The sun., 1919-11-03
RABBI FLAYS RABBI
FOR LABOR SERMON
DR.. Schulman Predicts Harm
to Jewish Cause in Pleas
of Sensational Trend.
DIR. CARTER FOR REFORM
DIR. Stires Sees End Of Nations
Prosperity and Ultimate
Chaos in Strike Crisis.

At the Temple BETHEL yesterday
Rabbi Samuel Schulman rebuked clergy
men who participate in their pulpits
in partisan opinions on the prevailing
economic struggles. His sermon Sharply
recalled the recent anti-Gary addresses
delivered in the Free Synagogue by
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise. Rabbi Schulz
mans sermon follows in part;
"1t the rabbi is to be n judge he Ger.
tainly cannot be a special pleader. IL
he is to be a real Waterman for the
nation, IL he is to retain the respect IN
critical times Of men he Is to lead, ne
cannot make himself the violent mouth
piece of contending hosts. In PLAIN
words, IL he wishes men to trust ninl
and to look UP to him as the teacher
OF right he cannot at the same tihie
enjoy the pleasure of the applause
which is the daily bread and meat ana
drink of the popular demagogue
Two masters no man can serve, anu
it only emphasizes the caricature OF tne
man in the pulpit and gives occasion TO
the malicious minded to speak Oh ny
pocrisy. If the rabbi, while playing the
demagogic role, silences the applause.
processes to resent it, because forsooth
he does not want expressions OF ap-
plause he only wants men 10 think.
All, but IL he wants men to think ne
will never talk in a tone which leaos
them TO clap.
Nothing il more despicable than the
demagogue in the pulpit. He suptiy
uses the respect given him as teacne1
on behalf of craftsmanship. the excite
ment recently caused by an fntemperate
outburst from the pulpit was not so
30 NH
cause of when and how It was said.
The influence was unquestionably bad,
because It made for hate and not for
Cancellation. an influence utterly I'M
worthy in these times of the sacred ira
ditions of the rabbinical office.
Bars Politics in Pulpit.
"It is encouraging to observe that
many a labor leader is much more rea-
| sonable and sane than such pulpit lead
ership. II a man wants to be partisan
labor leader. which in the present condi-
| ton OF society is a necessary function.
his place is not in the pulpit, and II
any one wants to play politics in the
pulpit he is prostituting II for personal
notoriety and sensationalism. The ques-
| ton has been raised whether the Jew
\ ish name has not been dragged into
| the dust, and whether the Jewish cause
| Is not hurt by such partisan and sensa-
| tional harangues from the pulpit. 1 dc
| not hesitate to say that the harm to the
| Jew is real.
mo man will make me believe that
Judaism necessarily compels a rabbi TO
commit himself to any dogma In labor
dispute. nor to any particular method
of settlement Of the relations Of en-
ployer and employee.
I'VE do not want socialism or any
thing that leads to It, Socialism would
! mean the destruction of liberty. The
encouragement OF initiative and ambi-
ton, the shrinking of individuality and
personal influence and reward, and the
end of the free. brilliant, many sided
civilization. which could not have been
produced by monotonous uniformity
and equality of the status of men and
women. but IL the result of variety OF
talents opportunities, powers and, there
\ fore, rewards"