Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-27
TAKES LANSING TO TASK
Or. {. N. CAlISCH ATTACKS
0HRISTMAS DAY MESSAGE
Criticize, Tendency Z" Identify Gov
crnmcnt With 'irmin"nt Faith
IN Address ut Gcth thDhah.

NJ. iansige aS Soerciary Of STATE
-. "1,Si., Iii 'CCars,,i.y i" .rientifv The
Is diplomatic activities with any
Is on 4 lcvcl with The iurtivc and in
s.duous propa cauda OF the sargent
panels in the Eoston Public Library"
Tlie WS~ the statement OF DT. III
NARA y. J'alisch. rabbi OF Seth Ahaban
Temple, ~ An address dciiNtrcd ~ the
sNnseoTne i"si is'Eh, III SHn!'Eit
Modern Life"
Or. Calisras statement was in ref.
nee 20 views expressed by Secretary
lansing IN his address 10 The american
F-rr,C, pubiiSncG Christmas Day.
Discusses achievements.
T'r Calis>h began Ills address With
p discussion from au HISTORICAL stand
yoiut 81 the. AchioNcmeniS. OF ,Iua'e ~
md ity service TO humanity. tie said
-rsc While the SNnacoS nc had given To
.1s world 'ts IDEAS "t jus t!cc anu
=hieonsliGs ~ 9Hlna ~ ' t,f( ,ini-
eaen.nsiy Was no furthcr place o.
lii aorld has accented his mes
-ase declared the rabbit has i0cnri
,oratci i; into It's life and dismissed
Ne rnessonr cr-hor."
'Fiss iii. .Ie,v and his syNasoGue a
-, .1ol,-b.e" dg,n1adod pr. Ca
ssh No. Snail Tic Jew having played
~ par. m.h. Ills sNi; from the stage
Demands separation.
s.,.,-- ma; ro- ,nc moment he would
~. S-.-- into "a discus sion Of lile the
* -ica. ana doc;~inal diGer"rcies ihat
.Eerr7.iatc Judaism and 'Ar'sttan'iE'
..T5,t nae j. one .h.nc 10 which
.le modern synagogue must stand. ana ioi
:. 1N,,-~-. and STATE, which - Il hlSlc
,-t,-rtcie OF our American d,mocracE.
"Nf a7tr =, o; the ercatesi suHcrLns
s.r-gu-r IL own actions. hay" beer
.-.,~Lt a -,.. b:' tho unhappy error a.
I'll. cuuoiratiou %; political and rctl-
THO 1sy-. themselves. made tina;
eyr7, ,--p~ when they wcr. nation
~ r'a'esti5, ana believe tina, y VAS
~ 81 lie jews. ;hsir political en-
-ttvs Ms destroyed l.Spo Years ago.
opposes Jewish state.
.i.ur the Jews IS th@ beareTS e.
MISSION /; they remained Us 4 dist.my.
Z ,re political entity. The Complh tlVli
of church ana stat. Is fatal 10 the best
DEVELOPMENT OF both. II ; ocne OF INC
trac@dfrs of Judaism that there Il
mo> emcnt TO-DAY 70 res.
labii:,lT q jewish state is success
Il. j. ikcwise an urnapry FAC, that
cher. i 4 tendency even here ~ Amer
Ca on tho part OF some 10 ~ MN
orr national government Win The
In pulpit and press. IN schools and
o.. the stare iu literature and drama
and song there arc those "ho. whether
consciously or un"unsciously, arc as
SuulinE Il Scctarian character Tor INC
>Iucrican pcoplr and their government
Is an expression OF Il Scclnfi"ll i"'-
Lansing Is criticized.
"Secrctary OF state LANSING ~.
aunsd this in an addr%ss 20 'nG Mm Mn,
morning To what Nj l:nnS.ur as an
iudividunl or as a good rhurchman,
phcit%.. no ono has any right 10 t3NT
rs Sc.rotary OF state Of the Unitcd
States has RIO rirh, In his official On
naci'Y to identify tho governments 'ts
;iviti.s With ANY reed o. SECT, no mat
trr what 1t is. II = ru level with
70 tnrt'vc HNd iusiduuus prupaEanda
2f,t[hhe ,S.n,rEen' panels IN 'h" i'os'on
Foli,tcai =ovcrrmeu' secular
aria,r. not >cctaviru" said rr Causch
IN conclusion 1T Touches the lives.
me-. c h"FP'1el sln ~ ~" t, nr.cds and
~ al faiths. It has no ri@ht D
>~ocrlca "a d,scrinliuai. for or against
any orc sect.
tier Is where ,oe modorn syna-
voi": may Lee weak and iiS pow,r
frehir. hut ncUr the lcss n- Very pres
cncc Is = protest, iuv.uc'h'o and UNI
""n"u" rahlc against ia" ial"l error OF
i@Enc.S for the maintcuaacc Of uw'
live happi)y together and guNornmcnts
can be secure