The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-18

A little old gentleman with almost
sscetic features and clear, penetrat-
Ing eye came downstairs yesterday in
The modest. brownstone house No. 215
CIermont aveaue, Brooklyn, and held
out his hand
ID was a wsTm, attenuateds nervous
hand-a human hand. The flesh was
pink and ffrma yet it belonged to an
old man. who wore a long black frock
coat and trousers, black spats, high
cut waistcoat from which peepej a
brilliant scarlet cravat and little
skull cap of the same hued silk
It was Cardinal Gibbons. archbishop
of Baltimore, primate Of the Roman
Catholic chuEch in the United States.
just back from Europe. He has had
audience with HIS Holiness, the Pope.
and has represented America at the
Eucharistic congness, that great c@-
vention of the princes, priests and
laymeD of the church from the world
over.
What can / dc for the Sunday
W-orld?'' answered the cardinal in re-
spouse To a request for an interview.
II ana very busy. j return to Balti-
more within a few hours, and every
moment OF my time is engaged.
am expecting several gentlemen in
an automobile even now who wish TO
take nae with them"
The mission was briefly explained
my trip abroad?.' he laughed.
Divorce, capital and labor. educa-
ton. the congress, prohibitions the
condition of the working classes?
Why, man alive, it would take hours
70. toll OF
time. But II the headers of the Sun
day World wostld like to hear me
brieey, / will be only too glad
Divorce Crying Evil.
DIVORCE is one or the crying evils
OF the day, in which the church is
vitality interested Our stand is un-
assailabLe. There should be ne di-
vorce at all; 1t pfeases me immense
ly TO hear that Bishop Greer and
other prominent members of other
churches feel as we do in the Catho-
lie church
Divorce today, and / say Il with
out reserve, is the one great black
spot upon American civilization Ii.
is terrible. Imspeakable, outrageous.
The number of divorces in the Unit
ed States In proportion to the Popu-
, latien is the greatest in tine world
imam VI IAsNl otdth Ou our SSCuICH-
cont
THE salvation of society depenas
upon the family. The salvation or
the family depends upon the preser-
Walton of the marriage bond for ali
time. Dissolve the marriage bond
and you virtually dissolve society
Only when The saRctity of the mar
rfage tie and the obligations of the
family relation are more fully real
ized. and religious training in the
family becomes more general, may
we look for better conditions in sos
ciety at large, and not until then.
The great crimes and scandals
whteh are exciting 50 much comment
nowadays can be traced directly to a
lack of sanctiry in the family reIa-
uons. 1t Is not so much marriage.
but the sacredness of marriage, which
must be recognized. Until then So
ciety can harry hope to improve.
The church takes an unalterabIe
position with regard to divorce-there
can be none for any cause whatso.
ever. IL people contemplating matri.
mony realized this and found out be.
forehand whether they were suited to
one another, there wouldn't be so
much work for the divorce courts
to do.
Marriage Woman's Destiny.
Marriage IS a woman's destiny. Ii |
Is the aim of her life Her work
should be for her husband and her
children and her home. Anything
that interferes with her In this, her
true sphere. is wrong, and divorce
does that Family purity is the one
and great cure for social ills"
His Eminence was serious as he
spoke, and to emphasize his words
he half stood, grasping both arms of