Show christian world has failed to aid the jews chicago nov AS the apathy 0 christian ministers and churchmen in the face of the massacres of russian jews was condemned by baron hirsch beig to the members of the north side jewish congregation when the very stones 0 the streets cry out for justice what have our preachers of christianity to say he asked we have been waiting patiently for some strong and manly sentiment from the christian world knowing full well tha hsuch an expression would appeal more strongly to the russian government than all tho prayers and petitions of jewish organizations and deputations but we havo waited in vain it ever there was a challenge from god to christianity thai it justify and vindicate itself as religion of justice and humanity it ls in those scenes and tho prayers ota persecuted people for succor and 5 apathy thus far the challenge has remained unanswered with the exceptions of the vigorous editorials of tho american presa the philanthropy oa carnegie and the halfhearted half hearted utterances of a handful of clergymen the christian world has been painfully and woefully silent it is not however in a spirit of resentment that I 1 speak tonight bufa of borrow and that there is not for the jew as there vas tor the negro a ganison to plead his cause before the bar of justice and in the parliament of humanity |