Evening star., 1933-05-10

Deatn OF Or. feilX Adler recAD Cne
service that he gave from his earliest
years to the task Of establishing higher
ethical standards for the world. It Is
recorded that in his efforts to improve
conditions in New York City he was 1T
one time associated with Franklin d.
Roosevelt. His leadership Of the So
ciety for Ethical Culture is declared to
have been very fruitful, his influence
in establishing kindergarten education
is praised, and the honors bestowed
upon him in the collegiate world are
considered well earned He united the
practical with the ideal
HE bore an effective part" says the
Providence Journal, "in the progress OF
humanity toward the goal which. at
eighty-one, he described in the follow
ing words: The ideal destiny Of man
kind Is to develop q higher human type
than exists at present. I mean by this
to set free the gifts, the talents. the
responsibilities that are latent in all
men. ' I speak of an ideal goal. There
every faculty with which men are
endowed would be brought out in such
dominate the rest" The Journal
holds that ethical culture as
practical philosophy was DR.. Adler's
great contribution to mankind" but
that "he was active In a multitude
Of good cause.-the suppression of the
white-slave traffic and the old red-light
district, the establishment Of free
nursing in connection with dispensaries,
the introduction Of manual training and
art into the schools, the suppression OF
child labor, the development OF munich
pal housing and prison reform. Since
1902" continues the Journal, "he had
been professor of political and social
ethics at Columbia and in 1908 he was
the Roosevelt exchange professor In
Berlin. In 1923 he was HILBERT lecturer
at Oxford" That paper declares that
"a mighty force making for righteous
ness has departed from our world" and
that thoughtful men all over the globe
pause as the announcement of his
death reaches them" to pay tribute to
him.
America has lost one Of the noblest
spirits, who quickened the souls OF two
generations" according to the Birming-
ham Age-Herald, which records that
he was truly a world figure" and his
ideas were almost as fruitful abroad as
they were here" The Age-Herald adds
that his doctrine of the independence
and the progressiveness of morality and
his emphasis upon right living as the
great aim nave been incorporated into
the philosophy Of civilized men every
where" Observing that "the genuine
ness and beauty of his idealism came
to be universally recognized, the Birm-
ingham paper remarks: THE move
ment with which his name has become
synonymous began as an educational en-
terprise for the poor and disposseSsed,
and grew in that field into one Of the
most stimulating forces in the country.
But 1t also held spiritual, rather than
religious, meetings, attracting some OF
the best minds In the community. But
ethical culture as an active force meant
much more than q substitute for con-
ventional worship, or than education.
It means pioneer service for the i'm
provement Of social conditions, for civic
advancement, for bodying forth the con-
ception Of the good life in works that
stirred and heightened the common life.
There were few social or liberal causes
which did not enlist the wisdom and
inspiration Of DR.. Adler"
He had strong sense Of right and
wrong, which made the moral issue
dominant in his life," comments the
youngstown Vindicator, stating that
more than 20 years ago he led the
crusade against the white slavery
menace in New York, urging that a
distinction be made between sin and
crime. Later he joined Franklin d.
Roosevelt" continues the Vindicator, "in
andnsurgent movement to prevent what
was termed the old-time order from
control of his party In the State" The
youngstown paper also says: In 1876
he opened the first kindergarten, and
then founded the Society for Ethical
Culture, which has spead throughout
the country and exists In Europe and
has influence in Japan. The society,
which advocates the promotion Of the
principles of right living independent
Of sectarian or dogmatic views, was the
Sceex,anneR Il onA a tho oa1tstandine