Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
Awaits Artist Ferdinand P,
Earle at Sunrise Club.
Many Of the Prominent Members
Want 10 Hear Him Talk.
Say affinity" Idea Is Q. K. and
Is Shared BY Others.

Sunrise Club seen yesterday declared
that Ferdinand Pinney Sarle, the artist
who cast aside his wife when he found
bis affinity" is eligible to membership
in their organization. and that they
would welcome him if he would attend
their next meeting, to be held Oct. II
in The Cafe Boulevard. and discuss with
them mis- peculiar views on the mar
rage relation. Some twO-thirdS of the
80 Sunrisers sympathize openly with
Earle, and declare he would be a val
liable addition to their circle.
The club membership includes Social
lists. Free Thinkers and Single Takers,
besides the lieutenant governor of the
state and scores of prominent literary
and artistic people.
Dr. r w. Shufeldt, retired navy
surgeon and son of the late Admiral
Shufedt, declares emphatically that the
Earle idea is the right one. DIR. Shu-
1 feldt, who lives at No. AL West 145th
street. is q naturalist with an internal
tional reputation, and the author of
many works on anthropology and hu-
man institutions. He said yesterday:
II Il am not Il member of the Sunrise
Club. although have known NJ. Walk
er for number Of years. and we hold
4 many views in common on the question
. of marriage and divorce.
I'm the recent Earle incident my SYM
pathics were entirely with the artist.
and equally so with his wife. There
/, are. simply hundreds Of people in the
city of New York who entertain pre-
cisclv the same views upon marriage
and divorce that Mr.. Earle does. Among
the Sc people we meet with some Of the
very best and most intelligent of our
citizens. Personally, | am much opposed
to having the entire matter of marriage
ard divorce so much under the control
of the courts and of The church in par
ticular, as they Row arc. | am Of the
opinion that in the evolution of mar
rage, " lich is but a human institution
for the regulation of the sex relations
in society, many customs now obtain
ing will. within generation or two,
undergo great changes.
There can he little progress so long
as the 'sacrcdness' of this and the
sanctity' of that obtains in or minds.
and people believe that any other form
of marriage outside Of the l"galiZe,l
monogamic form is criminal and con-
trary to the Divine idea. / am very
much Of the opinion that present forms
Of marriage and divorce are not the
most moral that could be adopted. or
that they best protect the rights of
children and of property"
J. r. Coryall, of No. 80 st. Nicholas
place, q member Of the Sunrise Club,
and we'll known among people Of adj
vanced thought, also believes that Earle
did right.
"While man like Westermarck. Nor
gan and others" said he, "who have
thought deeply on sociology do not ex-
press an opinion. the effect of what
6they say is that the marriage relation
IS one of the forms of slavery that So
biety has not yet outgrOwn. In recOg-
HIKING in marriage only civil insti-
Mutton the state has gone a long way
toward recognizing the actual charac-
ter ofstke union of a man and woman.
whchsis that it is contract made for
specific purposes. The tendency is that
this contract shall eventually take its
place with other contracts. all Of which
may be broken at will by the parties to
them" S.
Secretary Edwin c. Walker occupies
fiat at No. 124 West 143d street.
which is both his home and his work
shop. He is a writer and publisher. Re-
garding his own matrimonial expert
ences he would have nothing to say
yesterday. but it is known that before
lie came to this city he was one of the
principals in an affinity" match that
at the time caused q sensation.
Walker and Miss Lillian Hartman of
Chicago became husband and wife
without tho fofmality Of Il marriage
ceremony 1t was explained at the time
That it WAS Il "cGmmon-senSc arrange
ment.' Miss Hartman was ithc dauGh-
Ter of NJ. thurman. the present publish
or OF the American Journal of EuSen-
les. He WAS once e.. Universalist clergy
man. but came f. the conclusion that
marriage was Il failure. To free women
ir'm what he regarded as slavery he
Scftcd paper which he devoted eX-
ci'lsivcly to the subject. His daughter
shared his views and her union with
walker was the result. The couple have
"eeh separated some years.
Love is iti own law. its own mes
sage. It's own punishment. it's own re-
ward said Walker yesterday. Love
VIII always provide for its own when
nut 'rammclcd by outside restrictions
'',a not debased by greed"
Ill explaining the object of the Sun
.,>e Cub Walker said it comprised all
'hau's of social. political and religious
"pihion. and that any one who wanted
- could join it, I'VE would very glad
- welcome Mr.. Earle" said he, "and
am sure that his case will come up
'"f discussion at one of our meetings.
Among TIE prominent members of the
sunrise Club are: Charming Pollock,
'ohh Dewitt Warner. DR.. Charles Il.
ahdrews. Leonard d. Abbott. Mark
i"li q. l.. Rurr. Gilett Burgess. a. j.
cotton. James r. Brown. Welsey +.
'''rker, f. W. Chamberlain. J. s. Cros-
ny. Eugene Dclmar, Robert Erskine
Ely. DIR. f. L. Foote. Jr.. A. G. Fern.
Ifen1y Frank. Gaylord Wiltshire. w. J.
Ghent Bolton Hall. Elder John G. Nc
Quarrie OF the Mormon church. Lawson
furdy, Raymond s. Perrin, Joseph F.
Itlnn, Theodore Schroeder. Mrs. Robert
1. Haines, Miss Sanky Jones and Miss
bertha Johnson.
Inc elections are progressing in the
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