MODERN SOCIETY
HOAIAGE TO SCREEN STARS,
NO ETHICAL PROGRESS. AN OUTSPOKEN CLERGYAIAN. BY’ CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received May 13, 9.40 a.m.) AIELBOURNE, Alay 13. The Rev. Dr. Urea, addressing parents at a gathering at tlie Scotcli College, made a scathing attack on modern society. He said: “Homage that recently was paid to Royalty was now paid to screen stars, who frequently were luxurious libertines. These public pets received £3 to< £4 per minute, while university men and teachers cannot afford to buy the necessary books and instruments. The rotter in society is tolerated as a good sport.” Referring to the struggle for material wealth and lack of any. high ethical objective, Dr. Uren declared: “All of our progress has been technical, not ethical. Society now had as much appreciation for religion as an ox for an ode or a sow for symphony.”
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 13 May 1925, Page 5
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