The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-04
CARDINAL ON DIVORCE
Is Prevalence H Says Strikes
Il Eoo- u Social Svs-en

- - -~--at-- i----9 1911 . :
GIbboos - SAYING o. he dIyo.rs
e1eS-iss-
Shocking appealing and
striking az Iae very roossuf our
so~izI .ys-em.- were tie farr~fgl
terms applied b. Cardinal Glib
b71s- to nest imi1eEs member %
the C2fh0Iic Chgres n America.
"a Disgusting he divorce fzcrs a.
81 forta Il the rsmzrksble fg-
1res ts4r have jazz been given oct
by The Ceuszs Bureaus These
figures show = Startling groEra II
rhe divorce evil IL the Caired
SESre~. disclosing thar ore nay
rage IN -~eIvs ea5s n tIsorr
and that GIT0rerS are Two and
o1e-hzlf -iEes a. COMMON "a 40
Years ago
CzraIasI Gibbous- Eho l. a.
pTrErIy Interested n Ehe dIVsrrr
evil ard who hzs Tor war. preach
ri and writer against i. has stud
led rhc statistics the G0v-ra r0ns
hzs jas given nat and l. deeply
Impressed oy them He b-lieveS
sae divorce Evil can he CHECKED
Ohly - de-P-r regard fsr rae
church. aud That ssSxi-Fy should
saRn those EsO are divorced IN
ssesd of ree-iVIaz The DIVORCED
EsHsa o. man ~ Il noE doe-. a.
II mi hing bad haPp-B-si-
The statistics given ont by the
C~n>aS BsrrzE-- laid Cardinal
GEohOns- are >impIy sbnrkIag
! y revrIz-T0zs are nothing lr~s
than appalling Ih- extent Of the
divO ore evil i - great, a. 10
.rFIk a. TIE very r0a-s Of cur So
eIsi sysfem l my-Ef an srITing
spd speaking constantly on thIs
subject. and I am IN mp4rhy
EIsa any eSuFt TO cheek rhe
grOgth u diyoFpe IN sbIs css1pFrv-
The Government 6gurr. "a. v
that divorces s-r multiply lag .
boat rhg-r tines a. fat "a the
population They dIsclo-e that
ono marriage In EsrIv- rndS IN III
vorre- Ia- 6zgre> are the more
striking xhra considered bE the
sale 81 tse 6gar-s Of canada. for
Insraaer- wh-re the uuaI Der of I'll
EOTcr> J. relatively snail
--DIyarrr ! ts~rsns5ug 50 prevail
ens tEaE marriage l. getting 20 te
little SETTER than : y stem Of FREE
love
.-P-opIe are ;oO mueh benr on
pl-z.g = Nea sad Ksmru enter
Eae marriage -Ese wIrhoar regard
ru inc >zcrri nzrufe Of the bond
tsry arc undertake 2. IAey look
too HgrA Bps5E lie Eirh regard on
j. tn What piessarr they can get
0aE Of II and xI1h tp.a IIrrIe regard
FIR FhsE sel-mn word -tury-,
w hvFe does the f4nIt liz L Ir
la oar - stem 81 rdHcztIOs r
No Il i the result Of. f<Is-.
loV>e Interpretation OF the gO~p-I.
Evrrt "sl- vi tue go-pI-> = Opposed
10 dEE~'c-. Ii siIv0rcr u r1 h~
caer8rsi. there m8-t - . sTFrrrr
e regard far tic truths OF the
CnrE-EIzn rrIIgInz "a thy are
taught 5y tine Catholic Church.
Ii ~ profess 10 be Christians. let
Is D. ChrI~ilsus-
"A1Other reason Esy divorce Is
GA the Iacrra~e l. found ~ the at
EEruIr 81 society toward persons
sh0 are divorced L. former times
= W"H4H Who was divorced vas
.huuHrd- She was not received
or rrcs'gaIz-d in gOo.i society. and
Ess irOEHsd HpOn- SoE this i rot
the care lfdiy0rce l. TO be eh-rk
cd. let the ditorred persons be
snuuHed.-
To What extent l. the Law re
spoHsIbie e
'Of course. the Laws on .he
subject OF divorce arc Responsible
70 some extent They should be
m0Ee severe. As II veil known.
they differ In different Srxres.and
are ID many cases lax. La S0arh
DAKOTA for INSTANCE. . dIvOre eau
be obtained alter . brief rrsi-
drner- 4 man forms an attach
meHE for woman OF . woman Tor
. man. aud. regsriIe>. of auy rx-
IslIHg mari I4ge bonds. they deter
mIDe TO marry. Under the lax
laws they tiud this easily posi-
bIs.-
Cardinal Gibbons attention
vas called TO the fact that the
GOvrrHmsnt statistics showed
that the marriage Fate Increased
IN good times aud IoErred In bad
times lie was asked whether
the Industrial conditions of the
country. the high co.r of living.
and the like. bad not direct rrIa-
ton 10 the prevalence 81 divorce.
That replied the Cardinal.
'-iSIOo big subject To be discuss
cal In . brief time. Without going
into the custom Of The relation Of
ecohomlr conditions to divorce. |
hope &c are on the verge OF great
or tru~fl~rtrE and fs~rrsr rfr-