Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-15
SCANNELL HITS THE YELLOWS
Catholic Bishop of Omaha Excoriates
Sensational Newspapers.
DOESN'T LIKE WOMEN IN POLITICS
Lack of the Virtues of Faith, Hope
and Charity and Extrnvagnnt
Rich Held TO BE Responsible,
for Anarchists.

Rt Rev. Richard Scannell, bishop Of the
Catholic diocese of Omaha, scored the
yellow Journals in the morning sermon at
St. Cecilia church Sunday, saying they
should not be permitted to circulate and
that the state should exercise supervision
over the press
The bishop also said that women were
inconsistent in their position, in that they
would meet in convention In the forenoon
and bubble over little things,and then do
Just as bad things in the evening, when
they attended the theaters. ELI said they
would strain at a graf in the convention
hall nthe morning and swallow camel
at the theater in the evening
Instead of these women striving for
total abstinence they should be working
in the cause of temperance" said Bishop
scannell Men have q practical Judgment
in this matter and do rot look for the
ideally perfect. Therefore ] see no ad-
vantage to be derived from the women
being admitted into the political arena.
Faith, hope and charlty-these are the
virtues which constitute sanctity The
word saint is a term often misunderstood
and in the minds Of some Is associated
with miracles, prophecies and heroic vir-
tues. This is wrong, for when God was
asked by the sinner as to what he should
do to be saved the answer was simply
keep the commandments" We all know
we can keep the commandments by Cod $
grace and our own will. Most of the trou-
bles OF today are traceable to the want
Of faith, hope and charity. Large masses
Of the people are destitute Of these three
virtues It is worse I'm Europe than in
this country, and it will be worse after a
time than 1t is now. Atheists and anarch-
lists and anti-church movements are more
aggressive in the old world than in this.
! Unlimited Freedom Dangerous.
These people demand unlimited freedom
Of the press, teaching and speech. but this
cannot be granted because of the things
they lead to, No government could grant
these things and live. 1t IS apt to bring
about such an upheaval in Europe that
they will have military government,
"The first cause OF this state of affairs
is the perversity OF the human mind which
says there is no God. There is a deplorable
decay of faith. 1t would be far better II
all thought they would have to account
/ for their actions in the hereafter. Faith
is decaying because OF bad example. Caesar
does not want any power but himself
Those who will not obey God will not obey
men.
"The second cause is the social and com
mercial condition Of our day which enables
a few skillful ones to amass fortunes
Those who do not succeed are Jealous and
there is but one step between jealousy and
hatred. Those who hate men hate the law
both civil and divine. The rich flaunt theil
disregard for both the civil and the mora
law. They lead silly lives. A rich mar
who gives a ball costing from $4,000 C
$4,000 is more o: a promoter OF anarchy
than one who breaches Il.
THE third cause is modern education
which provides man with a faculty which
he uses to a wrong purpose. A man reads
exciting things, such as the repulsive de-
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