Evening star., 1923-12-27
HEBREWS TO CLOSE
CHAUTAUQUA TODAY
Delegates Are Received by
President-City and Vi
cinity Are Toured. !,

The delegates to the annual conven-
tion of the Jewish Chautauqua, con-
clude their five-day conference with
sightseeing tour of the city and
vicinity and social tea this after
noon. The organization has been
meeting in Washington for the past
five days. The delegates also visited
the White House this afternoon.
where President Coolidge received
them.
This morning, under the chairman
ship of DR.. William Rosenau of Bal
ttmore, the society wound up it's
business discussions of the further
ance of Jewish ideals in this country.
Rabbi David Lefkowitz of Dallas,
Tex, made the report of the commit
tee on southwestern assembly. The
report of the committee on the west
ern assembly was read by Rabbi Ed
gar f. Magnin of Los Angeles Other
of Philadelphia. Miss jeanette Miriam
Goldberg of Philadelphia and Rabbi
Abram Simon of Washington.
Yesterday a symposium on The
Assembly of the Religious School"
was read by Rabbi Henry J. Berko-
witt. THE Character of the Assem-
bay Sermonette; It's Purpose" by
Miss Reba Cohen, was followed by
a general discussion.
A renaissance of religion and hope
as the necessary thing tosbe brought
about in the world in this age was
stressed by Edward Chauncey Bald
win of the University of Illinois, in
an address at the Washington He
brew Temple last night.
Many OF the questions we are
called upon to settle today grow out
of conditions which have followed the
war" he said The world is still
suffering from the unhealed wounds
of war. 1t is suffering also from a
disease more serious. 1t is suffering
from hopeleSSneSs. Every physician
knows how serious the situation is
when patient loses hope. Today
men everywhere have lost hope in
the ultimate triumph of good. Every
where, / repeat, men have lost the
expectation of seeing fulfilled upon
the earth the long deferred hope of
Israel of a time Of universal right
eousness and of universal peace. One
has but to read the books that come
almost daily from the press to realize
how deep and how universal
is this profound discoura cement of
the human spirit, which is the worlds
disease.
Must Inspire Men.
The great problem of our time. as
see it," 14le DECLARED, lis to bring
about a renaissance of hope. In some
way men must be inspired to believe
again in the coming of a better day
for humanity. when righteousness
shall cover the earth as the waters
cover the sea.
How is such a renewal of faith to
be brought about? What is the
remedy for the worlds disease?
believe. as the prophets did, that the
only remedy for the worlds ills is a
religious one. Only through religion.
can the world he cured. But I do
not expect salvation to come through
religion as it is at present organized.
Fortunately. as it seems to me, re-
ligion itself is changing. The regret
which many good people feel at sight
of these changes in religious thought
I do not share. On the contrary, ]
rejoice, for l regard religious change
as an infallible proof of religious life.
Only death is changeless, and change
Is the law of life. Therefore 1 exult
In the fact that both Christianity and
Judaism are rapidly changing.
Emphasis Being Shifted.
"In Christendom the emphasis is
being shifted from the Individual to
the social group. Formerly the sal
walton of the individual soul for
eternity was regarded as the Chris
tian's chief concern. Today the SAL
walton of society for the present is
looked upon as more important, and
men are more content than formerly
to leave the salvation of their indi-
vidual souls to the merciful decision
of the Judge of all the earth, be-
Heving, like Abraham. that He can