New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06
10 TEACH all HTMANIII.
WHAT II UNION OF OCIETIE FOR ETHICAL
CULTURE Is GOING TO DO.

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The convention Of societies for ethical culture now
sitting in this city at the Worhingmans School IN
West Fifty fourth St, is the fourth Of the kind IN
the history If the Ethical Union. The delegates
representing the visiting societies are
ChicacO-Wllliam VI. Salter, lecturer: Joseph w.
Errant. Holgcr dc Roode, Miss Ida Hyde and \. J..
Ringer. st. LOuis-W. l. sheldon, lecturer; Leo
Lewis. James Taussig and Adam Boerck. London
stanton Colt, lecturer. Participates. b. Weston,
lecturer: Mrs. r. J. Williams. DR.. Daniel L~orsaker,
Joseph Fels and Horace l.. Traubcl. Cornell-John
Elliot and Mis- A.. II. Falmie.
The delegates from the New York society are:
Professor Felix Adler, lecturer; VI ". MangaSarian,
assistant lecturer J. ID. Lange. William Stone, George
lies, John Frankcnheimer. George Ashton Black.
Alfred K. Wolf, Philip METRE, Charles Flshel. George
". sellgman. 4. :. Arias, J. J.. Mahoney, VI. jros,-
man. Leo Rosonblatt. George II. Winch, Miss Laura
T.. sheldon. Mrs. Belle II. lawson, Mrs. VI. d.
Macdsriel. Mrs. J. Lazarus, Mrs. Ewani and Mrs.
Theodore lIcllman.
The morning session yesterday was devoted to
routine INSTRUMENTATION, reports Of the several
societies, election Of officers. etc. William stone wa
called to the chair, and George Anstln BACK was
chosen secretary. The address, Of Felix Adler. speaker
Of the Fraternity Of Lecturers, began with the state
ment that this great and growing metropolis, grow
ing notwithstanding the census controversy has Il not
altogether enviable reputation in many quarters: that
II Is more noted for its wealth than for it, culture, Tor
the extent Of It's commerce than for it, public spirit Tor
its luxury than for its services 10 science ana arr.
Mr.. Adler described the city as a ,eething cauldron' III
which the element, Of variou, natioualities are not
altogether happily mixed, and in which Sido by sido
with the extremes Of wealth appear the deepest abyS>es
Of poverty. Yet he took hope in the belief that il was
in precisely such cities that the great religion, move
ments Of the world gained their foothold. The re
liglous impulse, he thought. was apt % be a sharp
recOil from the opposite extreme Of materiallsnl. i
was fo,tcred By contrast, and in the midst Of a com
munity given over to The pursuit Of sorlid interests was
awakened the deathleSs cry of the human soul for
| better things. New York. therefore. was the proper
soil fG the growth of an ethical movement.
one Of the objects Of the convention to
which great prominence Is given is the ell
ucation Of ethical lecturers. The ethical move
ment has an insufnctency Of officers. Most Of
us said the speaker, " were trained for the ministry,
and spent precious years in acquiring a kind Of
knowledge and familiarity with methods which do
not directly bear upon the problems with which We
now have t. deal. We have by hard labor sought
to make good our initial deficiencies. our eyes have
been opened 50 that We see now with tolerable clear
ness the kind Of training which an ethical lecturer
ought to have"
\ project on foot is the establishment Of A West
Point Academy for the education and training 81
ethical teachcrs-,uch an academy as Washington pr"
posed for officers Of the United states Army. The
first requisite FOR such a school IS the money for IT,
establishments. \ second object mentioned by Pro
.cssor Adler IS an appeal through literature (" he
Intellectual classes. and looking toward this the
Ethical Union must make Itself felt through "Th9
International Journal in which all sides may DO
heard with liberation. Another object is the .n'frnc-
lion of the clergy in the proper landing OF economic
! questions.
4 discussion Of the special topic. Woman's Place
i'm tho Ethical society," Wa opened by Mi>, Laura {.
sheldon. president Of the Young Women, Union OF
mi, city. who undertook to -how how much good work
outside u their homes young women could do, and
moreover explained how to do il.
Mrs.. simpson, a phlanthropi,t. followed with a
similar paper. nllcd with excellent precept' and
.boundlng in touching examples Of suffering that
women could alleviate If they felt 50 disposed. Her
| statements, were founded wholly on her personal eX-
| pcricnce in tho home, for crippled and deforined
children.
Nr-. Adler. chairman y the Mothers club for the
study II child mature. regretted the indIVIduaIi'tlc
tendency" Of women. Women, She asserted. failed to
co operate in public work: they liked to work alone
In looking after the halt, the blind and the forSahen.
She pointed ont that more effective work could be done
by a union II forces aud called on her sister, 10 help
each other.
Mr. Colt. an Amherst graduate, who is now lecturer
If tho workiucmcn', ethical society in London-the
south Place society. II l. c~lllod-,pokc fcryidIy ot the
pressing need II women a, to.er, in the field Of public
| PM AIiIttIN. i' hNfAL WI ANA 'tANH N' 49,
Greatest social evil u the time /, au industrial problem.
Give WorklngWomcn the Wa-r, the; deserve, and, he
believed, fewer Of them would lead dl,7oluie HNr'.
Mr. Adler read DR.. Gro~-Wln'> paper on the Dement'S
II ethical teaching IN public schools. Slnday ,gh'pI
ethics. cihlC, once a week, were a failure. lbtIc
ougnt 10 bee cthic. every diy i'm IN" week. and charac-
ter binding >hOuld begin every morning Win the hr't
ringing II the school bell. ,
To- morrow rs members II ~" societies represented IN
mo convention. To night there VIII be- a public meet
ING M ~. iUo West FNy fourth H., the speakers an
nnuu,cd lolu- President Andrews. ~ brown I'M
q Lanes ~ fhe University ~ Pennsylvania Professor
Daniel G. Brinion. of the University Of PennsylyaniA,
the Rev. pr. Lyman Abbott, the tcV. Dr ~ itcuor
%ovtou and DR.. \. :. lS1ac~. subject Needed I'M
ur,vcment, IN tho Training Of Moral and Religions
The autumn festival x the Worhin-man'S school be
gan AT . .. m. YESTERDAY AID lasted ON" hour. the par
ficin,nts helng $50 children ~ all coloiS and creef-.
mi. festival involved the rvcrcut LAYING of fruits ana
| n,vcr. %. the earth ON a Crock " Atar Of { Marty. ana
a. t,hlo,u representing all The nations PAYING homaS"
,o thc " Gcnin~ Il humanity The fruitN ana n"WeFS
were Kit, 10 the charitable institutions Of the CITY.