Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

distressing situations we discussed
THAI night in France-a case OF re.
ligi1us prejudice"
1T is a lamentable thing, for Able
is a wonderful boy" declared DIR.
Samuels.
"And Rose Mary is o. wonderful
girl" said Father Whalen.
"And they love each other dearly"
echoed the rabbi.
"They probably think nothing of
the religious or racial differences
which separate their parents" unused
the priest.
He glanced toward the door and
frowned.
81 tried to argue with Patrick, but
he wouldn't listen. He wants TO know
what love has to do with the matter.
Has too bitter. It looks like a war
to the end between the Levys and
Murphys."
81 pity the young folks greatly"
said DIR. Samuels,, sadly. shaking his
head.
"But what are we going to do abort
it? Surely we ought TO do some
thing"
afraid that it's almost TOO late to do
a thing"
faIneT " AdIen IiOuucl cocClas.
There's no use locking the barn
door after the horse is gone, that's
sure. You married them, didn't your"
at did," And DR.. Samuels smiled.
Solomon asked me to tie the knot
good and tight"
Father Whalen chuckled.
well, We'll have to do what we
can. We can work out something,
perhaps. We must do our best.
Have you any suggestions
I'm not sure. Let's see. | have
one more chance with Solomon. l
might use it."
"What will that be-"
well, the holiday purim will be
celebrated on the fourteenth day of
March. a few days off. This holiday,
as you know, has been celebrated ny
the Jews for 1000 years, TO ctin-
memorate the miraculous escape "f
their forefathers from wholesale de-
Struction in the Persian empire, under
the reign Of Ahasuerus, or XerXes.
81 remember"
There is no need to tell you the
story, which as you know, is found IN
the book Of Esther. Yashti, the queen
Of Ahasuerus, refused to appear in
person-in the scanty attire no doubt
demanded-before her liege lord while
he was making merry with his princes
and boasting about her beauty.
martial storm broke, and the king did
away with her--probably beheaded
her as an example to all other wives
in the kingdom, a lesson not TO dlso-
hey their husbands.
We'll, it was then that he cast
about for another queen. You re-
member how the passage runs" And
in his beautiful voice Rabbi Samuels
quoted the old chapter; And the
kings servants said, And let the king
appoint officers in all the provinces
% ajs kingdom. that they may gather
.c-:*her all the fair youn; virgins
into Shushan, the palace, to the house
of the women, unto the custody of
Iiege, the kings chamberlain. keeper
Of the women; and let there things
for publication be given them. And
let the maiden that pleaseth the King
he queen instead of Yashti. And the
thing pleased the king ard he did So"
"Well, as you know, Hadassah. or
Esther, a JeWesS, was among those
gathered together in Shushan, the pal
ace. And il was she that pleased the
king and he married her, not knowing
she was q Jewess. Later when there
was royal decree to kill all the Jews,
Esther declared herself and saved the
ow the point that will endeavor
TO make with Solomon is. that he. an
orthodox Jew. celebrated the feast of
Purim. which commentaries the mar-
riage of a Jewess to one Of another
religion-which marriage saved her
race. Yet Solomon objects 10 Able
marrying Rosie. Surely that should
carry its lesson"
He stopped. with a smile. and
Father Whalen nodded his head in
instant confirmation.
II only wish,' he declared, still
smiling, that / could find in the writ
ings of our church an equally inn
pressive bit Of history, dealing with
an Irishman's successful marriage to
a Jewess. 1t might bring Patrick
around"
Behind him, as he spoke. the door
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