The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02
S0CiaL SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Marriage Denounced and the ssS0cial EviW
Hinted al Preferable.

Marriage Denounced and the 'sSocial Evip'
Hinted al as Preferable.
This Is the name OF a new organization which
has just been formed, and the members Of which
propose holding a meeting every Monday even
ing, at PlImpton Hall. Workingmen are partlcu-
iarly invited to attend these meetings as the
labor question will come largely into the discussions
OF the association Last evening the first inau.
gural meeting Of The association held at Plimp-
ton Hall, when Mr.. Charles Moran delivered the
opening address
In the absence OF the president OF the society, on
motion OF Mr.. Ormsby Mr.. Scott was placed in the
chair.
committee OF three was appointed to prepare
and present at the third regular meeting the draft OF
a constitution and bylaws.
Mr.. CHARLES MORAN, tue speaker OF the evening,
was then introduced and proceeded to say that 1t
was with much pleasure that he saw the Inaugural
ton OF this society. The advocates OF social
science had no easy task before them to mako
it understood. Many claimed that there was nos
such science. The academies OF the United States
had branch for social simply because they
did not consider 1t q science at all. Now,
IN all tne sciences they had but two
processes.inductlon and deduction. The SO.
phenomena connected with 1t and then attempted
by deduction to find II there was law governing
these phenomena. II anything was rreconcilable
to the theory the theory was false ana the law I'M
discovered. In social science they were every day
progressing from From. the unknoxn. II was the
one for the well being OF society They were reform
ers. They TOOK an interest in the natural laws
which governed men In society. Our fatal contest
with the South. had political science been
taught ten years before 1t occurred. w6nid
have ave. come TO pass because snsy
that the interests Of both North ana south were &C
tually IDENTICAL They were surrounded Ut the pres
science. All the questions OF the day were involved
but one universal action TO aaopt-shas
s stan could be- more easily ana the more surely at
tanned without the Intervention or the human law
than with 1t. But the social scientist had to meet
in the public mind against hum. The rea-
son why China, which had preceded Europe
for centuries IN science ana H.. civilization,
that country from tho government, ana there
was no Individuality or independence among It's
no man who sought success through selnshness
would ever attain it.
Or. NOTEWORTHY said there are four social science
organizations In existence in this city already and
he hoped that some arrangement could be made 80
that this society and those would not clash with each
other He said that all women and children should be
supported by the government ana that oil love should
DO free. The speaker then went on in q wild and
rambling manner about free love. religion
Jects which had no connection whatever
with science. and concluded by saying
looked on 1t as altogether wrong and believed that
children born into the world should be supported BY
After some remarks from another brother OF the
preceding,
Mr. Stern IN order to change the subject, movoa
that the name or the society be changed to that OF
'rhe Society for the Prevention Of Political
Economy"
further discussion ''social science" the meeting
adjourned.