The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
FATHER YORKE
ON MARRIAGE,
The Catholic Champion De-
fines and Defends
the Rite.
THE CHURCH GUARDS 1T
Declares Catholics Look Upon
Protestant Nuptials as
Valid.
DIVORCE sAPP1NG SOCIETY.
Praise for the Editor of "The Call"
Rabbi Levy's Vigorous
Words.

Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke travelled all
over the subject of marriage last night at
Metropolitan Temple. and covered consid-
erabIe more ground of current local inter-
est. 1t was the first of a series of lectures
to be delivered by him under the auspices
of the American Women's Liberal
League.
The name of the league was hung in let
ters of red and gold across the front OF
the pipe organ. There was not a vacant
seat in the temple, from the topmost row
in the gallery to the front row on the main
floor.
Applause greeted Father Yorke's ap-
pearance on the platform. When he arose
to SPEAK repeated buysts of applause pre-
vented him beginning his address for
nearly a minute.
Seated on the platform with the speaker
were Rev. Fathers P. E. Mulligan, P.
Scanlan, P. J. Cummins, T. Carraher,
Cannon, Emile Gente, l. Cuelen, Egan,
McKinnon, O'Connor, J. F. Nugent, Do
herty, Harrington, Barrigan, Lamb, Dris-
coll, Organ, McGuirs, Lyons, ?. Curry,
NJ. Slattery of Napa and Hughes of Port
land, Or.
pressively sung by Miss Catharine Black.
Rabbi NJ. S. Levy introduced the speaker.
In his Introductory remarks he paid a
high tribute TO the aims and Work of the To-
cal American Women's Liberal League and
said these women had made it possible
for the rabbi and the priest to join hands
for the common good of humanity and
the community in which they live" APP
pause. He referred to the same plat
form and house having been occupied by
organized bands which would put father
against son and brother against brother" !"
He said those organized bands which
plotted in secret were now almost swept
away. As "eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty" he admonlshed all liberal
minded men and women to watch, THAT
freedom must be preserved, guaranteeing
TO you and me the right of serving God as
we understand him." He SAID the estab-
lishment of the independence of this ma
ton was bathed in the blood of martyrs,
and that the denomination to which Father
Yorke belongs had given its full quota OF
soldiers for the honor and perpetuity of
the flag (which we have just sung"
The rabbi said the organized bands had
been taught lesson they were not likely
TO forget. Out of their ranks had come
mischief, and more than mischief.
Saying he needed little introduction,
Rabbi Levy introduced Father Yorke.
SuQl6CL OdLQOllE OQUIcn
and Protestant Marriages"
Ladies and gentlemen" said the
speaker, "the chairman of the evening has
kindly reminded US of the last time we
were together in this hall under the
auspices of the American Woman's Lib
eral League. He was chairman of the
last meeting of the first series, and he is
chairman of the first meeting of the Sec
ond series, ana 1t IS significant to those
who believe this: the bond that was then
shown to exist between men of all creeds
in favor of religious liberty, even between
rabbi and priest, still remains unbroken,
and, please God, will remain unbroken to
the end.
He has done me the honor-doubtful
honor-of referring to the broom and to
my words concerning the same, and he
has proved that l am not prophet nor
the son of prophet by asserting that that
same broom swept a certain organization
into the graveyard of impossibilities.
II have great respect for the rabbits
judgment, and l am very sorry to differ
from him even in this, for l am forced to
say that the weapon that accomplished this
was not broom but club. Laughter
and applause.
And in the beginning as a kind OF
prelude l might say that these meetings
have been instrumental in putting that
club into our hands. You understand
that campaign such as has been carried
on Tor the last three or four months re-
quires what are called the sinews OF war,
and the fund which came from the
American Women's Liberal League meet
ing has been well and wisely expended in
the end which has been so signally ac-
complished. And l am proud that to
them we owe the means by which we have
been able to split that organization up the
back; by means of which we have been
a la to re oil NJ 10 he
wide open to the public; by which we have
been able to cast upon it, not an x ray, but
a searchlight showing the scoundrels
quarreling over the chickens before they
were Matched.
There is, ladies and gentlemen, great
difference in the public mind concerning
this socie ty which has been organized to
save the country from the Pope since the
last time we met here. Then, as a very
vigorous writer said, that society appeared
to have the world by the tail on down
grade. There was nothing that was i'm
possible to it, and its voice was lifted up,
even as the wild ass's, proclaiming the
world Is ours
''The different political conventions had
their meetings, and the Republican con-
yentlon snubbed them, and worse than all
or the strength OF q telegram from Arch
bishop Ireland. Then the Democrats met
and they also are saio to have snubbed
them, and so 1t went on. They were like
Japhet looking for a father, but as we
know no one wished to father either.
''And after they had conspired to sell
out their votes for the sum OF $50, ,000-it is
wonderful what hankerings they have for
$50 0O0-their secretary also had liking
Tor $50, COO and the gentleman who lost his
front teetn also values them at $50, 900.
After they had conspired from the end of
last year TO effect this sale for this sum of
money, which would have enabled them
to live in happiness and comfort in the
South Sea Islands, and after they had
made great pretense of having made a
deal with prominent politician and of
having put a paddock on great news
paper, the cold silence was broken. The
proprietor of that paper spoke out like a
man and proclaimed that he was in favor
OF religious freedom and opposed to such
organizations as these scoundrels repre-
sented and tried to sell.
"And further than that, the editor of
THE CALL has come out in the columns of
his paper to proclaim that elementary
principle. that he is in favor OF the consti-
tuition. This, l consider, is one of the
most encouraging signs of the times. 1t
tells us that the people are awake on this
subject; that the people are no longer to