New Britain herald., 1918-07-31
ISE WORKS IN SHEPARD
6S Hebrew Preacher ''PraC. tiCing What He PreaCheS''

Of particular interest to New Brit ain Hebrews, as well as the people at large is the story from Stamford concerning Rabbi Stephen A. Wise and his son. both of whom are tOil- Ing hard each day at shipyard there. Rabbi Wise has spoken in New Brit ain on several occasions and early this spring addressed a big audience tn the South church on the interna- tional situation, at that time con- demning the Teutonic Powers in no uncertain tone. The Stamford Ad vocate has the following to say about this famous Jewish teacher:
 Toiling with the braWn with which God has so generously endowed him, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, the brilliant founder and rabbi of the Free Syn agogue of New York city, is doing his bit' as a shipbuilder, at the ship yard of the Luders Marine Construc- tion company here. ...
 Dr. Wise went to work there last Monday morning, as a common la borer, and he intends to remain at work the remainder of the summer and as. far into the fall as the otheR demands upon his time will permit
 The cynic who likes to say that cIergymen often do not practice what they preach will be disappointed in Dr. Wise's reason for leaving the comfort of his library at Shippan Point and laying aside the pen that has made him fame and fortune to don grimy overalls and toll as only a shipyard laborer tolls, out in the open, beneath the rays of a blis- tering summer sun.
 The word duty" fittingly describes Dr. Wise's reasOn-duty to his son and duty to his country. The duty to his son lies in the fact that his 16-year- boy, James Waterman Wise, is also a toiler at the Luders shipyard, and a toiler there at the suggestion and by the advice of his distinguished father.
 "Surely the least I could do, when I advised my son to go to work here, v the rabbi says, ''Was to set him an example or follow his.
 'I said to my boy: James, your country needs your service. Instead of idling your summer vacation away, you should obtain work in an essential occupation, one that will help your country in the great undertaking 1t has on it's hands,
 James responded splendidly. He did not only obtain a job but he in duced some of his schoolmates, boys with whom he expects to go to col lege in the fall to work with him.
 "The more thought about this, the more firm became the conviction that I ought to follow my own advice and give my own spare time to the serV- ice. So I applied for 8 job and MT Luders very kindly consented to take me on. And here I am, healthy happy and glad to have a part, how ever slight in building ships for the country's service"
 Seeks No Special Privileges. The father reports for work at the Luders yard daily at 7:15 a. m. like | the other employees, and he quits WitE | the others at 4:30. He enjoys no spe- 1 ciaI privileges and he expects none 1 He receives the same pay as the other ! yard laborers, and he earns 1t. Jus | what his daily wage is, is not knoWr l because they refuse to give out tha 1 information at the yard. According 1 to a member of Dr. Wise's family, i 1 is mot more than $3 per day"
 On the books of the Luders Com 1 pany you won't find the name "Dr l Stephen Samuel Wse," but you vii 1 find NO 186" with some entries afte 1 it. Dr. Wise is the proud holder O 1 the little brass check that is the caus'
 of these entries. He's 186 at the plan
 just like Bill Smith is no 18O and Ton.
 Esposito is 1S2.
 l He's perfect gentleman" sai' George Peaston, the veteran gatekeep er today. He's always so good hu
 mored, so thoughtful and so willing l There s nothing high-toned or. uppisl
 about him, and you can see that thi
 thing is no fad or freak with him H 1 means business
 Another workman said that Dr