TITE OMAHA DAILY nKE: MONDAY. AUOrsT 7. 1905.
CHURCH AND WORKINCSAS
8om Esmom Wkj the Two He Dritod
Apart in America.
PREACHERS SHOULD PREACH CHRIST
Thomas F. Plorirat Adilrnirt Meet
las; t Hinirmti I'ark Methodist
C'taareh on a Topic of Imme
diate lnrre.
The fourth of a rift of lay urmcini
tu delivered at Hnnscom Park Methodist
churrh last night ty T. F. 6turK-ii on "The
Church and the laboring Man." J hn
Ial presided and. Introducing Mr. Stur-a-ess,
laid he wan qualified to speak on the
subject aa h? was Intimately connected
with both the chun.h and the labor union.
Mr. Sturgess spoke on the presumption
that a gulf exists between the present day
church and the laboring man. and as a
reason for tills gulf lie read the answers
from a number of laboring men to some
pertinent questions asked by Charles Btel
le, who had been commissioned by the
Presbyterian church to Investigate the
proposition. The question sent out to 100
laboring men were "Why the laboring men
stayed away from church?" " What takes
the place of the church with the laboring
man?" "What do the laboring men tmnK
of Jesus?" "What should the church do to
appeal to the laboring man?"
What the Answers Charsje.
The answers to these questions, said Mr.
Bturgess should he food for thought for
every one. The answers ctiarged that me
church as It Is today Is not the church of
t.... h.. the church of the rich; Its
..hi. nreneh what the rich men tell
them to preach: It Is society of rich peo
pie among whom the laboring men do not
feel at home, and therefore they do not
attend Its meetings. Instead, the Inborlng
man stays at home and rests, with his fam
ily: anes to the labor temple; to saloons,
where he will have a rhance to express his
feellnira without embarrassment.
The answers to the third question stated
that Jesus was a laboring man and that
.ere He. on earth and In charge of the
churches ha would give every man Justice
and make all men equal, whether rlcn or
leHnrer. It was recommended In the an
swers that the church establish reading
rooms and places of amusement and that In
the churches the laboring man be treated
... .root of the rich man; that the
,h,.rl-h return to the teachings of Jesus
that the preachers cease to take the side
opposed to the labor unions upon every po
slblo occasion.
Mistake of Ministers.
In commenting upon this latter answer
Mr. Bturgess said: "" make my blood
boll when a preacher, without understand
ing the situation, gets up In his pulpit and
denounces the labor uolon during a strike
Tha rr..rhr should know that for every
strike there Is some reason; somo condition
has become unbearable or there wou.u uc
no strike."
He urged as an Improvement In the
church that rreachers refuse to adopt
Isms" and fads, but stick to the preach
Ings of the gospel and he urged the labor
unions to stick to the things in which
trades unions were interested.
At the conclusion of the address Mr.
Pale assured every one that the doors of
Ms church are always open to the labor
ing man and that he Is always welcome.
GREAT FAITH GROWS FROM LITTLE
Her. n. E. Jenkins ftontes the Ex
ample of Blind Tlartlmens.
"The mora the people railed out to blind
Partimeus to hold his pence, the more he
Tried 'Jesus, thou son of Pavid, hae
"ercy on me." said Rev. D. E. Jenkins Sun
, day morning at Bt. Mary's Avenue Congre
gational church.
'The supreme secret of nartlmeus suc
cess was his strenuous efforts, his supreme
determination because of his deep desire,
iv. Ann-t erow Into the spiritual life as
we grow physically, because we can t help
It; we are not carried Into the spiritual
life on the tide of circumstnnces; we are
not born Into It. Mke Bartimeus for his
healing, we must strive. When man ex
erclaes his little faith the great faith will
be opened unto him.
'It Is a poor excuse for a man to say
be will not seek the spiritual life because
he does not understand all things. The
man on the scaffold, when pardon Is
brought to him an hour before the time
for his execution, does not ask the legal
whys and wherefores before he will ac
cept the pardon. The paralytic, when
Jesus told him to arise and walk, did not
say, 'Lord, send through my limbs the
thrill of life; let me feel It and I will
know that I can walk.1 Instead, he rose
Immediately at the command.
The sick man does not ask . the physi
cian to explain to him the properties of
very Ingredient In the bottle which Is
given him; Instead, he takes the medicine.
Yet men make a mystery of religion and
ask that the mystery be removed before
they will listen to the voice of God. How
often they cling to doubts for the sake of
justification In their lrrcllglon. They are
not serious, but trifling, doubts for the
sake of doubt, those doubts which stand
between man and his God. The honest
and earnest doubter says, 'I prefer to be
lieve this In true to soma extent; God
help my unbelief.' -'Let man forget the
mysteries and ceasa to justify himself by
his' doubts, and with the exercise of the
small faith he has he will grow Into the
larger faith and ths larger blessing."
taught the doctrine of Christianity. Rev.
