The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-26
Wealthy New Workers Have Formed
Society, Sanctioned by the Pope and
His Cardinals, to Ostracize Divorces
The Daughters of the Faith and
Their Rules.

IT. HE strongest stand yet taken
L against divorce in America has
been made by wealthy and So
cially prominent women in New York,
whose organized action has the full and
enthusiastic approval of Pope Plus x.
These women, who call themselves
Daughters of the Faith, have chosen as
their patron saint. Cecilia: They have
issued manual in which they boldly
colt Divorces. The manual contains
the letter of appreciation by the pope,
and hearty words Of commentator
from Archbishop Farley, Cardinal Glib
bons, Cardinal Martinelli and other pre-
lates. The manuals will be distributed
at Newport, Tuxedo, Lenox and all the
summer resorts where wealth and social
prominence prevail. 1t is the, purpose
Of the society to organize branches
thruout the United States and eventual
ly in Europe. The pass word of the So
eiety and slogan Of the social campaign
is:
"The divorce who remarries must
and will be ostracized.'
Recently Archbishop Farley issued
invitations to 200 women who are lead
ers in Roman Catholic society in New
York Every one who received an in
vitation responded. It was an assem-
blage that might have been mistaken
for reception at the home Of any of
the multi-millionaires who live on Fifth
avenue. Letters were read from the
pope and from Cardinal Gibbons indoors
ing the new society.
Rules Of the Society.
The manual then adopted contains
these rules of conduct for every Daugh-
ter of the Faith:
"She cannot hesitate when the occa-
sion calls for decided action or an ex-
preston of her views, 49,,
F. "She can be wisely silent where
speech could do no good, and she can
be courteous and kind when circum-
avoid meeting with those who are
involved in these ambiguous relation
"She would run the risk of serious
classification did she, without necessity,
attend entertainments at their houses or
welcomed them publicly to her own,
and as far as possible she should dis
sacrifice Of personal friendship.
"Her good sense would warn her to
politely decline an invitation when a
divorce is to be a guest Of honor.
"She should in general treat the
divorce whom she meets in society with
the courtesy of the true Christian, but
as stranger, whose relationships are
not her affair, and while approaching
the agreeable qualities of mind she may
possess, quietly but firmly discourage a
more intimate acquaintance.
The Catholic divorce who remar-
ries excommunicates herself. She en-
tiers into what she knows to be sinful
relationship. and by that act openly sets
at naught the teachings of the church.
She has chosen her lot deliberately, and,
tho suffering and trial may follow, they
are but the bitter fruit of disobedience.
Excommunicates Herself.
CIT is not the church that has cast
her off, it is she herself who has broken
the flial tie. It is true that she may
have been weak in yielding to tempta-
ton, and one may pity, one may pray
for her, one may aid her at the first
sign of true repentance, but the Catho-
lie divorcee who remarries must be So
cially ostracized.
"The charity that wounds only to
cure, and that looks to the eternal
rather than the temporal welfare, is
truer and more divine. Why do we
pity only their temporal trials and give
no thought to the far more terrible
sufferings that eternity may hold in
store9
Neither consideration for the di-
vorcee, nor mistaken charity, nor pity,
should SO obscure our sense of right
as to make us forget or minimize the
evil of divorce.