The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-01
ARCHBISHOP URGES
WAR ON DIVORCES
walls of Society, He Declares, Are
Fast Being Undermined and
Threaten to COLLAPSE.

Archbishop Farley declared at Carne-
,ia hall. recently, at the commence
ts,,ent exercises of the College of St.
I-rancis' Xavier, that the evils of
5ivol.ce were fast undermining the
Ills of society and that the whole
structure soon would collapse should
4o hand be raised TO ward off the adj
,-ance in this tendency.
The arch bishop took occasion to refer
+o President Roosevelt as the first and
Greatest President of the United States
s;nce the time of Washington 10 uplift
his voice in depreciation of the @ivorce
md like evils. The archbishop also de-
Douuced the sensational newspapers of
New York City, warning his people
against them and instructing them how
to cleanse their homes of such evils.
"It is fitting at this time and in this
Mace said the archbishop. that I
rall YOUR attention to the sacredness of
the marriage ties, as sooner or later
Won may be Influenced to enter into
such holy contract. Too great care
cannot be taken by the young of our
dav to observe this office with respect
as demanding respect and reverence.
1T is a holy and sacred contract.
and you viii be called upon to make
and keep it sacred. Those outside the
church who irrevocably debase this
destruction of society.
a continuance of the evil of divorce.
of the sighting regard for the marriage
lie must soon lead to the downfall of
society nay, it is even now falling
and must soon be dragged in the dust.
We see that ii is going to pieces
President Roosevelt who holds in
his hands the trust imposed i'm him by
the people of the United States, and
who Yields his authority in no mis-
taken manner, has openly announced
how he deplores the awful condition of
society in this regard
Il do believe no president since
Washington's time has had a more
beneficial effect on the roots of society
and the family than Roosevelt has had
by means of his frank declaration.
Not only does the president preach
the doctrine he believes, but he exem-
plifies it in his own life. and his own
family stands as an illustration of what
he thinks and says of the race stand-
ards.
1t is likewise gratifying to find that
the president has not confined his la
bors in this direction to his own circle
wholly, but the fact is made known to
me that the cabinet has taken this
question up and win deal with it. When
the heads Of our government take up a
problem of this grave nature. there can
be no need for the people doubling that
the question must be gravely consid-
cred and we feel that much good will
be done il effort is properly directed.
i feel that l could only slightly
generalize on the subject of a clean and
wholesome press. The newspapers of
this city in many ways reflect the les
sons for the people. whether the lessons
be on the side of morality or immor-
ality.
You must safeguard your homes
against newspapers that win attack the
morals Of your children. If you object
10 your religion being vilifed and
scoffed at by the public press, let the
editor of the offending newspaper be
made aware that you viii not for one
moment brook such an insult
If proper notification. or the hint
thus given fails. then stop your sub
scription to that newspaper Your
parish societies can take up this matter.
and the president of your parish So
cety could effectively be delegated to
make known your win to the editors
The newspapers of this. city sare5eepiIed-
throughout the country, and if any
evils cast adrfft in the metropolitan
newspapers that evil becomes in a
sense a national menace"