Mr. Judson leaves for the west today.
farewell to HnnneMa.
The Balvatlon Army tendered a farewell
Sunday evening to Major and Mrs. Honneit.
ho for two months have had charge of the
army work In Omaha. A Urn crowd was
present at the meeting, which was held In
a tent at Seventeenth ami Harney streets,
here a series of tent meetings will be
given for two weeks.
The call for Major and Mis. Uonnitt to
leave their post came suddenly and unex
pectedly a few days sgo. They will be as
signed to duty In a South American Hell,
but the exact location has not yet been
learned. i
Mrilor Ilonnett was appointed to succeed
Major Cousins here about two months ago,
the latter having gone to Minneapolis. Dur
ing his stay here he has made many friends.
as has also Mrs. Ilonnett. and they will
leave a host of friends behind who will
wish them well In their far-away field.
There has as yet been no appointment
made' to succeed them at the Omaha post.
nUR LETTER BOX.
BURIAL OF REV. ROE TODAY
Funeral Mill lirrnr at , 1 1: from
Semard Mreet Church, with Min
isters as Tall Bearers.
The funeral of Rev. John P. Roe will be
held from Seward 8treet Methodist church
at 1:30 this (Monday) afternoon. Presid
ing Elder Gorst and other Methodist clergy
will take part and the pall bearers will be
ministers. Interment will be at Prospect
Hill and will be private.
Rev. Mr. Roe, who died Saturday at his
home at Twenty-seventh and Seward
streets, was born In Kcton, Northampton
shire, Bngland, In 1S2, and became a
clergyman of the Methodist church. When
lie was about ZI years of age he was
threatened with consumption. His doctor
ordered him to relinquish his calling and
to come to America and engnga In some
business that would keep him In the open
lr. Mr. Roe then came to the t'nlted
States, settled In the suburbs of Milwau
kee and raised blooded cattle successfully.
He established and preached to a church
near his home. In the civil war he became
ohaplaln of the Twenty-fourth Wisconsin
volunteers, of which Artjiur MacArthur,
now General Mac Arthur, was conimnnder,
and was the youngest colonel In the ser
vice. Mr. Roc served through the war.
Thirty-five years ag"o Mr. Roe came to
Omaha with a supernumerary relation to
the Wisconsin conference. He brought
business Interests, but when he saw a need
to preach and build up a church he stepped
In and ministered to them, and after bring
ing them up to self-support and paying a
pastor he Invariably turned hack his sal
ary. He was a grandnophew of Adam
Clarke, the linguist and commentator.
Seven years after Mr. Roe came to Omaha
his wife passed away. He married a num
ber of years later Miss Nellie Cattle of Se
ward, who survives him, as also do five
children. J. Fhippa Roe. Misses Charlotte.
Planche and Marian Roe and Benjanlln
Roe. and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Roddls.
Though his health restrained htm to re
enter the ministry and to decline on one
occasion elevation to the bishopric, yet Mr.
Roe was Identified with church activities
all through his life.
More on "Krensleit 7lonlm."
OMAHA, Aug. d.-T.i the Kditor of The
pee: Not wishing to tread on your literary
toes 1 take the liberty of setting down a
few words of comment aneut your editorial
on ''.lonl-un" or iMtlier "Frenzied Zion
ism' as It uppeared In your Monday's Issue.
July an. wliicn. In my opinion. Is not only
Inconsistent and cuntrtidictoi y from a logi
cal Hint historical standKitnt. but Is very
llkelj to get your readers under an er
roneous Impression as to the real meaning
and ami o Zionism. To begin with, your
editorial sets out as follows:
Among the traditions most cherished by
orthodox Jews is th- promised revival of
the Kingdom of Ciod tnmugh the restora
tion ot l'alestine to the children of Israel.
This making the restoration of Pales
tine to tin. Jus a test or con
dition to the kingdom of Ood and con
sequently h s long us that condition is not
rullllled, as long as Palestine Is being with
held from u,e Jew, Uie Jew must neces
siiiil hp understood to deny and renounce
tile KifiKiloni of Coil, or that th Kingdom
of Cod Is presently kept In suspense. !
Tins Is not only a gross injustice to the
orthodox Jews, who are making up about
! per cent of the Jewish population all
the world over, but hIso a good many re
form Jews, for there Is quite a numtier of
uetle Zionists who are at the same time
radical reformers and of the most prom
inent kind at that.
