New-York tribune., 1880-01-11

struction is entirely free. At noon each day q
warm lunch is served to the little Ones thirty
young ladies of the society acting Mattresses
Clothing and shoes given to such as need
them. The ages of the pupils range from two and a
half to seven years At first there difficulty iii
persuading parents TO send their children because
they feared some religious propaganda would be at
tempted, but they soon became convinced that no
religious theories would be incucated. Now, the
children nearly all from Irish Catholic or Ger
man Protestant families. The influence of the
school in the home-fe of the parents Is found to be
beneficial in many respects.
7hird-The Industrial School, This institution
designed to supplement the kindergarten work, has
just been established By the help of gift of 81 000O
from Mr.. Joseph Selgman. Its purpose is to com
bine industrial education with instruction in the
ordinary branches Of school course. A primer OF
Professor Whitaker. giving directions for instruct
ing children in the of tools, is to be among the
first textbooks. The method of training pursued
will be to educate the brain through the hand. The
to last from the seventh to the fourteenth
year, and the society hope to be able 10 build a
series Of instructive workshops on the plan OF the
Russian archaeological School at Moscow TO con-
,lnue the system with pupils who have passed Their
fourteenth year.
Fonrth-Disrict Nvrsiag-The Society employs
women to nurse the sick poor in their homes on the
principles OF Florence Nightingale The nurses labor
in the poorest districts of the cityin the Mott and
BaXter-sts neigborhoods and along the East River,
working under medical direction in connection with
the DemiIt and New-York DispensaTies They see
that there is proper ventilation and cleanliness in
the sick rooms, That healthtul food is furnished the
patients and that medical attendance Is provided
and they dress wcunds and often perform the most
| menIal offices. They followed on their rounds
by relief committees of the Society, which supply
! bed clothing VIXEN necessary and give delcacies
and whatever may be needed to facilitate the
| patients recovery. About 800 cases were reached
! last wear by tins noble, practical charity.
| For an authoritative statement OF the principles
of the Society for Ethical Culture the writer OF
this article applied to Professor Adler himself. He
said: "Our motto is diversity in the creed, unan-
unity III the deed. The vital point with us is TO In
| slst on the independence of morality Of any rclt-
| uous dogma While il is commonly held that
moral teaching must lie based upon some doctrine
! of Deity OF the immortality Of the soul, we fad
in the sovereign law of ethics itself the foundation
of the spiritual life"
"How do you get at this sovereign laWV was
asked.
Concerning the main points Of morality,' Pro-
fessor Adler replied. there Is hardly any doubt or
! diversity among mankind. IhllOsOpnlcalIN, bnouiu
| found the law Of ethics in the manner of Kant
upon the dictates of the Practical Reason. While
differences IN matters of belief are likely to con-
time and increase, il necessary 70 place the
moral law where it cannot be questioned. The
main thing is 10 apply the Law more thoroughly
Men have quarreled so long concerning the author
of the law that the law itself has fallen into a5cy
| ance Our movement means an appeal to conscience
1t is a cry for larger justice, an exhortaton to
| larger duties We find in the dignity of submission
TO the moral law our consolation In aiiction, and
IN the prospect OF a grander and sweeier life on
earth an incentive to strenuous endeavor."
"Do YOU set up no standard whatever of religious
| beefp
"None whatever. We have among our members
ardent Theists, as well as Atheists. Materiasts
and Agnostics; and in the explanation of ethics We
have Unlitarians, Intuitionalists and kantians.'
| would it not be correct to apply the term AL
truist to all your members ~
| Hardly; because Altruism implies principles
which are not fully satisfactory to us. Practically
| our efforts concentrate in ameorating the cOndi-
ton of the lower classes, and purifying our own
morals. We do not concern ourselves about each
others reli gious theories"
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