The New York herald., 1922-12-18
DIR. STRATON SCORES
JEW-BAITING spirit.
Says Time for Mob Rule to
Cease Has Arrived in
America.
SEES SCHOOLS BESET
Tells Church Women They
Dress Like Pagans and
Dance as Heather.
RAPS CHARITY FESTIVALS
Prize Fights and Follies Girls
at Bazaars Hit Hard by
Minister.

Calvary Baptist Church. breaking
from time to time into handclapping
applause. listened last night while the
Rev. John Roach Straton denounced
religious intolerance as exhibited IN
prejudice against the Jews. Fe called
upon citizens to resist any effort to
overthrow the principle Of the separa-
ton Of church and State. condemned
religious intolerance In the schools.
and cxcoriated those who would tight
the devil with fire" In an attempt TO
rid the nation OF "the growing menace
Of secret and lawless orders. founded
on the principle of religious intoier-
ance."
Pointing out that racial prejudice
against the Jew has brought about
more sorrow and suffering In the
world and has stained the pages OF
history with more innocent blood per-
haps than any other single force that
hell has ever turned loose to hinder
and hurt the children Of men," DR..
not believe the things that are being
said about the Jewish people to-day.
do not believe that there is world
Jewish conspiracy to dominate the
world and tyrannixe over the world.
'The Bible makes perfectly clear not
only the marvellous past OF this people
but through its prophecies It has told
the truth about the present conditions
OF the Jew and It also clearly forecasts
The future. The Jew Is to come once
more into religious world leadership II
Jesus and Paul and all the prophets have
spoken truly And our duty to-day is
to seek to help and not to hinder"
Contributions Great.
Instead Of associatlng the Jew with
shrewd money getting or with minstrel
Jokes. we need to remember. DR.. Straton
said. the contributions which Jewish
men have made to the forces OF our
statesmanship. our science, our ntera-
ture, our music and our art.
Continuing. he said: I'VE need clearly
to understand that nine-tenths Of this
hue and cry against the Jew to-day Is
inspired by racial prejudice and moth
ing else. As q people the Jews are
peculiarly law abiding. They are a
home loving people. and as criminal sta
t,stics show. In proportion to their num-
Der they have a remarkably fine record
for obedience to law.
Nor can any one bring against the
Jew any charge OF antasonism to our
public school system or any OF our other
Institutions. In all our American cities
b. ~ ha
pubic schools and have proved them
selves liberal friends OF our other In
stitutIons.''
Many patriotic and earnest people, DR..
Straton said, are asserting that there is
a deliberate and calculated effort IN thie
country to overthrow the principle Of
the separation of church and State and
30 establish IN America a religious and
political domination. with It's head
quarters In a foreign country.
IF Il Ia true that there "a such a
movement on" he continued, then there
is q call 70 every patriotic citizen OF
every race. color or creed to resiet any
such encroachnent with all OF the means
and resources at HE command.
Time to End sIob RuIe.
And In this connectionv my friends.
for one. I wish to say that think the
time has come when We ought 70 sec an
end OF mob tyranny In New York. which
is inspired by defeated foreign religious
radicals and revoiutlonishts. When mobs
are allowed to wreck our club buildings
and defy and defeat the police and rule
our streets. then the limit OF patience has
been reached and the time for emphatic
protest and energetic action has arrived.
II has been gratifying. too. 10 observe
that some truly patriotic Catholics have
been the first to rebuke these evils.
Our public school system Is one OF
the main fountain heads OF the strength
OF our country. 1t IL also the greatest
agency for promoting the spirit OF
unity. equality. fraternity and patriot
ism.
The public school system, therefore.
Is, absolutely vital to our nation, and no
man has the right to regard himself as
true American patriot who either
seeks to hinder the free operation OF our
schools or to overthrow and destroy
them.
The great problem OF Protestantism
to-day In New York and throughout the
world Ia not the problem OF the foes
outside the gates but the foes within.
Churches Must Look WITHIN.