MODERN SOCIETY.
■ CLERGYMAN'S SCATHING ATTACK. Bj. Cabin—Press Association—Copyright. Australian anil N.Z. Cable Association MELBOURNE, May 13. The Rev. Hr. Uren, addressing parents at a gathering at the Scoter. College, made a scatning attack on modern society. He said tile homage recently paid to Royalty was now paid to screen stars, who were frequently luxurious libertines; These public pets receive £3 to £4 per minute, while University men and teachers cannot allord to buy necessary books and instruments. The rotter in society is tolerated as a "good sport.” Referring to the struggle for material wealth and the lack of any high ethical objective, Dr. Uren declared that all our progress had been 'technical ,not ethical. Society now had as much appreciation for religion as an ox for an ode, or a sow lor a symphony.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 15 May 1925, Page 5
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134MODERN SOCIETY. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 15 May 1925, Page 5
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