Christian Ministers Join Plea for Jewish Relief

Heads of leading Christian religious bodies of the city have joined with Rabbis in urging immediate response to the call of the United Jewish Campaign of New York, which is to raise a $6,000,000 quota toward a $15,000,000 overseas chest of the United Jewish Campaign.

“All who become aware of the facts, whatever their religious faiths may be,” Bishop William T. Manning, head of the Episcopal Diocese of New York wrote in a letter to William Fox, chairman of the New York drive, conveying his personal contribution to the fund, “will I am sure sympathize with the effort of the Jews of America for aid of their suffering and destitute co-religionists in foreign lands, and will wish you full success in raising the amount needed.”

Rev. John Haynes Holmes of the Community Church in a letter urges the view that support of the relief undertaking should not be restricted within sectarian lines.

“It is my hope,” Dr. Holmes writes “that you will not restrict your appeal to Jews but ask all men and women everywhere to join hands with you in this great and beneficent undertaking. This is not merely a Jewish but a human cause which represents a challenge to our common brotherhood.

“I take it for granted that the Jews of New York, always so generous in their service of their co-religionists, will rally to this cause with enthusiasm and devotion. I pledge my utmost sympathy and support to your undertaking.”

Rev. S. Parkes Cadman, President of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ, declared it a pity that the campaign cannot begin sooner, in view of the terrible conditions which now prevail in Poland, in Russia, in Bessarabia, in Galicia and Hungary.

“But I feel confident,” he assures the drive leader, “that once you have set your hand to the plough there will be no looking back. The splendid response of our Jewish citizens to past appeals of this character gives me every reason to hope that you will carry your noble crusade to a successful issue.”

A call to prominent Jewish women leaders in philanthropic and social fields, to form a committee of 100 as a special auxiliary of the Women’s Division of the United Jewish Campaign of New York, was issued by Mrs. Abram I. Elkus, chairman in charge of the women workers for the drive. Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff is honorary chairman of the Division, which has undertaken to raise $500,000 as its share of the $6,000,000 quota for New York.

A meeting of the Women’s Town Club was held this afternoon at the club rooms to determine on its participation in the campaign. The gathering was addressed by David A. Brown, national chairman of the United Jewish Campaign, and Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee.

A meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of Temple Emanu-El in the interests of the campaign, to be held at 3 o’clock in the synagogue vestry rooms, will be addressed by Captain Frank Connes, a former war relief worker abroad.

Among other organized groups which have pledged the active support on raising the local women’s quota are the New York City Federation of Temple Sisterhoods and the Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations of New York.