The Jew, ever since he appeared on the
stage of the world s history, always did
as lie stiil does, recognise God as the
Slir7'"1' M"- tne ruer of the world and
analrs of men, not because of miracles
performed or favors bestowed or to be be
stowed, but because he regards him as the
creator, author, and the first cause of the
universe. "Be not like servants, ' says one
of our sages, "who minister to their master
upon condition of receiving reward."
Israel s experience in the past did not cre
ate his laith in God. but simply strength
ened it. Tl:e Kingdom of Ood does not de-
.,',, on Ule -qulsitlon of Palestine or
i hlllstine. As a matter of fact, the King
dom,0' ood tan nardly be said to have ex
isted even while Israel was1 In possession
of intestine. What the prophets meant
S-?-".i'"'y.?prKU 01 tlie Kingdom o God
was thin idolatry will be abolished and
lurever banlslied.
The phrase, was generally used when con
trasted with the Kingdom of the worldly
powers, swayed by Idolatry, as tlie rabbis
ot old were woiu to say, "In the future
all men afiall take upon themselves the
V. , . hlll1,J ot God when casting
awa their Idols."
We also flnu tne nlirnne to l.avo
another shiuli. of expression, as "the
kingdom of Heaven," wnloh seems to have
oecn used when referred to the Kingdom,
of Koine. (Matthew lil, 2.) Still later the
conception f Uie Kingdom of God" was
made vn entirely spiritual one, and was
Identified with - the world to come," spirit
ual life originating perhaps with early
nristianity when Dy the trend of events
waS ie,j U) disavow all political expecta
tions antagonistic to Homo. (Jewisu Kn
cyclopeilla, volume VII.)
At all events, the phrase was never used
in tlie sense construed or Interpreted by the
editor and I may say that "Kingdom of
God has very little to do, If at all, with
me restoration or Palestine to the Jews.
We do hope for the Kingdom of God, but
not by getting the Jew at Puiestlne, but
by getting mankind to understand the Jew
from Palestine, and furthermore, thet It
does not entirely depend on God either,
but on man, as RusKln savs, "If you do
wish f r Mis kingdom, don't pray for It, but
If yoj do, you must do more than prav for
it, you in .st work for it." or as the' IU
sldaean phrase runs, "Man must take upon
himself the yoke of the Kingdom of God
in order that it may be established on
eart n
BACKED BY GERMAN-AMERICANS
Endorsements Given to Treasurer
Fink. Engineer Edqulst, Attorney
Haller and Judge Altstadt.
The German Republican club of Douglas
county met yesterday afternoon at Wash
ington hall, elected officers for the year,
made a number of endorsements and
talked over plans for the approaching
campaign.
The officers elected were: Herman C.
Tlmme, president; Theodora Stnhold, vice
president; M. Felerman, secretary; William
Altstadt, treasurer; Jacob Hauck, George
Pombawskl, Robert O. Fink, Charles W.
Haller and Frits Klenke, executive com
mittee. The following endorsement of candidates
was passed:
Inasmuch as Robert O. Fink has rendered
good services to the taxpayers of Douglas
county during his Incumbency as county
treasurer, we again recommend him and
will support him for the second term.
We also recommend the candi.l.icy of our
ex-presldent, Charles W. Haller, for
county Judge, Mr. Haller being an able law
yer and an upright and honorable cluxen
and has been recognised as such by the bar
of Douglas county. As county Judge he
would not only be a credit to the German
Republican club of Douglas county, but to
all citlsens of the county.
We furthermore recommend William Alt
stadt as Justice of the peace and Peter A.
Edqulst as county engineer.
A resolution of thanks was voted The
Bee for the Interest taken In the meet
ings of the German Republican club of
Douglas county.
Yesterday's meeting was called by C. W.
Haller, Jacob Hauck. George Dombawskl,
August F. Specht, Ixiuls Grebe, J. H. Bcr
ger, Paul Btein and Emll Mots The next
meeting will be subject to the call of the
president and executive committee.
HrHQ C1IAXQ THE CHINESE HEAVEN
Missionary, Jndsoa Relates gome
. Tales of Flowery Kingdom.
Rsv. J. B. Judson. who for twenty-flvs
yaara has been a missionary In China,
tpoks at the First Presbyterian church
last night of his experiences during his
years as a missionary In the land of th
heathen. Dr. Judson has been on a vaca
tion In America for several months and
Is now on his way to the Pacific coast,
from whsncs he will sail for China soma
time during the present week to resume
his work la the missionary field.
p Rev. Judson delivered a very Interest
ing lecture on the city of Hung Chang,
where he has mado his headquarters dur
ing his stay In tlie orient, and told many
Interesting tales of his experiences there.
