Arizona republican., 1902-11-24
will probably be a long time before all of Arizona is included.
Practical Religion.

stone of the new building of the So- ciety for Ethical Culture. of which Dr. Felix Adler is the head, the New York Tribune describes the growth oi the society. "The school was established in 1876 as a free kindergarten-the first of it's kind in this city, and the one teacher had eight pupils. One small room was sufficient for the accommo- dation of the children. But the school grew rapidly, and in 1880 larger quar- ters were rented. The school had about 1S0 pupils. many of whom were beyond the Kindergarten age, and the name free kindergarten and working mans school was adopted. The soci- ety had outllved it's experimental state, it's future seemed to be assured, and the members decided that a building should be owned. It did not take long to secure the necessary amount of money, and the house where the cen tral school is still located was pur- chased. The branch for high school classes was added later. Besides the schools and the Sunday morning meet ings, the society has accomplished other lasting good. Through one of it's for mer assistant lecturers, Dr. Stanton Colt, it was instrumental in establish ing the neighborhood guild and uni versity settlement in Forsyth and Stan ton streets. Dr. Colt afterward became the leader O; a very successful ethical society in London.
 Another neighborhood guild and so- cial settlement is flourishing under the direction of pr. John L. Elliott, on West Twenty-sixth street. This branch is only few years old, but it has al ready done much good and has had a healthful effect on that part of the city. The young people crowd the cheerful club rooms, which contain q library, chess room, and other means of restful and elevating recreation, and they. as well as the older people, are also attracted by the discussions of social and ethical questions. The Downtown Ethical society is conducted on similar lines, and there much charit- able and educational work is also done The Ethical Record is bi-monthly publication which is edited by Percival Chubb, who is also the representative of the society on the editorial staff of the International Journal of Ethics The Sunday school offers to its pupils advantages similar to those in the church schools, and the instruction which is begun here is continued and broadened in the young women's after noon classes and the young men's clubs, which meet on Sunday evenings. The society maintains a district nurs- ing department, which contributes to the relief of distress among the poor population, and the women's confer ence, which, besides doing much char itable work, maintains a lecture plat form for the study of social and ethical problems. By these influences many persons are attracted who would other wise find it impossible to become active in the society. One of the recent worthy additions to the societys list of institutions is the fresh-air home in Sullivan county, which was organized by the young mems union. They ac- quired a large tract of land and estab- lished a summer colony, which has been named Felicia. Here children from the homes of the less fortunate citizens are cared for"
 The man who conceived and has carried on this great enterprise is only fiity-one years old. Born in Prussia, he came to New York city when only a few years old, his father having been appointed rabbi of the temple Emanu- Fl. He was educated at Columbia and at Berlin, acquiring at the latter place the rationalistic bent of mind that has dominated him ever since. He was ap- pointed to the chair of oriental lan- guages in Cornell, but was soon com peiled to resign because of his radical religious views. After leaving Cornell he came to New York city and began the organization of the society which has grown to such large proportions. His appointment as professor of social and political ethics at Columbia, an- nourced last year, may be regarded almost as an academic victory for Dr. Adler and his ethical views.