Evening star., 1924-10-23
B|GOTRY ASSA|LED
/ BY SECT LEADERS.
Catholics, Protestants and
Jews Unite to Resist In
tolerance Growth.

AS q denunciation against intoler-
ance and bigotry. Catholics, Protes-
tants and Jews met last night to-
gether at Il unique service, which re-
suited in n concerted determination
to help check the widespread at
tempts to divide the Nation by STIR
ring up pernicious issues between
different religious and racial factions.
The leaders of the three faiths in
Washington, together with 1900
other men and women, gathered at
this ceremony, the occasion being the
initiation of SO candidates into Argo
Lodge, Independent order of B'nai
B'rith, a Jewish order, to which
prominent Masonic and Knights of
Columbus officers were invited.
Jew and gentle sat together and
approved the purpose of the meeting.
which was held at the Eighth Street
Temple of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. All of the large audi
ence spiritedly applauded the attacks
by all the speakers on those elements
in the country trying to stir up race
and religious prejudices, the denun
ciation of intolerance as being wholly
un-American and the demands for a
fuller application of understanding
and brotherhood proclaimed in the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution.
Sect Leaders Speak.
Among the principal speakers were
the Rt. Rev. James f. Freeman, Bish-
op of the Episcopal Diocese of Wash
ington; Roe Fulkerson, deputy grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Masons f;
James A. Sullivan, State deputy,
knights of Columbus; Leo A. Rover,
past State deputy, Knights of Column
bus: Henry A. Alexander of Atlanta,
president of the Di trict Grand Lodge,
Bnai Birth; DR.. Abram Simon, rabbi
of the Eighth Street Temple, and
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph.
Mr.. Rudolph, in extending to the
lodge officers and candidates and their
guests the greetings of the Board of
Commissioners, referred to the cere
mony as unique in the history of the
Capital and predicted far-reaching re-
suits in wiping out intolerance. DR..
Simon. in explaining the service.
stated that on the battlefield men of
various faiths forgot all differences
and combined their loyalties into one
supreme loyalty.
Bishop Freeman Speaks.
Speaking as Protestant and a
great experiment in government is
10 continue we must discourage all
expire 'sions of rivalry and all at
tempts at segregation. Anything
that seeks to create cleavage or set
up dangerous divisions is a. menace to
the security of this Nation
Mr.. Rover speaking as a Catholic,
said: Protestant, Catholic and Jew
stand on a common ground We can
have no cause for disagreement, be-
cause we all stand for God and we
all stand for America. The truly re-
ligious man cannot stir up man
against man in the name of religion.
This meeting exemplifles that men
Of all denominations desire peace and
harmony"
Mr.. Alexander stated that the words
Rnai Birth stand for the Sons of
the Covenant" and that the order aims
to drive out superstition, dishonesty
and bigotry.
The initiation ceremony was con-
Quoted by Abe Shefferman, president
of Argo Lodge; assisted by Herman
VI. Goldstein, vice president; DR.. Louis
Schwefel. rabbi of the Sixth Street
Synagogue, and Leo Simon. Mr.. Alex
ander delivered the lecture to the
candidates.
Lewis c. Atwater gave the organ
prelude and John Maryille and Mrs
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