The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
The BIC THREE
RELIGIONS IN
UNITED FRONT
- nYrs G. -
1 O 4 Orce FuDllC SCHOOLS
Teach Religion

NEW YORK, March 3.--Chapter
Theta Pu Alpha Pi, rather long
name that does not mean much to
the average Poor Fish was the We
hicle which brought about the unity
Of three warning religious creeds for
the purpose of defending the Vir-
ginity of Mary of Bethlehem against
DIR. Perry Stickney Grant and other
clergymen with a progressive turn of
mind.
At least that is what the organiza-
ton of Catholic women under the
fancy title had in mind when they
called the conference which was held
in the Waldorf Astoria recently.
Among those present were Arch
bishop Hayes, Mgr. Michael J. La
velle representing the Catholics, the
Rev. DR.. d. De Sofa Pool. rabbi of
the Spanish and Portuguese syna-
gogue and Walton s. Moore. presi-
dent of the New York Federation of
Churches, representing the protest
ants.
This aggregation issued greeting
to the citizens of New York announc-
ing that they had formed COM
mittee that would guarantee re-
ligious training, to every child going
to the public schools.
How the citizens of New York
who know the hostility of the Cath
olic Church to public schools will
take these self-appointed saviors is
not yet known.
Catholic Teachers Applaud Rabbi.
Over 5000 Catholic school teach
ers packed the grand ball room of
the Waldorf Astoria where the meet
ing was held. The Rabbi spoke for
the Jews. DR.. Walter M. Hewlett.
head of the Daily Vacation Bible
School association spoke for the pro-
testants. The archbishop and Mgr.
Lavelle spoke for the Catholics.
The judiciary was there of course.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas G. T.
Grain represented the Episcopalians
and Judge Alfred ]. Talley spoke for
the Catholics. Edward w. Stitt, as
sistant superintendent of public
schools and four district superin-
tendents sat on the platform.
The program began with s'The
Star Spangled Banner" and ended
up with "Holy God We Praise Thy
Name" a Catholic hymn. 1t seems
the Catholics had the best of the
United Front.
The advantages Of religion as an
aid to government were enumerated
by Archbishop Hayes. Religious peo-
pie have reverence for authority, he
declared. He might add that is 50
per cent of the value of religion. It
= = 4zery-ssed thing Cor those in. high
places.
Clerics Forget Sectarianism.
The doors of our schools are closed
to God he declared. All the speakers
emphasized the need for all religious
denominations to get together in de-
tense of their common graft. At the
rate contempt for religion is grow
ing in the country, another genera
ton might see most of the clergy
writing poetry for living. The
scandals of clergymen whose prin-
cipal activity seems to be running
away with their female choristers, the
high death rate among kitchen maids
in the houses of priests and the gem
eral moral decline among the rabbis
combined with the passing of hair as
a desirable decoration for the human
countenance, combine to make the
life Of the clergy anything but happy.
A desperate effort must be made to
inject the opium into the immature
minds of the children and the Cath
Ole Church is leading the way as
usual.