The sun., 1916-11-20
CHURCH CLINIC LAYS
GOTHAM EVILS BARE
John Wanamaker Puts Temp
tation First, but ]. H. Schiff
Specifies Woman.
"KEEPING UP A FRONT"
Several Other Speakers Say
Love for Clothing e Wreck
Of Many.

ROOI Olu WV WIN W6o atu Oos VS.
ths clinical table in st. Andrew's
Methodist Church. 0svsnty-sixth street
near Columbus avenue. last night. and
formidable body Of experts o turns
At diagnosis Of its ailments. The emf
nent specialists were called into con-
sultation by the pastor. the Rev. DR..
Fred winslow Adams, not to pass on
the Ills Of the body polite or the towns
physical defects. but upon the evils Of
It's social body.
Nicholas Murray Butler. Katharine Be-
ment Davis, Chief Justice Isaac .. Rus
sell, Nixola Greeley-Smith. Mis- Mabel
Crafty and other diaSnosticians told
what. In their opinions, makes the pa.
tient a menace to the moral welfare
was to be expected. the doctors didn't
agree. though most Of them did call the
brightness Of Broadway an unhealthy
glow and the centre Of trouble
schiR Blanes the Women.
John wanamakcr thought New York
offered many temptations to young men
10 waste their time. Jacob II. Schin
was terse. He put New York's greatest
temptation to young men In two words.
'young women" Theodore Mitchell Of
the motion picture industry narrowed
this diagnosis to the vampires OF Broad
way. But the president Of Columbia
University found the most supporters
for his analysis Of the case. which was
that trying TO live beyond ones means
10 the greatest temptation tho metropolis
bangles before both sexes.
wasting ones time" said Mr.. Wanna
maker. "is at the bottom Of more sin
and temptation than any other one
cause. The Heavenly Father has given
every one Of US exactly the same amount
OF time. to make the best use Of II pos
sible. and II we fritter It ava we are
losing one Of Gods greatest gifts to
men. II II be not the greatest outside
Of the Gift Of His Son. Jesus Christ"
Or. Butler said u men 90 wrons
oftenest spending more money than
their incomes Justify. In an endeavor ia
keep up with the expenditures and stan
dards OF living Of other people better
81 than themselves"
Jastice Rassell's View.
Justice Russell said: TO achieve
wealth and social position and distinc.
ton by accepting low standards Of busi.
ness morality and following bad leader
ship II example"
DR.. Frank Crane agreed In effect with
John wanamaker. n laid stress on ths
value OF time.
The movie man. Theodore Mitchell
read a lecture on morals.
theatrical men say" observed Mr.
Mitchell. that the most seductive temp
tation to young men Of New York Is the
tad woman In the bright lights district
II u men saw the wrecks that we
business men Sc. succumblng annually
to this false environment. many a I'm,
chap certainly would summon all hi,
Strength and avold the terrible risks h,
nov takes"
Parole Commission said. speaking o
temptations to young women OF New
York: THE desire for pleasure-the kin,
that Is typifed in the glamour and slar,
Of Broadway. Of the theatres and caba
rsts."
Lonesomeness and Clothes.
Nixola Greeley-Smith thought lone
someness was In the first rank an,
clothes In the next. and the bearing o
both upon personal conduct.
Miss Mabel Crafty. general secretar.
OF the National Y. w. c. A. board. said
clothes most OF all. but things to have
TO wear"
The pastor. DR.. Adams. said:
Our temptations to-day are to post
to be unreal, to pass ourselves of witt
a smashing and martial outside an
then trust to luck to make good or I
be delivered from the pitfalls OF our ow,
foolhard!ness A man lives beyond hi
income to keep up with the Joneses. VIII
are m~ortgaging the future to keep u
with Lizzie, who Is hitting the high spot
to keep up with the Four Hundred. an
somehow all expect a stroke Of luck Z
bring them out at last. A girl Ia sport
because II looks smart. or she want
things pretty because she hasn't any
thing real"
AT last reports, tho patient was sti
able to sit up and take nourishment. an
although little change was noted. som
slight hope was held out for ultimate RI
eovery, say In the millennium.