Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
KAlsER's REAL
AMBITION TO BE
PRINCE OF PEACE
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~oH'AhuSu AtOui p6Be L.
Bishop Cook. the first speaker N
troduced. made the announcement
that the women OF Trinity Episcopal
Church had. during the afternoon.
made donation OF 81. 1000 to the may
or's fund. In this behalf the bishop
said we all have an Individual re-
sponsibility In that behalf. Referring
to Rev. Hugh Birckhead. ID. d.. rector
OF Emmanuel Church, Baltimore, the
speaker who was to follow. he said
they first knew each other when they
both worked on the East Side In New
York. Both also served during the
war and 1t was due to DIR. Birckhead
that he was enabled to go to Europe
for service. The bishop next thank
ed all who helped to make the recent
Synod meeting here success. He
said he was particularly pleased with
the hospitality shown by the people OF
Wilmington, especially the Church
Club, which had assumed the respone-
ibility for entertainment. He praised
the rectors and committees for the
work they had done. He expressed
the hope that the General Convention
might meet here some time.
Bishop Appreciative.
The nationwide campaign, the bish-
op said. had received an impetus
through the recent mission for mis-
slons. The entire state, he said, IL
assuming its responsibility, the same
as Wilmington has been doing. He
spoke with pleasure OF the new re-
sponsibilities assumed by the churches
at Claymont, Newark, Middletown and
other churches. I'VE are going after
lo. 900 communicates in this diocese, "
he said. "and / believe we are going
to mobilize our forces so that we
can do so. If we stick at II we are
bound to win. AS we cooperate more
and more there is disposition to
stick at It and win.'
DIR. Birckhead is rector OF the church
where DR.. Reese was baptized. He
spoke of .Baltimore's loss OF Bishop
Cook, which, he said. was Delaware's s
gain. He also regretted the fact that
DIR. Reese had to leave Emanuel
Church, Baltimore, TO become presi-
dent of the Church Club OF Delaware,
adding: "and hope TO get him back.
DR.. Birckhead, who with Jewish
rabbi. visited the Holy Land last sum-
mer. told OF that country. He said
Palestine is an oasis. Ii is very
small irregular square. which Is the
origin OF our religion. 1t Is approached
through Egypt. Jerusalem is 2.S0'
feet above the level of the sea. ant
the trip. therefore. is continually III
the mountain trail. The scene is on
of desolation because of the sun ant
dry weather. Speaking OF the scarcit!
OF water, he said none was to be ha'
for bathing purposes while he was j
the hotel at Jerusalem. There are fou
districts in the city. each with Its ow
group; one of Jews, one of Moham
medans. one of Arabs. and one {
Greeks. He told of the unique cere
mony on Sundays before the weilin
wall. where there is a weekly praye
OF mourning. The Jewish Temple {
Glory can never be restored because
Mohammedan opposition. The Jew
in America are being ask ID for 500
o0o. 900 in the interest of Zionism.
One Jewish chemist, DR.. Nitesmai
during the war, invented a gas NOR
deadly than that of the Germans. II
gave this to England with the under
standing that the Jews who desire
to return to Palestine and make
their home there, they might do s.
England accordingly at the close OF II
war announced that the promise woul
be fulfilled provided they did not in
terfere with the inhabitants alread