The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-25

thinkers that divorce must be regulat-
ed. The Catholic goes further. He
says it must be stopped.
"One of the ways to regulate di-
VERGE has been pointed out-that is,
to make the law universal that divorce
as in this State. That simply means
that the man who would be Il polygam-
list must commit another crime to reach
his end. The State has long ago rec
ognized the family as the unit, and
when that is struck at the Christian
State is threatened. If it is persisted
in the Christian State is doomed.
How wise, most opportune, and
worthy of this Federation it would be
if, in the name Of the purity and sane
tity of the American home, all classes
and all creeds might be brought to
crystalline into law some statute that
would wipe out forever the blighting,
corroding curse of the institution of
divorce
Mr.. Cochran combated the political
idea in conjunction with the Fedora
ton. Politics and the Church, he said,
had nothing in common. Politics dealt
with multitudes, while the Church
dealt with souls and individuals.
NIonsignor Mooney said in part:
The Catholic Church has made I'M
paulleled progress in America, par
ticularly in the natural sense. But the
Catholic Church has not yet taken the
place in the life of the nation to which
she is entitled from her dowry Of ever
lasting truth. Has the Federation any
help along these lines to give? l am
persuaded it has. and as such it is
entitled to our full faith and support"
Walter Savage Smith, of Phila-
delphia, spoke on ''Thc Objections to
the Federation Answered" He told
of the early history of the Church in
America. when there We're few Catho-
lies in the land, drawing the contrast
| with the present day, when, he said.
Catholics formed an integral part of
the wealth, intelligence and power of
the community.
He said there could be no objection
to the Federation from Catholic sour
ces. The opposition would come from
other sources, and the greatest danger
to the idea of federation came from
loss of faith. The day of bigotry was
past. the speaker said, and in it's place
was Indifference to religion. 10 meet
this Indifference, to band Catholics to-
gether to resist opposition of indiffer
ence the Federation had been formed
Alphonse G.. Koelble spoke on the
History, Plan and Scope of Fedora
tom He represented the German
element in the Federation, he asserted
Through the Federation he hoped that
the Germans, the Irish and all nation
alites could get together on common
L III WEI HILLS ClullS W lllcll
language because it was i'm that tongue
that they learned their religion. Why
the Germans and the Irish generally
stood apart he could not understand.
But now that the Federation had been
effected. all could, and would come to-
gether as good Catholics and Amcri-
cans.
1t was explained that while it was
the purpose of the Federation to bring
all the Catholic societies into one great
union. each was to preserve it's au-
tonomy. Among the societies repre-
sented at the meeting We're: The Holy
Name Society, st. Vincent lie Paul Con-
ference, Knights of Columbus. Catho-
lie Benevolent Legion, Ancient Order
of Hibernians, Arch Diocesan Union.
German Catholic State League, Ger
man Catholic Central Nerein, Catholic
Knights of America. Catholic Mutual
Benevolent Association. Catholic Club
and Catholic sOdalities and clubs.