Th city of Hung Chang hns a popula
tion of 800,400 Inhabitants and Is sur
rounded by a wall which Is thirty feet
high and almost thirty feet thick. The
natives, he says, have likened their city
to heaven, In that the Scriptures teaches
that the heavenly city has twelve gates
as entrances and exits, and so, too, has
the city of Hung Chung. They say, too,
that heaven Is walled Just as their city
Is, ana a number of other things they
have compared the place of abode with
the place of eternal light.
"The city has not electric lights,'' said
pr. Judson. "The whole place being
lighted with Chine lanterns, and with
all this darkness there Is the ever present
darkness of heathc-am which has per
meated tbe whole country for thousands
of yea's."
He states that the work being done by
the Presbyterian missionaries Is doing
much to accomplish what has been looked
forward to by them for so long, and a
large college has ,been built, where the
ouug mea and young women are Lelug
WASKU DENIES BREAKING LAW
Had Closed His Saloon to Pobllo
Before Allowing: Daaoe for
Daughter to Begin,
Chief of Police Donahue has made an In
vestigation of the case of Joseph Wasku,
who was arrested Saturday night orf the
charge of running a disorderly house, the
officers having found a dance In progress
there. The chief learned that Wasku
closed his saloon to the publio about 10
o'clock, and the neighbors, previously In
vited, gathered to mske merry In honor
of the return of Wasku's daughter from
Chicago.
It was Just a par'y. Wasku said, such as
he might have had at his house. He said
no one was drunk. Emll Relcht, assistant
street commissioner, who lives next door,
came Into the room Just as the arrest was
made. He saw no unseemly conduct.
Over 1.00O.0UO acres of lana in the Uintah
Indian reservation In eastern Utah will be
opened for settlement August ZS. Regis
tration for homestead entries will com
mence August 1 at Grand Junction, Colo.,
and at Vernal, Price and Provo. Utah, and
continue until (:00 p. m., August VL The
drawing for these lands will be held at
provo, Utah, August 17; making the entries
will begin at Vernal August S. The short,
est route to Grand Junction and other
points ot registration from Denver and all
points east Is via the Colorado Midland
railway, this Una being seventy-two miles
shorter than any other. For parties de
siring to outfit to enter this reservation.
Grand Junction Is the best point from
which to make start. For Information as
to train service, rates, etc.. write or ap
ply to F. L. Feaklns. T. F. and P. A.. C. U.
R. Room eof. First National Bank build.
Ing, Omaha, Neb., or C. H. Speers, General
Passenger Agent, Denver, Colo.
John I. Hedlrlt luiproilig.
John I. Redlck has been Improving
steadily for several days. The improve
ment has been slow but continuous, so
that relatives and friends feel more encouraged-
I31KU.
BVSHVAN Herbert E., eon of Mr and
Mrs. William Hualiuimi. Tut South Twenty
ninth street. Sunday night. August (. at
10:45 o'clock, aged 15 years and U mouths.
'The return to Zlon. however, has been
receding with the procession of the cen
turies," continues jour editorial, "and It
appears more remote now than it has ever
been sinco tho destruction of Jerusalem by
the Roman legions under Titus. Yet the
tradition of the restoration to 'Ann Is kept
alive from generation to generation and the
prayer 'next year In Jerusalem Is fer
vently offered at each recurring festival of
the Passover,1 "
Why the restoration to Zlon Is more remote
now than lias ever been is certainly not
clear. The fact that the prayer "next
year In Jerusalem" has culminated In or
ganizing the present Zlonlstic movement,
that has spread Itself to the remotest
parts of America. South Africa. India,
China, Japan, Australia and through alt
the European centers where Jewish con
gregations are to be found, hundreds of
societies have been formed for the sup
port of this national movement; the fact
that Zionism has succeeded In bringing
together men and women of different walks
In life, of different shades of opinion and
from different parts of the world to meet
on one platform for one and the sam
lm and object; the fact that "there Is
probably not a single country In Europe,"
as reported by tlie Alliance Israelite t'nl
verselle, "where the Jews enjoy wider and
more complete tolerance than In Turkey,
and greater good will on the parts of the
authorities;" -the fact that this Zlonlstic
movement Is being approved by the Eu
ropean powers and by some of the greatest
statesmen aB the late Gladstone, Lord
Shaftsbury and others; In view of these
facts there is no positive telling how far
remote the restoration to Zlon really Is
The editor, however, seems to think dif
ferent; that It Is more remote now than
It has ever leen. But he gives us neither
reason nor facts for his views, so it Is
safe to say they are simply Imaginary
and as a newspaper man he Is to be ex
cused.
