Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-07
FORUM OF RELIGION
DRAWS NOTED MEN
Barrow, Simon, Pierce and
i O'Brien to State Views
!. Here November 10.

ssC1arence Darrow, famed criminal
lawyer; Rabbi Abram Simon of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation, DR.,
Jason Noble Pierce of the First Con-
EDUCATIONAL Church and Quin O'Brienr
Chicago attorney and prominent Cath
ohc layman, win meet on a common
,iatform at washington Auditorium
TSiesday evening, November ID. In a
forum of religion, each will be allotted
so minutes for statement OF what ne
Believes, and why.
ut will be the first meeting OF THESE
four speakers, representing AgnossiciSm'
.1a0aisIn. Professionalism and Catholicism,
respectively. The Chicagoans. Mr.: OAR
rev and Mr.. O'Brien, recently TOOK par
IN similar events in Cleveland ana
Pittsburgh.
e Darrow Is AgnOstic.
ron previous occasions Clarence Oar
row has spoken in washington, put TINS
IS his first appearance here in the role
Of an agnoStic. His subject VIII De
s'Wny I am an Agnostic." AT rs years
OF age, Mr.. Darrow's CHIEF tame came
through his defense of Loeb and Leo
t,eld in Chicago and John Thomas
Scopes at Dayton, Tenn, In the cele-
brated evolution case. -, 49,.
s.Tudaism's spokesman, Rabbi Abram
simon came to washington 2S years
ago. and is recognized as one OF the
intellectual leaders in the Central Con
ference of American Rabols. he rs
native of Nashville, Tenn; was grauut,
atad from the University of Cincinnati
in 1894. and from Hebrew Union Col
Iece in the same year. He hoios
doctor of philosophy degree from
George washington University ana
dnctoI. of Hebrew literature degree IRON
Tehrew Union College. From 1871 10
1909 he was president OF the Wasnlng-
fln Board of Education, ana ne aiso
was president of Columbia Hospital ioI
women from 1928 to 1928: He 1ounoeo
the Synagogue Council OF america IA
1e25. His essays on education prano
him one of Judaism's outstanding
scholars. teachers and writers. Al Ine
November 10 forum Rabbi Simons SUD-
iect win be why Am Jew"
Speaks for PrOtestants.
DIR. Jason Noble Pierce, who Is 10
state sWhy I Am A Protestant, Is
native of Pittsburgh. graonaIe %
Sthooi author Of several books, lecturer
IN 4 number of colleges and pastor OF
the First Congregational Churcn since
I Don He was a senior chaplain IN the
Sd Division, American Expeditionary
Tz6rces and was chosen president OF tne
National Association of Chaplains OF
5Ite United states Army. the Omcers
Reserve Corps and the National GUARD.
He Is a member of the Executive Com
mite of the National Council OF CON-
EDUCATIONAL Churches, and is pr .a fIne
81 the Congregational Home In tne
T1istrict Of Columbia. Before coming
to washington, DR.. Pierce filled pasS1o-
rates in New Haven, Conn; brookiyn'
N Y; Oberlin, Ohio, and Boston:
.Catholicism's representative at tne
forum, Quin o'Brien, Is q on enc g
Attorney who has found time to take an
aetive mart in lay affairs of his church
He was speaker at the Eucharissssic
Congress in Chicago in 1925, az tne
National Catholic Extension Congress ~
Bbston. and at the supreme convenIlon
81 knights of Columbus. IN Mllwauk kee
two years ago. Native of Michigan, Mr..
CYBrien studied at Des Moines College
and Chicago Kent Law School. ne pc
came acquainted with Clarence DarroW
while serving as trial attorney LOT the
CITY of Chicago.