Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
PROPHET ARRIVES
TO PREACH VIRTUES
OF SIMPLER LIFE
Russian Lover of Nature
Will Use City Hall Plaza
to Castigate Evils of Civil
zation.

A stranger dressed in strange clothes
is roaming the streets of this city MS
bcar-liko head, his long, brown hoWlhs
hair and his Jet black beard have causeu
many possers-by to stop and behold th'S
son of man as he strolls majesueahS
along. He will not stay long In this
city. he declares, for he abhors city
life along with other modern institutions
The modern house, he will tell you'
| is a grave, and the city cemetery
His name is E;llezer Kaminetzky and his
mission is to preach simplicity and ad-
vocate n return to nature. He intends
to spend several days in this city in the
interest of his doctrine. Yesterday he
mid n visit to Director Porter and was
Eratifed when told that there would be
no objection to his preaching in public
places. His first thought was to get
the largest hall in the city and ask the
entire population to come and hear him
But he is gradually abandoning this plan,
He will probably use the City Hall plaza
instead.
| Kaminetzky declares we eat, drink and
| hate much but we do not love sufficiently.
| We are voluntary prisoners In novels and
| Warrens and ,iiats. obliVious to the clear
skies and stars. We have exchanged the
symphonies OF the birds for the synco'
pated noise OF the hurdy-gurdy.
UNIVERSE HIS CHURCH.
'The universe is my church." he said
MY religion is the religion OF love and
humanity. Let us leave the cities Rn'
return to the mountains and forests, Il
the streams and TO the meadows. lie
US be simple and natural"
To Kaminetzly laws are fetters Of man
kind He would like TO pile all statut
books in one large heap and set fire t
them. When people live simply and ma
turally laws will not be needed he con
tends.
, KamInetzy is &c years old, a native o
I,aEunsk, province of YekaterinoslaS
, Russia. He speaks huently ItallaT
Arabic, French, Spanish, Yiddish an
r Russian, languages which he acquire
! while roaming from country to country
E He Is a strict vegetarian, and decline
food any portion OF which was eve
possessed OF animal life.
'ky own misfortunes led me TO tn
> | thouRht OF dumb animals unable 10 vote
3 thair protests" he said. II thought the
must feel much the same way did whe
l. l was hrst III treated. and could not e'
plain my suffering because l could NJ
meat the language. With the force OF
n burricane it struck me-the iniquity
: animal slaughter and immortality OF
K How can mankind be so brutal? WI
e must we kill2''
ADAIIREs TOI4STOY.
! Kaminetzky declares he has much
Is common with Tolstoy. although he dine
y LEI hin, on many questions,
e TT was not from Tolstoy." he sal
a shat 1 learned simplicity. While l a
= mirs him very much. he was not my on
N teacher. Ny idea acquired after mu
I. .t,av In Asla, especially India and
Afrtea. L concluded that our lives are {
eounplax and that Is the main reason VI
3 - 40 unhappy. We crave cheap Ar
aoiai Iratincations. We soorn eveFythi
e ] uataral / concluded 20 1--we ike I
beautiful birds, not 20 seek auofniasht
clothes. but g make my BODY AtIass'
in Es.ainetElIy i a rugged man Of me
ed nm heirht. His attire consists og
ses ,rbita soft shirt and a pair Of trouss
An made Of heavy white linen, he wes
- 10 hat nor socks. A pair Of Sand
~ cover hts feet.
~ Kaminet1ixy was In this country abz
"a venrs 40. The land displeased HI
u I'd he left after a short stay. On
- nresent vislt 70 this country be inter
- II rsmain about six months. From h
81 ~ h going to the Philippine lslan
gghere he intends 20 make a study Of
el lives q the natives.
- ~ ana net here on a commeFe
- venfurr,H he sad. - have found hap
= - ~ q aane. ralional NE, and ! =.
= egsry one q beneAf py my experisaes