"A revival of the ancient tradition
within recent years under the name of
'Zionism by frenzied visionaries,' " says the
editorial, "who mistakes the unrest among
the Jews of Russia and Roumanla as a
world-wide yearning for the restoration of
the Kingdom of Israel."
I wonder what the editor means by the
term "unrest?" He certainly does not mean
oppression, persecution or massacre, or else
he would have used proper words, or at
least their equivalent, and as unrest means
disquietude, especially of the mind, he
surely did not mean anything but what he
said and nothing more. Yet, the fact that
the Jews In Russia and Roumanla are suf
fering not simply from "unrest." but cruel
oppression, outrageous persecution, bloody
massacre and from all sorts of Inhuman
atrocities, as it Is well known to any man
abreast of the times, proves beyond ques
tion who Is mistuken and who is the "fren
zied visionary" who knows and who under
stands the condition and status of the Jews
here, there and everywhere.
"Zionism," says the editor, "tends to cre
ate the impression that the movement has
the universal assent of all who profess the
faith." Then what about It? In the first
place It certainly has the approval of every
one that has any regard for the welfare of
his fellow man. aDd why should not one
sympathize with a movement that tends to
alleviate the sufferings and miseries of
millions of human beings? But even If it
does not get the assent of all the people,
that Is no criterion as to the merits or de
merits of any cause or movement. A mi
nority Is not always In the wrong, nor Is
the majority always In the right. The best
cause, the best principle may fall If It does
not get sufficient support, and neoDle are
usually slow for high achievements. If the
' t in ilu.l 1 i i tr Iiii'aIi'uu mrtm t. i Tl
, . , , u . . , -" v into. lm
the American oeople all agree at the revo
lutionary war? Did they all agree at the
civil war? Do the citizens of Omaha all
agree on political or social Issues?
"The recognized leaders of the Zlonlstic
movement have been Dr. Herzel Israel
Zungwill and Max Nordau. Although dis
tinguished In the realm of literature, Zang-
wlli and iNoruuu are, lien it conies to
practical arrairs, and especially state build
ing, mere dreamers cf dreams "
1 wonder again what the editor means
by "practical affairs." Zangwlll, who, If
not the star of this century, as some are
wont to cull him. Is certainly one of the
great modern lights In the realm of litera
ture, and Dr. Nordau being one of the
gieutest in the world of science and liter
ature. tne- ootn Know nothing about prac
tical uffalrs, but the editor of The Bee, I
suppose, knows. But how can people who
know nothing about practical affairs be
come "recognized leaders" of a movement
counting million of followers Is beyond
my comprehension, and as the editor of
"practical affairs ' has been so clear and
logical In his phraseology It will not be
amiss to quote a few words of an address
by Zangwell at the Balsel Congress, 1S1:
1 huvM the honor til i-j.mj. m a rfal.Dat.
from tlist center which you have selected I A
for tlie seat of tne Jewish Colonial trust.
In spite of this the Jews In that country
are still crying for solidities. We English
are practical.' they say. They forget, per
haps, that to the world Englund means
not only commerce but Shakespeare, aud
l hut it was an English woman, George
Eliot, who first preached Zionism In that
country. Still, lot me be English in th
lowest sense, let me be practical as be
comes the true born Briton, for. unlike so
many English Jews, 1 was born In Eng
land. I will leave the "Euf t-menschen.' I
will move a resolution, and it shall be
about money."
As you know. Dr. Hersel has also spoken
about money, so much so that he has been
called the materialist. Of course, If he
had not spoken about money he would
have teen called an Idealist. What the
wolf said to the lamb In Aesop Is well
known, and It la wonderful how the con
versation of the ape, the ass and fox re
sembles the remarks of that wolf. Dr.
Hersel said to the Jews: "Give me two
millions and I will do a great piece of
work." He did not get even a quarter of
those twtt millions, a&d then ail those
Jews who have k"pt their money In their
pockets cried: "Dreamer, where Is the
work?' ,
The space t mv disposal tii tiHturallv
limited. 1 must be brief In m remarks and
am lrlng to do mv Ixst, so much so that 1
will admit tlist none of those leaders of
Zionism Hre millionaires, nor do they own
very much In real pro-rty, but they own
millions of human beings whom they ralse.
out or the vallev of darkness and Ignorance
up to a higher plane of enlightenment and
culture, and Just because their wealth
and possession does not consist In real
proper t the world is the more richer and
hunuuiltv the bitter off. for by Its not be
ing local and limited bv metes and Niunds
It nimes from one end of the world to the
other and Is enjoyed by all and everyone
alike. 1 lie best men of practical affairs
are not those who have made fortunes for
themselves, and the chancellor of the ex
chequer Is- not usually the richest miin In
tlie realm.
