New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-02
KISS YOUR WIFE;
A DIVORCE CURE
Vice President Marshall
Saws Don't Do 1t for Show,
but in Good Faith.
ADDRESSES Y. M. c. A.
ON NEW PURITAN"
Greatest Problem Facing Amer
lean People Is Coordination
of Hearts and Heads.

Tho greatest problem that faces the
American people to-day IL 10 ind way
20 get their hearts and their heads IN CO.
ordination, according 10 Nice-President
Thomas r Marshall This was the key
note of an address OF THE New Puri-
tan" which he delivered yesterday after
noon at the Bedford Branch OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. The storm
did not interfere with the Vice-FreSloeh' :
arrival. but he intlmated IN his talk that
ne expected 10 have trouble in gettlhs
back 10 WaShngton. About a thousahu
men we're packed into the auditorium anu
they gave him a rousing welcome. Hop-
ert n. Roy, former Assistant District Az
torney and one Of the directors Of the
branch. introduced him.
I'm choosing rs my topic The Ne"
Puritan ] fear I made n mistake. some
people are likely TO think that / came
here To- enter the Mayfower I'm a race
with the Half Moon he said.
I'VE think Of the old Puritan with 4
shudder and wonder how he could have
lived the life he did We wonder how ne
could have believed in infant damnation
but he believed that his own infant was
IN as much danger as his neiShoors. our
advance beyond him has been that we De-
lieve the danger Is only for our neigh-
hor's infant. We wonder how he could
not believe in kissing his wife on sunday
but he did not believe in kissing other
mems wives on the other days or 'he
week. He was n mistaken man IN many
particulars
The new Puritan is a different sort OF
man. He smiles because he thinks tha'
the God who clothed the fields with grass
VAS a good. smiling. happy God. He ne
ueves I'm carrying mis- honeymoon over all
the years of his married life.
NV cure for divorce is to kiss your
wife every day. not for the beneht or 'he
public. but as an act Of good faith.
..,rhe great heart Of the American peo-
ME ts absolutely sound. and no problem
IS so important as that Of co-ordinauns
the heads and hearts Of the people. Tn
less they can get cO-ordinated We are
going u lose the ancient form OF gov
eminent VIC inherited and are 10 come 20
depend upon the whim and caprice OF
this and that party and legislature.
religious revival IS going on ell over the
country that Will accomplish more tow
ard settling our real and imaginary
grievances than all the Congresses that
ever sat in Washington
The speaker denied that ne was op-
posed to money making. but declared
that no good American would make a
dollar that his baby could not cut his
teeth on "without getting microbes
I'VE are quick 10 convict a man who
shoots another. but we permit railroad
corporations 70 declare dividends instead
OF repairing their tracks and rolling
stock" he said. We punish a man for
stealing a ton of coal end permit others
TO sell worthless stock We have taught
ourselves TO believe that when we are
within the letter of the law we are
equare with God and man.
"A little old-fashioned Pres oyteTian-
ism would help q lot toward making
Americans new Puritans. We need mo-
rality in the men Of America 20 act as
steam and make the machinery go. We
sre Christian republic, but, though
Church and State are divorced, the sepa-
ration should not mean that we have a
right 70 neglect the Church altogether
Democracy means the fellowship OF
men. This Republic does not rest on the
shoulders Of Woodrow Wilson, the SUI
preme Court or Congress. but upon the
Individual shoulders OF every citizen
not obey the law through fear. but
through conviction. He called such H
one an automatic citizen II is q
grand thing 10 die for your convictions
ne declared in conclusion, but a better
thing 20 live for them. Find out whai
Jesus Christ means YOU 10 be- and you
will be living for convictions and prtn-
ciples and for the Republic.