Protestant Leaders Back Court's
49 Governors Vote to Petition Congress
Ruling Against 'Official' Prayers
to Invalidate Court's Rule on Official
YORK, (JTA) — Nine- sacreligious nor anti-religious to
Prayers in Schools; Rockefeller Abstains teen NEW
leaders from nine Protestant say that each separate govern-
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NEW YORK (JTA) — With governor, Richard J. Hughes,
"a disturbing demonstration
only Governor Nelson A. Rocke- stated that he would fight ef- of irreligious behavior in the
feller of New York abstaining, forts to invalidate New Jersey name of religion." He con-
the governors of the other 49 laws dealing with school demned all "provocative slan-
g: I states voted at their annual prayers. In 1950, the New Jer-
ders" directed against the
conference in Hershey, Pa., to sey State Supreme Court had Court by public officials.
petition Congress to adopt a upheld laws making it manda- In Philadelphia, Rabbi Morris
constitutional amendment that tory to teach in the public Pickholz, president of the Board
would invalidate the Supreme schools five verses from the of Rabbis, issued a statement
Court's ruling against official Old Testament. Another law on behalf of the Board, "wel-
14 prayers in public schools.
permits recital of the Lord's coming" the Supreme Court's
decision. "The Court," he said,
The resolution adopted by Prayer in public schools.
In Tuckahoe, N.Y., Mayor speaking for the entire Board,
cs) the governors urged "the Con-
gress of the United States to Milton A. Gibbons reported he "has done the country and re-
propose an amendment to the had received 3,500 signatures to ligious liberty a great service
Constitution of the United a petition that would ask Pres- in summoning us back to first
t States that will make clear and ident Kennedy and Congress to principles—namely, that in the
0 beyond challenge the acknowl- impeach the six U.S. Supreme American system, religious edu-
cd
[- ■ edgement of our nation and Court justices who voted cation is not the province of
g.4 people of their faith in God, against prayers in public Government."
A and permit them the free and schools. The petition would also
A number of leading Prot-
W voluntary participation in ask Congress to pass a Constitu- estant clergymen in this city,
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, prayer in our public schools." tional amendment which would preaching their first set sermons
The chairman of the Gov- specifically permit prayers in since the Supreme Court handed
ernors Conference announced the schools. Mayor Gibbons, a down its prayer ruling, took a
after the measure had been Democrat and a Roman Cath- favorable view of the High Tri-
passed that adoption was olic, said he would seek circu- bunal's decision. Such a stand
lation of the petition in other was taken, among others, by
"unanimous." However, Gov.
Rockefeller immediately arose states and localities around the the Rev. John M. Krumm, Co-
country. lumbia University chaplain;
to announce he had abstained.
In Washington, Label A. and by the Rev. Dr. Lawrence
Later, the New York State
Katz, national president of L. Durgin, of the Broadway
chief executive said:
Bnai
Brith, addressing the Congregational Church, who de-
"The freedom of every per-
86th regional convention of clared the court's ruling "de-
son to worship or not to wor-
Bnai Brith, deplored "the serves general applause." How-
ship, as his conscience dic-
abusive nature" of criticism
ever, other Protestants, as well
tates, is fundamental to
directed against the Supreme as Catholic clergymen, criti-
American society. Until the
Court, calling such attacks cized the High Court's stand.
whole question can be con-
sidered in terms of the consti-
tutional provision upon which
the Supreme Court based its
opinion, I shall abstain from
the endorsement of any hasty
action by the Governors re-
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A re- from leaders of Jewish organi-
lating to amendment of the
Constitution of the United newal of the New York city zations.
The new crackdown began
States. Any such proposal
police effort to enforce the
Sunday. Police canvassed resi-
should certainly have the
city's Sunday law, which hit dential areas and gave sum-
fullest possible study and dis-
cussion before the Governors hardest at such Jewish enter- monses to merchants selling
prises as delicatessen stores and some foods which cannot be
offer an opinion."
In New Jersey, that state's bakeries, evoked sharp criticism sold at all or only during cer-
tain hours under the law.
Butchers, who were supposed to
be closed, and delicatessen
stores and bakeries, which can
sell cooked or prepared foods
only between 4 p.m. and 7:30
BOSTON, (JTA)—Gov. John
Calling for a state-wide ref- p.m., were hardest hit.
Saul Bernstein, administrator
A. Volpe and Lt. Gov. Edward erendum on a proposed amend-
F. McLaughlin, Jr., were ac- ment permitting Sabbath-observ- of the Union of Orthodox Jew-
cused by a Jewish leader here ers to keep their businesses ish Congregations, said the law
of "conspiring to smuggle" into open Sunday if they close Satur- was "so full of inconsistencies
state law an amended Sunday days, Rabbi Fox said efforts and exceptions that any kind of
Blue Law measure which has should be made first to get the enforcement is impossible and
been passed by the legislature legislature to reverse itself. absurd." Noting that drug stores
with
"religious prejudice" The legislature killed an amend- "sell every conceivable thing
against Sabbath - observing mi- ment favored by observant without harassment" on Sun-
norities, including Jews. Mc- Jews and other S'abbatarians, days, he asked why the police
Laughlin signed the measure thus discriminating against "pick on food stores."
He added New York State
last week.
250,000 Jews and other Sabba-
should follow the example of 12
The accusation was voiced by tarians, Rabbi Fox declared.
Rabbi Samuel J. Fox, vice-
Under the new law,' which states which have amended
president of the Massachusetts had been amended through 43 Sunday laws to end discrimina-
Council of Rabbis, who is chair- changes, various businesses like tion against merchants who ob-
man of the Council's social ac- taverns are now allowed to serve the Sabbath on a day
tions committee. According to open Sundays. However, "due other than Sunday. Efforts to
Rabbi Fox, Gov. Volpe, who was to religious prejudice," said obtain such a law in the last
out of the state, had the new Rabbi Fox, "Sabbatarians who New York State legislative ses-
bill "rushed" by the State close Saturdays because of re- sion earlier this year were un-
Police, so that the measure ligious belief" are "restricted successful.
Will Maslow, executive direc-
could become law after Lt. Gov. to a four-and-a-half day liveli-
tor of the American Jewish
MCLaughlin signed it. -
hood."
Congress, said that the renewal
of enforcement of the city's
"archaic" Sunday law apparent-
ly discriminated against one
type of person, operators of
food stores.
Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz,
president of the New York
Board of Rabbis, said he was
"very surprised by the renewed
drive." Dr. Dan M. Potter, exec-
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denominations endorsed the rul-
ing of the Supreme Court which
forbids any government official
from writing or prescribing pray-
ers for use in the public schools.
In their statement, released by
Harold E. Fey, editor of the
Christian Century, undenomina-
tional weekl y, the Protestants
hailed the Supreme Court's re-
cent decision as protecting "the
integrity of the religious con-
science and the proper function
of religious and governmental in-
stitutions." The statement said:
"We are in agreement with the
Supreme Court that it is neither
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out of the business of writing or
sanctioning official prayers and
leave that purely religious fun-
ction to the people themselves
and to those the people choose
to look for religious guidance.
"We call upon the American
people to study this decision
prayerfully and without political
emotion. We believe the Court's
ruling against officially written
and officially prescribed prayers
protects the integrity of the
religious conscience and the
proper function of religious and
governmental institutions."
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