Says the editorial, "dreamers of dreams
who do not seem to comprehend that mod
ern Judaism Is as much at variance with
Zionism as the government of modern
Egypt Is at variance with the government
of the pvramld builders."
Where are the facts? Where Is the logic?
Who are the dreamers, those who work
or those who sleep? Zionism spells work.
It Is a dream to th Jew that sleeps. It
him awake, and it will be no longer a
dream. How Is modern Zionism at vari
ance with modern Judaism? Does the edi
tor comprehend his own proposition .' What
Is modern Judaism? Tlie fact that Zionism
had among Its advocates and cowoikers
men such as the late Dr. (totthell and
Dr. Jastrow is sufficient proof that they
are not at variance.
"To begin with," says the editor, after
having used over 2"i words in firing Ills
Invectives and inveighing against Zionism
and Zionists, he begins, as If what he says
before does not count; if so, he is right.
Hut If he meant, and In all probability he
did mean to bring some facts to sub
stantiate his assertions, then It becomes
our duty to pay them their due considera
tion. "Palestine In Its palmiest days." says
the editor, "would not have been large
enough and productive enough to support
the more than lu.iuu.ouo of Jews now living."
Then what about It? Is it a fact? Has
that country been put to such a test?
Have the resources of that country been
exhausted? Can not a country be made
productive and sustainable in no other
way but out of Its natural resources and
products? Can It not be made productive
also in loo way of manufacture and com
merce? if Palestine is not large enough
for "more" than ten million of Jews it is
large enoug for "less" than ten million;
large enough for nine, for eight, for five
million anil who wants "all" the Jews to
go to Palestine?
"In the next place," says the editor, "the
greatest mass of Jewish people could not
go to Palestine If they would, and would
not be willing to live there If they could."
Whom does the editor mean and what Is
he talking about? If he means the Zion
ists, who would go if they could, how
does he know that they would not be willing
to live there? There Is absolutely no
reason why one should not be willing to
live In the plnce for which he has been
longing and yearning? If, on the other
hand, he means the anll-Zlonlsts, It Is cer
tain that they would not go even If they
could, and it Is useless and ridiculous even
to talk about. Zionism does not concern
Itself with such questions, as to who would
or would not go.' But It tries to pave tho
way and to make possible for one to go,
it ne cnooses or Is compelled to.
"They have nothing in common," says
the editor, "but their creed." and this is
Just what the Jews have not There Is no
such a thing as an established common
creed in Judiasm. (Jew. Kncyc. Vol. II.)
"They speak as many languages as were
spoken at the tower of Babel, and the
proof of It is that the handful of frenzied
Zionists who assemble themselves at Basel
have not been able themselves to get
harmonized without a light because," ie
clares Die editor, "they are not aareed
upon creed ritual."
One Is led to think, If he follows the
editors logic and Judgment, that speaking
many languages Is a fault or impracticable,
and If this be true, then our school system
Is pretty bad and we should have to stop
teaching or learning different languages.
But any one that really knows something
about practical affairs can have but a
good hearty laugh at such absurd and pre
posterous an idea.
However, the editor evidently does not
only disapprove speaking many languages,
but he proves by this that tne "irenzied
Zionists" could not get harmonized be
cause, he continues, tney could not agree
upon creed ritual. Now. If they could not
gt harmonized because they could not
agree upon creed ritual thon the fight was
not on account of speaking many lan
guages. But the real fact Is that the
cause of the little disturbance was neither
"the speaking of many languages" nor
"creed ritual," but that the limited ca
pacity made It Impossible for all to gain
entrance and a fight for admission and u
rush for seats ensued. We heard of greater
and more serious encounters and fights be
tween members In parliament and even in
our own congress, and yet no one dared to
call them "frenzied."
"The great majority are attached sin
cerely to the various countries of their
birth or adoption and could not be recalled
to Zlon even if Gabriel blew his horn."
It Is Just because of the sincere attach
ment of the Jew to his adouted connirv.
hls loyal patriotism to the land of his birth
and the ingratitude and disloyalty of the
country to him that are the moving
causes of Zionism. It is the self-sacrifice
of the Jew for his adopted country on one
hand and his misery brought about by
that country that this national movement
under the banner of "Zionism" has been
called into existence We are living here
In this country under a republican form
of government backed by a constitution of
the highest character and the noblest as
piration. But about the other six or seven
million of Jews who are living under con
ditions which may prevert angels, Zion
ism does not mean, as bo me people seem
to think, that one should leave his country,
his home and go to Palestine. Nonsense.
