South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-18

of women and children Literature is rich in the story
of love that lays foundation of the home Re
bekah and Isaac the first night of their married
life fell down and prayed God that they might grow
old together That they might walk along the Journey
of life hand in hand and help each other. That was
the Ideal home. In all the great books woman
is always at the Of the
BREAKS DOWN FAMILY.
History shows the society unit representing the
temperaments the masculine that Is hxed
and unaIterable; the feminine with which the woman
is stained through through like crimson set in the
finest wool that cannot be washed out Sex is fast
color. God never intended that man should be
feminnized or a woman made masculine.
There is great alarm today expressed by writers
who love their country at threatened breakdown.
one writer pointed that in the past few
has sprung 5000 courts for the consideration
domestic troubles. and $4,000 divorces have been
granted in a single year. Though in the year
only 500 divorces were granted in England and only
in Canada. The blacklist part Of the tragedy con-
Germs the children ruined homes of this land
like the ruins left by invading army.
SOME DIVORCE CAUSES.
what are the causes Of these divorces? We
only give the the courts. The courts tell
us why they grant these divorces First, mans faith
Iessness tops the list. Second. non-support and
mans neglect children. Third, the cruelty OF
man. A man who is a tyrant- brutal in speech until
tive in the vast majority of is woman's dislike
of lepers physical and moral. this:
certain city in a single $500 babies were COM
United to homes for feeble minded. We only
imagine what lies of the unfortunate lives of those
babies. know sodom and GomOrrah with
their vile depravities were consumed by flames from
heaven and that perhaps present-day be
consumed by the flames of disease. Either the men
of country give whisky. drugs and main
tain life Of health cleanliness sobriety the home
life of the will collapse.
CROWDED CONDITIONS MENACE
THE home life is threatened by crowded
dions OF cities. Too close to each other. Famt-
iarty breeds contempt but lack of privacy exposes
to grave temptation. judge Of the divorce
says that the boarder' many a broken
home. There is no home life with strangers always
around. There is necessity, no a sub
it should be with the utmost precauticn.
Rooms but house to rent. The old home with
plenty of room is about gone. The art OF how
to live in a suit case. great skill is 20 keep
house with a kitchen cabinet and a davenport.
asked a couple whom had just married where
are you going to live? Well we don't know yet, we
are going for That a bad
beginning. other couples get married and expect 70
live with the old folks That too. is bad start
Light housekeeping does give the average young
women enough keep them OF mischief.
The high cost Of living is having its affect on the
home. Young get married and find that the
cost keeping two a salary that he was hardly
able to live on brings trouble. A young wonan's
wardrobe costs than he dreamed. They
try to solve it by living in room" There is no
home. 4 great number OF divorces being granted
desertion. Too many young people marriage
a lark I married young who chewed
gum right through the service No wonder that they
got a divorce in a few months Dislike for housewor1
is another serious Girls who work away from
Ea hon nd don'f
home when they get The moving picture
is another cause Of divorce. Too much time to put
in by 'roomers takes them TO movies. The moving
picture show bringing up children than are
the homes OF this city
THE CURE OF THE EVIL
The cure Of the divorce evil lies in a revival Of
consciousness of the sacredness marriage bonds
The Bible teaches that these two shall become one
flesh They longer people but one. So
intimate is the union that Is ready TO forsake
father mother and the old home cIeave unto