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which they have made to the fundamentals of our Christian
religion.
I dare say that the eighty ministers who are the recipients
of this Distinguished Service Award are conscious of the warm
fellowship and neighborly relations that exist between the
members of the synagogue and the temple and our churches.
Let me recount just a few of the things that we have in
mind:
(a) Each February for the past ten years, the Temple,
through its rabbi and our good friend. Dr. Jacob Rothschild has
sponsored an Institute on Judaism for the Christian Clergy.
These institutes have been exceedingly helpful.
(b) The Sisterhood of the Temple has had similar meetings,
inviting the women of our churches to share in their fellow
ship, with the view of promoting a better understanding of
their common problems. Likewise, the women’s organizations
of our churches have invited the women of the Temple Sister
hood to be their special guests.
(c) One of the satisfying experiences that I have enjoyed
for some fifteen years has been the privilege of giving Reli
gious News each week over Radio Station WSB, as it relates
to Catholic, Protestant and Jew. The service is sponsored by
the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The purpose
of the broadcast is to present current religious news in which
we have a common concern and with the emphasis on the posi
tive and the constructive.
One cannot forget the recent story of Rabbi Maurice N.
Eisendrath, president of the Union Hebrew Congregations, who
is now on a world tour. During the trip he has in mind to
explore the possibility of convening a world conference of reli
gious leaders to further peace. He made this statement before
his departure: “The role of peace can no longer be left alone
in the hands of the militarists and politicians. Religion must
exert greater efforts in stirring up the moral conscience of the
world.” We can all pray that his efforts will be crowned with
success.
(d) I have never lived in a community where we have had
better relationships between our Jewish and Christian citizens
than we have had here in Atlanta. These are evidenced in such
enterprises as the Community Chest, the Red Cross, the USO,
Service Clubs, Lodges and other organizations seeking the cul
tural and spiritual enrichment of all our people.
On our first trip to Europe, nine years ago, Mrs. Turner
and I visited the Dachau concentration camp near Munich,
where more than two hundred thousand Jews were murdered
and burned. We went through the crematory there and saw
the horrifying gas chambers and the furnaces and the tree on
which many were hanged. A big cross covers a little space
containing the ashes of the 238,000 who were eliminated by
Hitler Words are not available to reveal one’s thoughts while
standing in the silence and memories of such horrors.
Dr. Philip Friedman, lecturer in Jewish history in the
graduate division of Columbia University and also Dean of the
Jewish Teachers Seminary in New York, has written a book
which is just off the press, entitled “Their Brother’s Keepers,”
telling the story of the Christian heroes and heroines who help
ed the ^oppressed escape the Nazi terror. In the author’s “Con
clusion" he states that “Hitler was doomed to destruction as
long as there was one Christian who unflinchinglv obeyed the
fundamental precept of his religion and helped a fellow man.”
Christian men and women proved that they were their broth
er’s keepers.
My fellow ministers join me in saying to this group that
we are earnestly striving to develop a sense of brotherhood.
We believe that every man is of infinite worth and should be
treated as a person. We also believe that it is God’s will for His
children to live in peace and justice.
Only a patient and sympathetic understanding of our prob
lems will enable us to render a real service. Someone has re
minded us that “the peoples of the world are islands shouting
at each other over the seas of misunderstanding.” Intellectual
and spiritual understanding would make for confidence and
goodwill. There is a moral responsibility in being intelligent.
We desperately need to put sanity and balance into our think
ing and our living.
Prejudice warps one’s personality; makes one suspicious.
Prepudice blinds the individual to the truth about people.
Prejudice contributes to one’s illness. The total effects of pre
judiced thinking are bad for business, poison for politicians,
undermining to liberty, freedom and justice, and ruinous to
religion. This nation was built on faith in God and the dignitv
of man.
All forces—intellectual, social, moral, religious, education-
al are under the high obligation to serve humanity. For every
freedom we enjoy there is a comparable responsibility.
The Southern Israelite