The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-23

imam Dy aDOl1SnInent Oh THIS ulcer
which is eating into the very vitals
of our moral national existence. 1t
therefore behooves society and the
people at large to consider Well this
subject and let all good citizens iii
together regardless of creed and sect
with the Catholic church III CARRYING
out the law of God. that the mar
riage vows must be regarded : sul-
emn and sacred and mean exactly
what they say ''in sickness and tn
health, for better or for worse ill
death do lis part Oh. Well may y,
cry with Father Abraham. ''Oh, ord
can We not find enough just men to
save this fair land %
And finally let us look at =. quas-
ton from the view Of comlron sense.
Is there any good citizen Of Ills
country who is willing 10 clam tnat
with the broken hearts. destroyed
homes and bewildered children that
divorce has produced. after so melv
years Of trial-that its tendency is
to promote and foster happy homes?
Can a nation be happy. prosperous
! and successful as a nation when dis
sension permeates lis legal parts ?
Can rope be strong when its ibres
are rot:ing and decaying? What is n
nation but community of ci'."ens
Il nation is moral if its citizens are
moral. Does divorce promo. moral
i;y? Is it not rather conductive to
immortality? Were tivorce condemn
ed an.. frowned on by society, would
not men and wome hesitate serious
lv before availing themselves of this
recourse? In many cases would they
q, =. ain from n.orahty iHr len: ~
the C:tolce cou. :; or Will. >'."" L"
.1i-i "a lis = "a. the = as't
,nt,ri. who, Nn,l oulp -, n -
.rLtiCn for prove. cases Of u. rl:l>-
titv-but when the laws will allow
,ic q, nuling OF marriage g. suci
light reasons of incompatibility OF
ltcm;.":. are the criminal vic IT,,
the ..rliage vows OF ofte y j. l.
.,:I.."nA lie with H." injured ;,">'ar|
or wife. as the ease may be. hN aert i,
inc to sue on some shrdl cmfw ymn
inc not to contest the divorce suit II
thew will agree to refrain from eN
posing their shame and sue on some
himsv pretense? Should We not con
slider seriously the interests Of thu
rising generation. the children OF
such people, In the anne Of God
ask how can they be expected to have
any respect for marriage? Wha
does it, and what, under erlstln@ con
ditions. can it mean to them? One
Of the thinking men Of this countr.
has said that the most important
event in a mans life. after his birth
was his marriage. Does the presen
generation think so? Comparing TIL
statistics of marriages and divorces
are they not justified III bellevlp:
that marriage is a legalized concu
binage which can practically b
terminated at will? 1t is not a fac
that if the back door of divorce wa
locked. and the key lost. many PEG
pie would be far more careful abou
entering the front door of matrimon
and would put above lust, position
society and wealth that one great es
sential for mutual happiness i'll mar
ried life-common sense-and lnvok
ing the blessing of God to direc
them in their choice, they would hay
greater strength and wisdom. an
learn to bear and forebear. shar
each others happiness, tighten eael
others burdens: for knowing Their
was no release, they would strive har
der to study each others wishes, am
by living happily together. be mode
parents. good citizens. and an exam
pie to their children; and by their eN
ample. bring up their children to low
God, honor their parents, and thu
doing. become good citizens and III
sure the blessing of God on futur
generations