The New York herald., 1922-12-01
HELP FOR EUROPE
URGED IN PULPITS
Thanksgiving Union Services
Held in Many Sections Of
the City.
HOPE FOR WORLD UNITY
England and America To-
gether Can Save Situation,
Says DR.. Woclfkin.

A plea for America to catch the spirit
OF the Pilgrims and to lead other ma
ttons In participation in world affairs
vas made yesterday from most OF the
pulpits in New York at the special
Thanksgiving services. Many OF the
congregations Joined in union services
with other churches in the community.
1T is not enough for us on this
Thanksgiving Day to thank God that we
are Americans. We may not rest until
the remainder of the world thanks Col
for America and Americans" said DR..
Stephen s. Wise at union service in
Temple Isreal. Ninety-first street near
Broadway. More than 1900 persons,
members of four congregations, attended
the services.
What Europe needs from America
and what America needs to offer Eu-
rope Is not a technical solution of the
problem of Indebtedness. not a renewal
of the relations of commerce, but a
barking back to the spirit that sent US
to war. a relearning of the almost lost
art of brotherliness that is complete and
rot partial, that is generous and not
grudging, that Is inclusive and not eX-
elusive, that is real and not thing OF
name only"
''WOrId Unity" Theme.
The congregations participating in the
services were the Community Church, 81
East Thirty fourth street; the Free Syn
agogue. 36 West Sixty eighth street; the
Central Synagogue. 652 Lexington ave-
| nue., and Temple Isreal. Besides DR..
Wises sermon on America and World
Relations" the Rev. Herman Randall OF
the Community Church. spoke on THE
True Basis Of World Unity"
1T Is a pitiful spectacle to see Amer
lea in these troubled times standing
around the council tables an an on
locker declared the Rev. Dr. John
Reach Straton at services in the Cavalry
Baptist Church, Fifty-seventh street
DR.. Straton spoke on The Worlds Call
TO America"
1--WE have come TO time in the his
spoke on ats Eharkh etaoinhrdrlu
tory of the world when America can no
longer live to herself Dr. Straton said.
America went into the world war 1t
Is therefore idle to say that having
participated in the event that brought
about present conditions we should
no longer take part in great crisis
what we had to do with in the making"
The Rev. Or. Cornelius Woelfllin. pas
tor OF the Park Avenue Baptist Church,
spoke at a union service at the Central
Presbyterian Church, Madison avenue
and tifty-seventh street DIR. Woelfkin
declared that I'VE cannot live OH what
cur forebears accomplished and il is the
obligation of the twentieth century, to
catch the spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers,
as everything in the world interests US.
Americas first duty, DR.. Woelfkin
fs.. f..t- .I..t.. IL
operation with Great Britain. lie de-
clared that any man or group that
tried to enter a wedge of antagonism
between the two countries was guilty
OF treason. for in the light OF history.
patience. ambition, tenacity and genius
England stood ahead Of all nations and
I'VE have everything in common. Eng
land and the United States together
can be the saviors of the world
On Washington Heights.
Union services at Fort Washington
Collegiate Church were participated in
by the wadsworth Baptist Church,
Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fort George Presbyterian Church. Fort
Washington Presbyterian Church, Sec
ond United Presbyterian Church. Am
sterdam Avenue Mission, Lutheran
Church OF Our saviour ana tne fort
Washington Collegiate Church. The
Rev Robert Searle. assistant pastor OF
the Fort Washington Collegiate Church.
preached
Taking as his text. Love Thy Neigh
Dor as Thyself." Mr.. Searle urged that
the United States take its place at the
council tables and assume its share OF
the worlds burdens. He contTasted the
position Of the United States as a
creditor nation now with that 81 seven
years ago when America was debtor
nation. and he declared tnat ,he ma
terial blessings Of to-day brought new
responsibilities which America has
failed TO assume.
That America Is the only place Of
light in dark world; that all other
nations must depend upon western
ideals and that in the forming and
spreading of those ideals Latin America
is taking a constantly growing part
was the central theme chosen by the
Rev. $. G. Inman. secretary of the
Latin American committee of the Fed
eral Council of Churches. az services
at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church.
Father John B. Kelly chaplain of the
Catholic Writers Guild. in sermon At
st. Patricks Cathedral said.
America has ever been land Of
promise TO men who sought a home
and family. The deepest debt OF graft
tude mankind owes to America is in
its giving TO the refugees Of all peoples
a chance to build home and rear a
family pleasing in the sight OF God.