The most recent testimony to advancing Jewish-Christian friendship is the fact that leaders in the various branches of American Israel have decided to join with an equal number from the various Christian groups in a standing “National Conference,” declares the Rev. John W. Herring, Excutive Secretary of the Committee on Good Will between Jews and Christians of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, in a survey of his work.
The significance of this National Confrence is suggested by naming at random a few of the members of its Advisory Council. They include, on the Jewish sider Dr. Cyrus Adler. Judge Benjamin N. Cardoza, Edward A. Filene. Henry Morgenthau. Mrs. Rebekah Kohut. Louis Marshall. Julian W. Mack. Nathan Straus. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Louis Wolsey.
From the Christian side some such figures as: C. F. Albee, Newton D. Baker, Right Rev. Charles Brent, Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, Dr. John H. Finley. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Honorable Charles Evans Hughes, Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Dr. Robert E. Speer and William Allen White.
Leaders of nine branch organizations of Judaisn have joined forces with Christian leaders in the Federal Council of the Churches and its constituent denominations in the advocacy of goodwill and the promotion of social justice through the church, the synagogue and their theological seminaties. These forces are working together to enown tolerance with understanding. They are alert to eauses of friction and stand ready to champion the rights of minorities and to live happily and abundantly in fellowship with their neighbors.
On the camp?s and off 3,000 young people have been enlisted in forums, conventions and discussion groups. They are doing yeoman service for goodwill and social education.
In five major cities. self-supporting Community councils of goodwill and social education have been developed. with a full-time personnel of 14 devoted people. What the United Charities have done in philanthropy, these non-secarian councils seek to do in education for co-operative living. As American civic experiments, their importance is of first magnitude. In one city. more than 100 civic, religious and racial groups work out a joint educational program.
More than a handred meetings have teen held in 50 cities, a which wherever possible. Catholies and Jews and Protestants have met together in tr##ngular good fellowship.
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