The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-09
Trend of Times Among Great Mass
of People Hostile to Happiness
in the Family Life
Vigorous Warning Against Divorce
and Other lnsidious Evils by
the Noted Prelate.
Marriage Most Sacred and Raised
to Dignity of a Sacrament by
Our Divine Lord.

While in Chicago recently on his
way to Denver, Cardinal John NJ.
Farley Of New York was interviewed
by Il representative of the Daily News
on the divorce question. Tho cardinal
pointed out that there had been about
10000 divorces in the United States
within IL year.
"WhiIc there is Il priest living" he
said, the church will protest against
that most obnoxious form of polyS
amy which divorce fosters
THE question of home life. OF pur-
ty and happiness of the family
seems to me to be the question of
most vital Importance to all OF the
people of the United States ut this
time, said Cardinal Farley. MANY
Of our social evils and disorders may
be traced directly to the breaking up
Of home life to the polluting of the
stream of family purity and to the
neglect of home and family duties.
Home Is Nations Strength.
''lt is the home that contains the
vital principles of human happiness
that is the nations strength, and ii Is
the foundation OF private as well as
public well being. The state is only
tho sum of the families that compose
1t. Relaxation of the marriage tic en-
dangers the integrity of the family
and therefore imperils the foundation
OF the state.
Unfortunately the trend of the
times among a great mass Of people
which seems to be growing each year
! Is greatly antagonistic and hostile to
! the supreme happiness in family life
and to real home building among the
people of this country. Influences are
| at work which would undermine the
luton OF home and family ties easy.
| "Thc question of home life goes to
! the very foundation OF society, of our
government and OF the future Of our
beloved country. Where tho home
life is bad, where the family Is weak,
inflrm and unsound, the house cam
not stand, the state cannot thrive and
tho country is in real danger.
/ Evidence Is Widespread.
Charming evidence of the influence
upon our rising generation of the So
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home life, is everywhere on hand. and
| 1t shows the great injury done to so
ciety, to the husband and wife them
! selves and to the children. Divorce
/ is not any more abhorrent to Cath
| olic morality than it is dangerous to
republican security.
every child has a right to a moth
er's heart to a mothers arms and to
fathers love. Every child has a
right to homo with it's father and
mother. Divorce and dissolution Of
that to which every child is entitled
and 1t works an irreparable injury to
the child.
Every right thinking man should
raise his voice against the growing
/ evil 1t is the business Of every man
who loves his country to work to cor
rect the fundamental errors which
strike at family life. and 1t is the
duty of every man to take a hand
J now In properly solving this most vi
tai question. speak against di-
vorce, and so does every priest and
bishop Of the Church. because of the
love of our people, because the Church
now, as it always has in the past,
recognizes the need of protecting
home and family life and because it
Is Gods command.
4 Called Form Of Poiygamy.
"While there is priest living the
Church will protest against that most
} obnoxious form of polygamy which
divorce fosters.
"Just think Of the facts for mo-
ment. Statistics show that there have
been some 100000 divorces within one
year. That means that the effect Of
ruined home, of disbanded family,
=. is directly upon the double individ-
uality affected by these divorces or
upon 100000 men and women.