The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-27
1 NEW WiI or LIVING NEEDED.
Dr. Grii> Adler says the faint OF CONNER.
clalisni u on the Present Age.

DR. Felix Adler leader of the Society
of Ethical Culture. lectured yesterday
morning in Carnegi. Hall on The Mate.
'ialism Of Great Cities and Its Ehcc, on
the Higher Ideals Of Life" DR. Adler
argued that we need a new way Of living
and announced that Inc would lecture on
that subject mex, Sun6ay. He said yes,er-
day III part;
When one returns TO town there j. a Earring
contrast with the peaceful country. Ia the
autumnnl woods even the falling OF a lenf
makes a distinct break IN the stiffness III.
babbling OF a hidden brook inNndr~ with
It's music our consciousness. The hoOting
OF an owl, h. saeam OF an eagle over
the distant chm and the fight OF Lrd
attract our attention.
What a change when We return TO the city,
with It's din and smoke. its csng OF car bel-,
horrors the aut omobiles. ends ngeTing life
and limb and Great ING psnde monium! These
things are symbolic OF the CITY. typical al the
age
To what end is this dizzy. pushing and
lostlins throng striving; For material gain.
for wealth getting, and in hours OF leisure.
for pleasure. The world seems TO be pos
sc-sed Of a demon Commercialism that
l. the name for it-hss taken possession.
Don Z think that We are wiser than he peop.
oil former centuries. The conditions are
or cls he MndSHs Of NE soH ManT ps Of
the windows that should he open FOR spirit
uaN-m are closed Many OF the window,
The old ideulis'ie safeguards are crnlnbling
TO pieces. not only on Sundays. but Oh week
days and in evenings
tommerCialis'n ia putting "A material value
on those things which h,v. no commefrlal
love He base a Door, tuiEprH Ds
sham tina, he may consider suhs'i,ute
man n sGSi pseNr TO s ;rans rTsaE {.
viii r"me to him tina, is CONNER e-m
rrnd H%tf freely fra n%O"t devotion 10 ,as we'll
beng al ones fellow citizens
Wien a church prides itself on he wealth
| Of rs members and on their social standing,
II has got into CONNER, ialisin: The church
| composed manly OF rich people - generally
not church at ~ II Somm lisn a. s sIa,
cities il to give hcadvay to that evil: 20 allow
cornmercialism 10 Jnss Us limits Then there
accumulation OF legitimate wealth within
sTaa, S FoiRsr nr' power Ss Fs
men are taking the seats OF T. h" mighty
sitting OIL thrones 40 70 speak B"cause
men should he consumed with ambition
| 10 reach the same goalt Tn" Young men
ar" looking OIL, crittInG their teeth and say;
rise
In the city Of New York, where III" pulse
Of material lite b"nts hardest. what chance
j. there for IN ethical culture movement?
The rich like culture They like the atmo'-
pherC OF refinement But an ethical culture
movement challenges the prevailing idea
and throws down the gantlet 10 III" spirit
OF he age
Bu, there is another side TO the question
do not believe that the commercialisn
is deterioratin: the higher life. II is stimu.
hating There Is no other place in the world
whore. II We began to-day a. we did her"
tvpntv-sevcn wears ago, We would nav"
don" better thnn We have in material New
York There Is going tn come n tremendous
reaction against il Material pursuits alone
cannot satisfy in the end
II l. not social reform or political reform!
that will help us the most II is personal
reform the desire to reform oneself. That
- our crying need II ~ because there is
something IN w. that wants il II u because
there j. potential godhrad in rs that wants
to he recognized That reform alone can
give vs. peace More than We want food TO
| eat. more than we want water 70 assuage
our thirst. We want PERSONAL REFORM. We
want new way or hylng