Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-02
CATHOLIC WOMEN
FIGHT DIVORCE
TO MAKE SOCIAL 0STRAClSM
THE PENALTY,
SNUB FOR THE REMARKED
Movement, Started In New York City,
Promises to Spread to Every
Part of the
World
sNUB FOR THE REMARKED
snaniai 70 The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, June 25.--Roman Cath
Ollie women of high degree in New York
have publicly announced crusade
against divorce. Their weapon will be
social ostracism. They have banded to-
gether to snub offending women, TO
shut their doors in the faces of
Divorces who remarry. Their or
ganization is known as THE
Daughters of the Faith (Filiae FL
dei). When the society was formed
the proposition to use social ostracism
as a weapon against the divorce evil
aroused opposition. 1t threatened to
disrupt the organization, and 1t did de-
lay the adoption Of its program.
Now the die is cast and the "Daugh-
tersY are committed to the plan Of cam
paign. Their manual is in print and
will be published this week. 1t declares
unequivocally: "The Catholic divorcee
who remarries must be socially ostra-
cised."
May Work Social Havoc
This drastic rule may work havoc in
Catholic social circles. Not few So
ciety women have already declared that
to fulfill the letter of the rules they
would be forced to ignore socially not
only closest friends but in many in
stances relatives, so largely has di-
vorce through mixed marriages made
inroads into Catholic homes
Although the crusade threatens to
split society and cause much bitter
ness among old friends, it has the spe-
cial Endorsement Of the pope. When
opposition threatened her wark the
founder of the society, Miss Eliza
OBrien Lummis, went to Rome and
had an audience with the pope which
resulted in papal brief approving the
scheme and suggesting that the wo-
men of the world cooperate with their
New York sisters. A preface to the
( book contains the brief of appreciation
recently received from Pope Plus Y
and personal letters of Endorsement
from Mr.. Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate; Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Farley, Archbishop Riordan of San
pIduIlpCO dllu IoiSHOP SOlIOl VI Dull
fslo.
Women Abroad to Aid
So thoroughly has the field of work
been outlined that there is scarcely a
capital of Europe that has not one or
more women of title or unquestioned
social position ready to cooperate with
the New York society as soon as Off
cial notification comes that the hour
for action has arrived. Negotiations
already are pending for the manuals
translation into French and Italian.
The manual also directs Catholics to
invite Protestant women to work with
them.
While 1.-The Daughters of the Faith"
propose a variety of social reforms,
the crusade aimed at divorce is the
most important and one which will at
tract most attention. Here are some of
the rules laid down on that subject by
the manual:
THAT Catholic divorcee who remar-
ries excommunicates herself. She en-
ters what she knows to be sinful rela-
tionship and by that act openly sets at
naught the teaching of the church. 1t
is not the church that has cast her
off, 1t is herself that has broken the
filial tie. The Catholic divorcee who
rem arries must be socially ostracised.
She has no excuse. The Protestant
has some. Such unions (Protestant)
as are openly adulterous should be
treated in the same way as the Catho-
lie divorcee and subjected to the same
rule. To neglect to discourage divorce
because. of the Divorces who are in
good faith is to encourage It.
Near to Moral Ruin
Our own country, the morality of
which has not kept pace with it's en-
lightenment," says the manual, "has
thrown off all restraint and allows di-
e-w--------------------------.