The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-28
Famous Catholic Priest Is
Eloquent, Possessed of a
Delightful Humor and a
Magnetic Voice.
WELFARE OF CHILD
TITLE OF ADDRESS
Drink, Poverty and Indulg-
ent Parents Three Main
Causes of the Degeneracy
of Child, He Says.
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.


Rev. John DAILY, the well known
philanthropist, and Rector of the
Boys Home, of Milwaukee, addressed
one of the largest Sunday night audi
tauqua last evening, and held his au-
dience by his eloquence, direct state
ment, delightful humor and magnetic
voice.
Father DAILY represents one OF the
highest types of American citizenship
and his sane treatment of his subject,
The Homeless Child and the Juven-
lie Court" was as convincing as it
was illuminative of certain phases of
the present social order
Father DAILY referred to the wide
spread interest, among Catholic and
Protestant alike, in the welfare of the
child, as the habits engendered by
the training of children crystallized in
the man. AS the child SO the man. The
prevention was easier than the cure.
Remove the causes that make chill
dren become the criminals and pla-
CUES of society,"" said the speaker.
What Causes Are.
There are three main causes for
the degeneracy of the child said
Father DAILY. First, drink; second soul
destroying poverty; third the spelling
of children by their parents"
And that the last cause was not the
least, was shown in the number of In
-
correctional institutions from educated
and refined families OF the better 80.
cisl classes. showing defective train.
ing through parental indulgence
On the other hand Father DAILY de.
picted the misery of children born in
extreme poverty, especially those OF
the larger cities, victims of conditions
which were the result of our present
anomalous state of society in which
individuals pile up millions upon the
weary labor of those unable to rise
above certain Industrial state.
Father DAILY paid his respects to
Carnegie when he stated that no mat.
ter how many great libraries were
built with the name of the alleged
philanthropist on the Intel, no matter
how many churches, colleges and hos
pitals were endowed, he, personally
could not forget that men were shot
down like dogs in the Carnegie mills
at Homestead for the horrible crime OF
petitioning for twenty-five cents an
hour advance in wages.
The Tenement House.
He asked his audience to remember
when they were delighted to buy ready
made clothes at what they regarded a
bargains, that little children, many
only babies, were herded in tenementf
helping their parents make these gar
ments for a miserable pittance, and
often under unsanitary conditions, re
lating many of his own personal in
vestigations.
Father Daly's irony was directed
against the idle rich, the woman who
lavishes affection on her poodle. the
shirker of domestic and parental du
ties and other human junk, to the edi
fication of his audience. and his ad
ding of fourth cause for many chill
dren's miserable plight, namely, di
vorce, met with the temper of his au
dence, as indicated by the applause
following.
Insistence of self-control on the par
of the parent was also dwelt on. ant
the evils of beating and slapping thu
child for small offenses, which only
aroused the resentment and compati
bility of the child. but resulted in tha1
very lack of discipline which 1t was in
tended to fnstill.
Father Daly's address abounded Will
hard sense, gentle humour. convincing
argument and happy incident and wa.
one of the most enjoyable OF its char
acter ever given in this city.
Father Manning. of st. Mary's in
troduced Father DAILY to the audience
in graceful and felicitous manner.
Mr.. Cotton spoke this afternoon, a
half past one on Complete Education
of the Masses
The appearance of DR.. Leon II. Vim
cent in the beginning of his lecture,
| on American Elen of letters. WA
greeted with enthusiasm. DIR. Vincen
having established himself In the goo.
graces of this community by his Sc
ries of lectures given here severa
years ago.
Franklin" was DIR. Vincent's sub
ject for the morning, DR.. Vincent treat
| ing of the great American early life
the influences that made their impress
on his later distinguished career. o
l his beginning in Boston, OF his Ars
journey to Philadelphia and that b
London and Of his return to Philadel
rhia; his famous meeting with the n
ture Mrs. Franklin while walkin,
down the street munchfng one Of hi
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