It never even as much as dreamt of such ab
surdities. Zionism means a home for the
homeless. It means that those living In
luxury and palaces should help get a
home lor tneir Dreinren wno are icss ror
tunate, nay, who have no home ut all.
ADOLPH ABBEY.
LAY SERMON BY PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Addresses Cbriitiat Broth
erhood it Oyster Bay.
PREACHES
GOSPEL OF SERVICE
Mantes Texts of crlptore In Support
of Statement that Charity Is
Hasls of True Re. (
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OYSTER HAY. N. T.. Aug. fi.-lYesldcnt
Koosevelt late this afternoon delivered u
lay sermon to the Christian Brotherhood
of Oyster Buy. He emphasized especially
the necessity of sound character building,
holding that high moral character was
the real essence of Christian life. The
organisation liefore which the president
sMke Is a nonsectarlan body, composed
principally of the male members of the sev
eral local churches. The meeting was held
In the Sunday school room of the Metho
dist Kplscopal church, of which the Rev.
E. V. Bowman Is pastor. Mr. Bowman
is also the president of the Christian
Brotherhood. Several weeks ago an Invi
tation was extended to the president to ad
dress the brothethood and he promised
to accept the Invitation at some later
time. He notified the committee that he
would make the promised address today,
stipulating that no previous announcement
should be made of his intention
to speak. About an) persons at
tended the meetiug this afternoon and many
of them were surprised when President
Roosevelt appeared on the platform and
was Introduced by Mr. Bowman. The
president carried his own Bible and In
beginning his address, read selections from
the sixth chapter of Matthews, the epistle
to the Corinthians and the epistle to
James.
Abstract of the Address.
No verbatim report of the address was
made., but the president tonight dictated
the following as the substance of his re
marks: Brother Bowman has spoken of the fart
itf u 1..have had H l,lrKe experience. 1
mink that each one of us who ha a large
experience grows to realise more and more
that the essentials of experience are alike
"r a''- The things that move us most,
the things of tho home, of the church, the
intimate relations that knit a man to his
family, to his close friends, that make him
try to do his duty to his neighbor, bv his
t.od, are In their essentials just the same
for one man as for another, provided the
man Is In good faith trying to do his duty.
I feel that the progress of our country
really depends upon the sum of the ef
forts of the Individuals acting by them
selves, but especially upon the sum of the
efforts of the Individuals acting In asso
ciations like this for the betterment of
themselves, for the betterment of tho
communities In which they dwell. There Is
never any difficulty about the forces of
evil being orga.nlr.ed. Every time that we
get sn organisation of the forces that are
painfully striving for good, an organisation
like this, we are doing our part to offset
and a little more than offset the forces of
evu.
Rends Several Texts.
I want to read several different texts
which It seems to me have especial bear
ing upon the work of brotherhoods like
this, upon the spirit In which not onlv all
of us who are members of this brotherhood.
nut all of us who strive to be decent
Christians, are to apply our Christianity on
weea nays as well as on ttunnays, i ne
first verses I want to read can be found
In the seventh chapter nf Matthew, the
first, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
verses: "First, Judge not that ye be not
Judged."
Sixteenth: "To shall know tnem hy tneir
fruits. Do men gather grapes off thorns.
or figs off thlstle.i?"
Seventeenth: "Even so every good tree
hrlngeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt
tree hrlngeth forth evil fruit."
Eighteenth: "The good tree can t bring
forth evil fruit, neither enn a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit."
"Judge not that ye he not Judged that
means treat each of his brothers with
charity. Be not quick to find fault. Above
all, be not quick to Judge another man,
who. according to his light, Is striving to
do his duty as each of us here hopes he
Is striving to do his. It us ever remem
ber that not only we have divine author
ity for the statement that by our fruits
we shall be known, but that also It Is
true that mankind will tend to Judge us
by our fruits. It Is an especially lament
able thing to see ill done by any man
who, from his associations with the church,
who, from the fact that he has had the
priceless benefits of the teachings of the
Christian religion, should be expected to
take a position of leadership In the work
for goon.
Gospel of Good Works.
The next quotation I wish to read to
you Is found In Matthew v:37-4rt. Inclusive:
"Then shall the righteous answer Him.
saying, Ird, when saw we Thee an hun
gered and fed Thee? Or thirsty and gave
Thee drink? When saw we Thee a stranger
and took Thee In, or naked and clothed
Thee? Or when saw we Thee sick In
prison and came unto Thee? And the
King shall answer and say unto them
Verily, I say unto you. Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the leant of My
brethren, ye have done It unto Me.
