(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
About one hundred distinguished Christian clergymen, university professors and leaders of social movements are meeting this week on the campus of Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., to discuss international relations and to join in fellowship with representatives of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Among the distinguished leaders at the conference are: Samuel Guy Inman, John W. Herring. Reinhold Niebuhr, John Nevin Sayre, Oliver Van Horn, T. Y. Wang and Harry W. Laidler. Rabbi Ephraim Frisch of San Antonio, Tex., presided at Tuesday’s session, which dealt with the situation in Mexico and the Philippine Islands. Dr. Harry Cohen of Galveston, Tex., Rabbis S. H. Markowitz of Fort Wayne, Abraham Cronbach and Victor Emanuel Reichert of Cincinnati, participated in the discussion.
The subject of goodwill and better understanding between Christian and Jew is being linked up with the general international problems discussed.
At the request of the participating church organizations, a Jewish service will be held this Friday at the Church on the campus, at which the Christian delegates and the general community will be the guests of the rabbis. Dr. Henry Cohen will offer the opening prayer and Dr. Ephraim Frisch will deliver the conference sermon. Rabbi Fram of Detroit, Rabbi Markowitz of Fort Wayne and Rabbi Reichert of Cincinnati will also take part in the service on Sunday morning, with Dr. John W. Herring, Secretary of the Committee on Goodwill between Jews and Christians, officiating.
A high spirit of mutuality is evident at this conclave. “The group here assembled has passed the stage where it is necessary to feature fellowship among Christians and Jews as such,” Rabbi Frisch, one of the leaders at the conference, declared. “We are rather concerning ourselves with the common human international problems and are treating our commingling together as a perfect natural relationship, which is as it should be.” he said.
Rev. Reinhold Niebuhr, Pastor of the Beth El Evangelical Church of Detroit, declared: “We do value the opportunity of having this contact with leaders of the Jewish community. One of the results is that we see how much alike our common ideals are. This group has long taken it for granted but this meeting of Jews and Christians is a new demonstration and experience. These Jewish-Christian contacts are likely to have a far reaching and wholesome effect throughout the country.” he stated.
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