The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
.LABOR|NC RABBI
BRINGS MESSAGE
TO BRIDGEPORT
Rev. Stephen S. Wise, Noted
Hebrew Scholar, Speaks
at Park Tomorrow.

, From the pulpit Of the Free Syna-
Eogue Of New York, at Carnegie hall,
to a Stamford shipyard seems a far
cry, yet that Is the step taken by
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise to help the
government during his vacation. The
same energy that he has put into the
upbuilding of mems characters he is
putting into his work of helping to
build ships that men may be free to
build their characters in their own
way instead of being forced to cut
them according to the Prussian pat
tern. That same energy he brings
to Bridgeport tomorrow afternoon
when he speaks at $3.50 o'clock at the
band concert at Beardsley park.
The War Bureau was asked how
1t was able to secure Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise, for the Sunday meeting at
Beardsley park. Justice Wheeler
said in reply that he had been in
communication through letter and
telephone with Rabbi Wise Tor some
time but had been unable to make
definite appointment with him, owing
to his many speaking engagements,
and so concluded to go to Stamford
where he was at work and personally
see him. On Monday, August 5th,
Justice Wheeler said he went to SIAM
ford, got Judge Lockwood to take
him over to the shipyard where Rab-
hi Wise works and obtain through
the management of the shtpyard an
interview with Rabbi Wise.
Rabbi Wise was at work with an
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saw through a piece of timber. He
was dressed in overalls and under
shirt and the perspiration was pour
ing off his face. When the piece OF
timber was cut through the work was
suspended and Rabbi Wise talked
over his coming to Bridgeport.
After the nature of the meeting
had been explained to him and he
had been shown what a splendid OPP
portunity there was for service Rab-
hi Wise said at once that he would
come and it was finally found that
it would be possible for him to fin
ish his church services in New York
on Sunday August 18th in time for
him to reach Stamford about 2
o'clock. Judge Wheeler promised to
bring Rabbi Wise and his family from
Stamford to the meeting and return
him to his home in Stamford and
Judge Morris B. Beardsley is person
ally to bring the Rabbi to the meet
Z ing in his automobile.
From Stamford Judge Wheeler
went 20 Greenwich to see DR.. George
e. Vincent the head of the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation and the most prdni-
nent speaker among Yale men to
secure him for a future meeting. DR..
Vincent is the head of the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation and is summering in
Greenwich. He was very much i'm
pressed by the description of what
these outdoor meetings are and what
they are doing in Bridgeport and
agreed to speak at Seaside park on
Sunday August rs.
Rabbi Wise and DIR. Vincent in
my opinion" said Judge Wheeler
"are among the very ablest platform
speakers in America, and the War
Bureau is very much delighted to
have the opportunity of having The
people of Bridgeport hear them"
DR.. Wise was born in Budapest
Hungary on March IT, 1872. He OBJ
tanned the degree of A. B., at Colum.
bia university in 1892 and his Phi. D.
at the same institution in 1901. He
married in 1900. He was pastor Of
the congregation of the Madison Ave
nue. synagogue from 1893 to 1900, Of
Beth Israel. Portland, Ore, from
1900 to 1905. In 1907 he founded
the Free Synagogue of New York ant
has been it's rabbi since. He ha!
been active in Child Welfare work
in the Zionist movement, and in vari
Gus Hebrew charities, finding tint
to take part in civic betterment and
other activities.
Dr. Wise will undoubtedly draw
large audience that will obtain mucl
inspiration from his trenchant treat
ment Of war issues. While a preach
er, he has worked with his hands ant
knows the problems and difficultie
of the worker. He is no idle talker
but one who knows.