Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-15

and denounced net only through
Qua his nAtise land. but abroad,
~ pres< snd pulpit - Al enemy fashs Z
tsgaa benclactor OF mAaklod. We
have seen Anarchist attempts OF un.
usuxl atzoessy ct parss aud against toe
representative OF capital ~ Home
stead.
oar escape from the dangers that
threaten society cAa come onls
Through tho study aai application OF
social selsnee--thrauSh an early AMI
thorough lnvestsgAtion OF the weak
nssses. diseases and aanEers OF the
sociai structure IN ali It's departments.
religious. moral. political. industrIai
anu through = timely use at the
proper remedies or rules for health.
sossoloxy. ~ seiener. sesks 20 elias
sify and explain tho facts OF society;
- an art 10 applies the general pfincl-
pies 80 secured Ia practical affairs
A historical sketch % the ssienes was
next given, with especial reference 10
sne work of Spencer. Comte and Ward.
An explanation Was made Of chart
devised By the professor To md cate the
their relation 10 other sciences. lie
said
The methods used in social scsencc
are varsous and complicated. Some
are borrowed from the bsologlcs! and
chemical sciences. Both induction and
deduction are used. OF srea, impor.
lance are the historical aud compare
tive methods. which have already pro-
duced such notable results in the sup-
divisions OF political economy, govern
ment AMI religion. There have slso
been histories. more or less valuable.
IN other branches. and Lctouruean has
last of ali written . history of morals
("L'evolution de IL morsle"). There
still remain to be written histories II the
professions. OF The division OF labor. OF
the sentiments ana of other social phe-
nomena.
my object snali be during the remain
der OF this course to lay before you
whatever SOCIAL science has to cay as
TO the future OF certain eocial
and political topica To attemp, to
treat of the facts of society with any
thoroughness would be imprscticable
That requires = good amount of time
on the part of the student and the
reading Of many books.
The applications of sociology to the
future, based upon faithful study Of
the past and present, is the subject to
which propose to devote my HE. Any
conclusions that l may give you now
are premature, and | shall probably
not consider them established in my
own mind short of half life time Of
further study. / hsve reached, how
ever, some new ideas upon which /
should Ike to have your thought
Discussion will help to their settle
ment.
Among other things, fancy that
can see . tendency in government,
which call the evolution Of a CO.'S
mocracy or world government. From
the earliest times groups OF people or
nations have tended to unite and form
larger states. OF late this union 10
peaceful and Is being accelerated by
the increase OF mutual interests and
means of communication. We have
had In America union of colonies to
form the United States and are ad-
vancing towards reciprocity and q
commercial union of the three
Americas. Worlds congresses have
feasible? And what should be our at
ttude in view of this tendency?
Again, / see more and more reason
for considering all human action, In
Guiding that of politics, as right or
wrong-as matter of ethics. If we
should have an ethical school of pollt-
zeal economists, would there not be
new light thrown on the vexed ques-
tons of labor and capital, of monopo-
lies and trusts?
Education mas been favorite study
with me for years-its history and its
institutions. But see this winter as
never before how true science of ed
ucation might be built upon a study of
the past. not of schools merely, but of
all influences that helped IN the forma-
ton of character. Is not education
the ultimate means of reaching all SO.
cal aims?
Then what is the latest that has been
said on the reforms being agitated in
social and industrial matters? What
- that new doctrine of Italian experts
that criminals cannot help committing
crimes and should therefore not be
punished for them, but surrounded
with music and teachers and pleasant
Influences to make them better? Is
there ANYTHING in socialism that de-
serves scientific study? | wonder how
many of my hearers have heard OF
socialism of the CHAIR" tho kind that
is believed in by many professors IN
Germany and elsewhere. What does
science have to cay of the nationals,
propaganda, which would have the
people own the railroads, the teie-
graph, gas works, water works and
street car lines; or of the more extra