The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-15
Former Pensacola Priest Is
Now Doing Good Work
In the North.
ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ON EVILS
AND PROBLEMS THAT ARE PRE-
VALENT IN SOUTH AS WELL AS
WHERE-HoMELEsS Chill
DREN CARED FOR.


port OF lecture delivered there b!
Rev. Father John Daily, formerly OF ST
MicAaePs church, of Pensacola Fathel
DAILY Will be remem bered as one O
the most eloquent di*ineS~which Pen
sacola ever possessed, and the report
OF his lecture, bearing, as 1t does, or
many problems which are important
here as well as In the north. viii be
i read with interest by all OF his OLD
! friends in this city. The report says:
| An Able Lecture.
| The lecture delivered Sunday eve
ming at Sacred Heart Cathedral, by
| Rev John Daily, of Milwaukee, Wis
| noted for his work in that city for
| the moral uplifting Of homeless chill.
| dren and children with homes that
do not deserve to bear that title, on
account of their lacking proper pa
| rental supervision and example, at
tracted large and highly apprecia
| tive audience. There we're no dis
appointed attendants on the occasion,
for Father DAILY, by his sound logic,
his pathoS, his wit, his eloquence of
voice and action, captured the heart
of every auditor, and made a deep
impression in behalf of the cause he
so worthily advocates
Father Days personal experience
with the work of the juvenile court
in Milwaukee made his lecture
which dealt with form of court, partic-
ulaTly practical. and gave increased
weight to his views on the matter of
providing for young people who need
the aid OF such courts are designed 10
anord There are three principal
reasons why there are homeless chill
dren," said Father Daily in his lecture.
They are the curse of strong drink,
degrading poverty and the Improper
care OF the child by parents, who
have every opportunity for knowing
better. BY homeless children, l do not
mean, alone. the child who has no
shelter on this cold, windy night, nor
the child who has had no supper this
evening, but the child as we'll who has
an improper home"
The speaker prefaced his lecture
with a tribute to his audience, which
hlled the cathedral, for coming out
on cold, dreary night for charity's
sake He then began a rehearsal of
the many scenes in his life since he
had taken up the work OF caring for
children, speaking more particularly
CT Milwaukee, he said, not because
conditions were worse there than in
other large cities, but because Of his
intimate knowledge of the status there
All Are Helping.
Closely connected with the work OF
caring for homeless children under
the direction of the juvenile court,
and working in harmony for the com
mon good, are the agents of juvenile
homes of various denominations. Epi5-
copal, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and
others.
I'VE may differ in the manner in
which we shah worship God, how we
shall do his work on earth. but here
IL MI uyh N Ql
in harmony. All religions agree inI
the doctrine of charity. All realize the
necessity of caring for the homeless
child"
Proceeding. he spoke more particu |
larlv of the work of the Milwaukee,
juvenile court. The greatest care
there is taken in not allowing for
even one moment the doors of a prison
Or Jail to close behind these littlei
offenders against laws which theyl
know nothing of. Once they are
placed behind the bars, the shadow of
the iron seems to DE scared into their
souls. and the difficulty of raising
them rightly is increased nlanifoldiy.
when the Juvenile court takes
charge of them they are placed in the
care of the probation officer. While
awaiting action of the court they are
placed in the various homes provided
by the denominations, according to
any traces OF religious preference
their parents or ancestors may have
had. /
when their cases have been heard
and the court makes disposition OF
them, they are kept In the homes for
a while and then places are secured
for them in private families. The pro
bation OFFICER still has general charge
of them, visiting the homes at certain
periods when necessary and receiving
reports from their adopted parents. In
this way the court keeps close track
of all its wards
The Liquor Curse.
Father DAILY then proceeded to
speak more particularly of the causes
which bring children to the Juvenile
court, as outlined above, giving many
instances showing his reasons for ,
as he did.
Il know not" said Father DAILY,
whether prohibition, high license,
police regulation or mulct laws, bet
ter solve the problem of intemperance.
way, am with any man Or any plan
which viii reduce the drunkenness and
The abuse of strong drink, which ap-
pears in our family histories today.
Il know from my experience, and
oy reason of my interviews with court
officers throughout the land, that in
is the cause of the great
nulk of the misery and degradation
which exists throughout the country.
And this intemperance Is not confined
argely to any one class of people. II
s found among the Irish, Germans.
Poles, Italians and American-born
hike.
Il believe that II the liquor inter
ssts of the United States paid three
ourths OF the expense of the building (
ind maintenance of our iails and pen
tentiaries. our courts and police offi-
sers, that IL would not be an act CT
charity, but an act OF justice, for they
ire the cause of all of this proportion
md even more"