Ethical Addresses and Ethical Record - Twentieth Series (1913)

 

Sheldon Memorial Hall, dedicated in 1912

The Twentieth Series of Ethical Addresses and Ethical Record was published in 1913.  The issue provides extended focus on the dedication of the Sheldon Memorial in St. Louis and for the Moral Education Conference held in The Hague.  In addition, the volume shows the transition to a new generation of leaders for the Movement.

Felix Adler's "Ethical Development Extending Through Life" (pp. 1-19), two posthumous addresses from Walter L. Sheldon ("Hawthorne's 'Scarlet Letter'" (pp. 51-74) and "The Spirit of Human Fellowship" (pp. 191-199), and a brief note from Stanton Coit ("The Ethical Movement Explained" [pp. 233-235]) represent the first group of leaders.  In the second "wave" of leaders we see:

• Horace J. Bridges - Chicago (1913-1945)
• "From Custom to Conscience:  The Trend of Twentieth Century Religion" (pp. 90-106);
• "Mary Antin's 'Promised Land'" (pp. 127-147);
• Percival Chubb - New York, Associate (1897-1910) and St. Louis (1911-1932);
• "Religion and Social Reform" (pp. 201-218);
• Alfred W. Martin - New  York, Associate (1907-1932)
• "The Ethical Message of Robert Browning" (pp. 75-89);
• "Distinctive Characteristics of the Ethical Movement" (pp. 149-175);
• David Saville Muzzey - New  York, Associate (     );
• "Discipleship" (pp. 219-232);
• Henry Neumann - Brooklyn (1911-1961)
• "Our Ultimate Obligation, or What Gives the Moral Law Its Authority" (pp. 177-190).

Algernon D. Crapsey, a former Episcopal minister who became a frequent visitor and lecturer for Ethical Culture, spoke to the Philadelphia Society about "Commercialized Vice in Cities" (pp, 107-126).  

The copy of this volume archived online by the Internet Library includes some lists of publications by the AEU or by Society leaders.  I have confirmed that all of the items listed are in documented in the Bibliography except for two books by Walter L. Sheldon.  These books are:  Class Readings in the Bible and The Life of Jesus for the Young.  The St. Louis Society may have more information for us.  In the meantime, the search for these books online was productive in other ways.  Class Readings was reviewed in The American Journal of Philology.  Continued searching showed Sheldon also published two editions of The Story of the Bible, From the Standpoint of Modern Scholarship.  Originally published in 1899, his wife called on Morris Jastrow, Jr., and James A. Montgomery to assist with revisions and updates, which Nathaniel Schmidt discussed in his review of the second edition in the International Journal of Ethics.  As time permits, I hope to seek out more reviews of the works of Ethical writers for the perspective they provide on the context in which these writings were being considered.