
ment, guaranteed universal peace.
Having once became acquainted
with one another's belief, one an
others ideals, what viii Jew and
Christian discover? That their dis
agreements are few, while their
are many. We might be
better and happier if we made the
most of our agreements and did not
harp on our disagreements.
Christianity and Judaism are the
two dominant faiths of the western
world. Jointly they are founded
upon the Bible, and jointly they would |
see the exaltation of Biblical ideals. |
The civilization which the Bible spon- |
sors is on trial. 1t must hold its own, |
not only against the new thought, but
also against the PHILOSOPHERS of Ko-
ran, Zenda Vesta, Tripitka, and other
sacred books, which are making them
selves felt.
Does not Jew as we'll as Christian |
believe in the admonitfon, "Holy shall |
We be as I The Lord your God am
Holy" as the fundamental principle |
of personal ethics? Do not both of !
them proclaim the teaching, Fright
BUSINESS exalteth a nation" as the
principle Of social
ethics? Do not both of them declare
the Golden Rule, whether worded,
''Love thy neighbor as myself" or
"Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you," the fundamental
principle of human ethics?
In order to square practice with /
profession, Jew and Christian must /
together encourage truth and discour-
age fallacies. They must spread edu-
cation and eradicate ignorance. They
must battle for righteousness of con-
duct and wage war against upright
BUSINESS of life. They must promote
Justice and suppress injustice. They
must work for honest and against
dishonest weights and measures and
They must support mo-
rality and condemn immortality. They