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Report on Modern Times, a utopian settlement on Long Island near New York, founded on principles of individual sovereignty, abolishing money and marriage in favor of labor scrip and free love. Critics highlight its rejection of religion and morality, influence in elite circles, and proselytizing efforts.
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Not far from the city of New York, on Long Island, is a settlement called Modern Times. Its founders propose to abolish the use of money and the covenant of marriage, the sexes being governed solely by their inclinations, and their currency to be scrip, representing that A. owes B. so many hours 'labor.' Their groundwork is 'individual sovereignty.' They maintain that every individual—man, woman or child—is absolutely sovereign, and the only judge of their own actions, and hence no laws should be made to regulate them, and they should not be held responsible even to censure, for any act however immoral; in fact, that no immorality or sin can exist where all are left free to act as they please. Strange as it may seem, this society numbers among its advocates men and women who move in the first literary and social circles of New York and other cities. They are regularly organized and arranged to promulgate their disgusting free love doctrine by introducing them into every family circle where they can gain access. Few of the chief advocates reside in Modern Times, preferring the business of proselyting the city. It is needless to add, that this branch of socialists reject religion as fully as they eschew morality, and only differ in this respect from the Mormons, that the latter advocate polygamy, while the former annul marriage as an outrageous abridgment of liberty.
Phila. Ledger.
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Settlement called Modern Times on Long Island near New York proposes abolishing money and marriage, with sexes governed by inclinations and currency as labor scrip. Based on individual sovereignty, where every person is absolute judge of their actions, no laws or censure for immorality. Advocates include literary and social elites from New York and other cities. Organized to spread free love doctrine in families. Few leaders reside there, focusing on city proselytizing. Rejects religion and morality like socialists, differs from Mormons by annulling marriage.