Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-15
GALES PERRY SPEAKS
AZ BRoTHERHooI

AT BROTHERHOOD MEETING
Rev. Allen shaw Bush OF Gales Ferr5
was the speaker AZ the monthly meeting 81
the Brothefhood> OF the United congrega-
tional church held Monday evening at
the Community House. Rev. Mr.. BUSH
gave an interesting talk on The Jew.
the Citizen and the World" and At the
close OF his address was given rising
vote Of thanks by the members Of the
Brotherhood.
Tho regular monthly supper was serv-
ed at $3.50 with the following menu:
clam chowder
Crackers Rolls
Sliced Oranges conee
In the absence OF the president. Ma
than A. Gibbs. the,vice president. Herbert
r. Kind. presided at the BUSINESS meet
ing which followed the supper. The us
lual reports were presented and accepted
and routine business was transacted
after which Mr.. Kind introduced Rev.
Mr.. Bush.
In round numbers there are something
over 10000. 900 Jews in the world and OF
! these four millions are In Russia and
two millions in the United States. said
the speaker The children OF Israel are
Cosmopolitan. They have no flag. no
homeland except in prophetic dreams and
yet they are in every land. Inhabitants Of
every civilized portion Of the globe.
No other people in all the annals Of
political existence has wandered 50 long
and so far from native hills and plains
and yet retained a patriotic a7dor snt
devotion for the fatherland that thes'
lchildren Of Jacob have placed in evidence
before an unheeding world.
Il Smashing of fha ear1v davH When thf
Jews opened up extensive trade routes in
Europe and Asia, Rev. Mr.. Bush said
II is often taught that the Jew was
greedy, a money lover, and that persecu-
ton was from celigious motives. Neither
of these views seems to be the exRci
truth. Money was the motive with The
king and religious zeal with the mob
The church was against usury. It nov
seems from agric,Etti,al necessities
Christians could not take usury, that /,
| interest. The kings or rulers must have
revenue. The Jew was not a Christian
and could take usury, 40 per cent. and al
high as 80 per cent, and so he becam'
the partner of kings who for a compen
sation permitted him to operate and no
Ioply taxed him heavily but from time 4
time confiscated his earnings.
/ Into Spain the Jew brought not onl,
wealth but great prosperity and when ex
=, pulsfon ensued not only 80 million ducat
went out but from that day the gran
deur of Spain began to wane and ha
i decreased to the present hour.
/ Not only in mathematics and astron
: omy but in medicine the Jew gained dis
: ,tinction. There were so Jewish medica
D authors trsnslating from the Arabic
' the 18th century.
At the close Of his talk Rev. Mr.. Bus
& Twas given a rising vote Of thanks by tn
1 iseventy-nve or more Of the brotherhoo
J, present.
t Just before the meeting adjourned. N
Y Kind in behalf CT the brotherhood. pre-
: scented Rex. Alexander H. ABBOTT. pasta
$ Iof the church. a ten dollar gold piece a
E a birthday gift. Rev. Mr.. Abbott's brit.
r day occurring today Tuesday,. rF
birthday cakes and other gifts were pr
scented Rev. Mr.. Abbott who WAS CO..
lpletely taken BIZ surprise
Z The Havilani class had charge Of q
y supper, Mrs. John Kukla being chafrma
u o. the supper committee.
The members Of the Brotherhood vot'
y to purchase SIS worth Of Chinese rell
y stamps