The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24
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BALTIMORE, Md, July 23.-Cardi-
nal Gibbons celebrated his seventy
sixth birthday quietly today. Although
the cardinal was averse to public dem
onstratIon commemorative services were
held in number OF Roman Catholic
churches. Scores Of congratulatory
kilograms came from the United States
and Canada and cablegrams from
Europe
warm message Of congratulation
and hope for many more years of happy
life and service was received from the
pope, Later in the day Cardinal Glib.
bons spoke OF the onward movement of
Christianity. He did not confine him
self to the PROCESS of the Catholic
church, but included all denominations
and praised the men who give part of
their time to the church.
Cardinal Gibbons said he hoped to
live to see the time when divorce shall
be completely discouraged in America
and that other reforms urged by all
churches alike, shall be established,
Evidences Of Progress.
Gas ! look over the years 7 see much
that has been accomplished and much
that might have ben accomplished but
was not,' said he. "But as [ survey
she condition of the world as il OBJ
that much good has been accomplished
by the present generation. The Chris.
tian spirit has been awakened into life
IN both high and low places Within
he past three months ther has been
certain regulations, widespread, con-
Quoted by both men and women, show
ing that our Christian ideals are not
salterlng or wavering
.'Great religious conventions acclaim
reforms. They are somewhat differ
snt today than they were thirty years
ago.
~ believe that the men Of affairs
big, well.to-do men Of business-are
taking more dominating part today
than ever before in the solution OF
moral questions.
Years ago religious bodies were
made up largely of women; women
fought for reforms and it was believed
quite enormously that men did not
have time for such matters.
"Obligations fall upon men and
women alike. In the church and out,
we have our duties The awakening
which has called men to sense OF
Their duty under the laws of God,
came at q psychological time, in
splendid, progressive age.
Dissertation OF Sabbath.
Even now we must dcpIore the
lack OF observance of the Sabbath in
some quarters Of our country Sunday
Us day of rest, but it should not be
turned into day Of wild Abandonment
Those who get their recreation in
violent, noisy manner, should respect
the wishes Of those who seek quiet and
communion on the Sabbath.
eve are facing the greatest question
Of civilization Just now-thc divorce
The church discourages divorce be.
cause it is discouraged by higher di,
yinity than the institution Of the
church 1t IS appalling to think that
the women of today marry four or five
times. Some women seem so thought
less about the noblest right that thcv
give more attention to the lection Of
a new gown than they do to divorce and
marriage. Not only the church, but all
society must unite to discourage tins
fostering institution, Divorces should
be made social outcasts, That would be
hard in some cases. but the sacrifice
would be worth the end. -
r At the cathedral this morning a sol.
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