The daily sentinel., 1914-01-27
Walter Walker
PRIESTS STARTLING SERMON.
= DIT o n

SCNDA1 IN DENVER Rev. Father McN1enamin, of the
- best known Cahoc priests the and pastor of the
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Denver delivered
Bile Standard which startled the congregation that
crowded the big cathedral the doors but which yesterday
ed national attention through the Associated Press and other dis
patches
The Sentinel contends that Father McNIenamn gave
mighty truth after another his
y is startling It's that could well be preached
from every pulpit We are gong to give our readers few
from this powerful defense Of the double standard of
W which comes at time when many people declaring there
should be but standard.
81 breathe prayer he said that the double standard re-
MAN, for should be changed by the women of this generation
would be by raising to her standard but by being drag
ged down to his.
Time when considered the question of sobriety
from the standpoint of applying only but that
for frequent place where noxican sold brand
ed her of the underwodn the days when bar
dgned by the cafe and
the ke-n the days of the double standard.
I'VE hear great deal in these days about the double
led perhaps unonscouy by the sophm and false principles
of the which condone immortality and makes
pcctab his code of conduct but holds ao the sacred
laws Of Chranwhch judge the enomit of the sin by the
sex Of the transgressor as it. forsooth sin had SEX
Now, whilst abhor such condition of things main
that there and ought be double standard from another
viewpoint double standard Of morals but of conduct.
Talk will about equal rights and equal privileges
and granting ayou deduce therefrom similarity of du
ties similarity of conduct
emen supplements OF each other and fashioned them that
supplied what the other lacked Consequently find mark
mental and temperamena and because of this difference always
has been and always will be unbecomn do many
Men may argue and soap box
discuss business politics and with proprey than
Men crowd and howl themselves hoarse
naked painting bleeding human butes pue each other
into nsensiblity with greater propriety than
'Mcn fay-and here the pont-dnk intoxants in pub
lie places and grow glib of tongue with proprey than
woman.
why did God give those fine sensblites that
higher moral those loer ideals those gener aspirations
be that she should set the standard after which should
shape conduct?
I'VE have right demand of her and she has duty to
see that we do not demand it in vain.
mind, speak only of conduct morals and the woman
who demands similarity of conduct with will seldom never
rise above his standard of morals
Women rail against the double standard conduct and la
mcnt the fact that sin readily cononed than
woman Whilst lamentng the fact with her. breathe
that the double standard remain for should be changed by the
woman OF this would be by raising
her standard but by being dragged down his.
The tendency today in this regard downward upward
and the change be effected which God forbid will be brought
about by the who has the double standard
conduct and the chief offender the
cants in public
Were organize temperance society TODAY it would be
exclusively for because of them abuse
because by their conduct they making drnkards men,
they taking his ideals and leaving him nothing
cling and because physically and she
dulge with the same immunity
Nnety-eght of the brought before po-
lice strates of Chicago their downfall first drink
lof ntoxicants.
You young who abuse the confidence of parents and
take girl into restaurant and induce her drink YOU
Do not If you value your happiness do marry such girl
Married people the example by requentng abarets and
serving their homes According eminent MEDICAL
authority the social punhbow the 90 per cent of the
drink habit among society
he remedy lies in total abstinence making this small sac
ee tor your sake and for the sake of others who
weaker than you are"