That Is what this brotherhood means.
by trying to worship our Crettor. by
acting toward his Creator as He would
have us act, to try and make our religion
a driving force In our lives, to do unto
others as we would have them to do unto
us. The text I wish to read Is found In
I Corinthians sill, beginning with the first
verse :
"Though I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels, and have not charity, I am
become as sounding brass, or a tinkling
evmhal. And though I have the gift of
prophecy and understand all mysteries
and all knowledge and though I have all
faith, so that I could remove mountains.
and have hot charltv. I am nothing: and
though I bestow all my goods to feed the
fmor; and tnougn 1 give my oony in ie
lurned and have not charity, It proflteth
me nothing. Charity suffereth long and Is
kind; charltv envieth not; charity vaunteth
not Itself. Is no putted up.
And now abldeth faith, hope, charity,
these three; but the greatest of these Is
churl! v.
I i.i ouch of us exercise the largest tol
erance for his brother who Is trying though
In ir different way to lead a decent life,
wiu Is trying to do good In his own fash
Ion: let each try to show practical sym
pathy with that brother, not be too quick
to criticise.
Pare Religion.
In closing I want to read Just a few
verses from the epistle of James from the
first chapter, twenty-seventh verse:
"Pure religion and undetiled before Ood
and the Father Is this, to visit the fath
erless and widows In their affliction and
to keep himself unspotted from the world.
If a man will try to serve Uod. the
Father, by being kind to the many around
who Heed such kindness, anil by being
upright and honest himself, then we have
authority of the Good Book for saying
that we are In honor bound to treat him
as a good Christian and extend the hand
of brotherhood to him.
At the conclusion of his address the
president shook hands with the members
of the brotherhood present. After a brief
call at the residence of Mr. Bowmun. ad
Joining the church, he returned to Saga
more 11111.
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SUNDAY CROWD AT MANAWA
Batblns and Boat Ins; Entertain Many,
Wall Others Enjoy the Free
Shows.
A large crowd of pleasure seekers went
to Ltke liana'! Sunday. Manhattan
beach was largely utrontzed by bathers
all the afternoon and evening, the tobog
gan slide, neptune wheel and other water
toys being kept In conatsiit use. Boating
was very popular too, both launches and
rowboats being In great demand. Among
the new features was a commendable
"stunt" on the horizontal , bars by the
Eugene Trio. At Uie Casino It. I,, lleff
ner sang "All Is Fair In I.ove and War'"
mid "Dolly Urif twood.'- both songs being
Illustrated. The new klnetoscope pictures
were entitled, "The Burglar and tlie Girl,-'
"A Soldier's Romanoo" and "On a flood
Old Five-Cent Trolley Hide." the latter
of which proved a big laugh-maker. Co
valt's concert band furnished the usual
special feature of the program, being a cor
net solo by Mr. A. A. Covall 'Dare
Ievll' Fackler made a high dive In Us
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ST. LOUIS, MO.
afternoon mid a lire dive In the evening.
The atmospheric omdnlons favored bal
looning and I'rof. Andrew made one of tin
highest aHcensluns of the si-anon. At tlie
ball park the Netimayers won the game
from the C. N l'letz team by a score of
y to 'J.
Kl
Dunn Held with Mure Itrntl.
I iiiiin. a colored character, was ar
retted lust 'night by Officer Inda and !
tectlve ImvIh mi a rlmrge of receiving
stolen good Dunn lexlHied arrest und re
ceived a blow on Uie heml from Officer
Inda H dub which necessitated a stlt' li lie
lug taken by I'olli e Murpenn Willis. In
(lie arrest of llunn the police believe they
have a "fence" which has been doing busi
ness (or sjme time, it U said tnai Duun
received brass from several small
which had lii-en stolen from ralirm
patiles. ihe goods being f..r the most
taken rnnii Journal boxes in cars whlcii
were Htand'ng In (lie yards. It is thouxht
that I unit, ' wif Iiiih been an accomplice
In receiving the goods.
mil boys, J
"oad com- a'
loMans rreteil for Assnnlt.
I.. Krllander of Atlantic, la., and Hert
Kwalut of Kid Oak have been arrested on
I lie charge of assault and roldiei of J. A.
t'ailson ol Bed O.ia ('eiistiu leriorted to
the ioli'- thai he lief rleiidid two men oil
bis uirlvul at Oini,iia. who knocked l iul
down and then took bis money. The pris
oner will lie arriilKoed netoie judge. Iii k
In I'olH'u court Monduy morning.
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