| Description | This address was delivered by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury at a Conference of Jewish and Christian people which she was invited to attend. Taylor Cadbury begins her address by acknowledging 'the enormous debt of gratitude' owed to the Jewish people with reference to the Ten Commandments and their understanding of 'the Divine revelation' which had become the Christian 'inheritance'. She also examines scriptural references to Jerusalem remarking that 'men and women living in cold, drab Northern countries have had their lives enriched and their imagination kindled by the beauty and oriental splendour of the Hebrew Scriptures'.
Taylor Cadbury considers the emerging recognition of similarities between the 'fundamental religious belief and moral standards' of Christianity and Judaism. Referring to the growing co-operation and fellowship between Christian religious denominations, Taylor Cadbury considers arguments supporting 'a movement towards a wider fellowship' incorporating Jewish communities, advocating that 'the Gospel of Christ' should form the basis of this 'contact'. She remarks:
'Political interests we already share; we work together on Public Bodies, and in Civic Work; we are mutually concerned for Public Health...and for all forms of social betterment. But the suggestion now is that we find some point of contact from the Religious side.'
Taylor Cadbury comments that an acknowledgement of both the Old and New Testaments, the 'high standard of morality advocated by Jewish Law', support for temperance reform and the preservation of the Sabbath day would form a sufficient basis for union and co-operation. She emphasises that 'the great ideal on which we might concentrate our united efforts, is the task of bringing PEACE to the World', suggesting that religious union and co-operation had the potential to consolidate international peace. |
| AdminHistory | Although this address is undated, references to political developments following the First World War indicate that it was written after 1918. |