The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-21

I"- ""tt IuNN ONE TOT nHotnrI tdohf
Nil, so. Dlncrent ~ they az,
ffom the strict requirement 81 jus.
lice tho gentle preccpis OF Charil,
are binding on tli men a. br0theri
and ~ children Of The same futhel
ia heaven. Charity hoes not walt q
be constrained by the demand ~ IN,
neiEhhor Tor his riEet. Il sees hii
wants n supplies them. For NJ.
pain Il has sympathy: for his weak.
ness. compassion. for his iniiinrn. a
word Of correction and silence,
Charity 4 patient. n Kind, charity
enNiotn not, dcaicih not pcrVefaely. IA
not pulled up, Is not provoked to an
ser. thinkcth no evil. rcioiccth not IN
miquity, but rejolceth with the truth
q. Cor. XIII. go.
The observance OF justice n char
ity must begin in the heart Of each
man. Through IT, enactment and
sanction law may compel Us to DO
what n ilrt; n cannot force M to
love one another. Hut the ruign Of
law itself will be more com 3icte and
G when willing obedlenCc dot.
away with the need OF compuiaion.
And where tho rule or chaniy pre-
walls justice viii have 20 ocsasicn 70
insist on itH claimb. n IN the anne
Apostle who commands hat we
render 20 an men their dues" and
whc eddHi owe no man anything.
hut 10 love one another. For he that
ioNcth hts ueiVhhor. hath fulfilled thc
law" titomans NliL Z, 50.
Let us not. then, walt for some
general movement that will carry us
ali together along the pathway Of
J~ustics. Let "a not bcguilc ourselves
with the idea that an atmosphere OF
love will somehow be created n
spread thrt "a without any thought or
cnort Of Curs. That blessed air OF
pare murt spring up first lie uta in
divldual soul. and thence dinuse IT.
self through all our human relations.
Marriage and Divorce.
As life and lie relations have their
origin In the home. rrhatcN er
strengthens the family tie will re-
dound to the good OF society. On
the contrary, all those influences and
tendencies which weaken the bond
established by marriage. are pernic-
ious. They destroy the home and
corrupt n social relations at the
source.
rhe Catholic Church does not and
will not sanction divorce In the abso-
lutte sense which permits either OF
the separated parties TO remarry
during tho lfe-time OF the other.
The cas- and frequency with which
divorce OF this kind b. granted, make
Il a national scandal. The bond,
which ought 10 be most sacred, is
regarded by too many az n trivial cir
Cumntance, a. something OF less inn
portance h an ordinary business
agreement. So FAR as this idea pre-
walls, b. o the n safeguard
OF decency and purity In the sex re-
lati0n. In a permanent union, that
relation possesses n human charac-
ter: In a temporary arrangement. a.
falls 10 h level OF animal impulse.
This degradation OF marriage leads
10 a more intense selfishness by max
ing individual pleasure or whim the
che decisive factor. IL consequently
just where. naturally. love should be
strongest.
The sense OF justice also will be
dulicd. II h obligations assumed
through marriage can be 80 lightly
cancelled, ~ u hard to see what value
hall attach to other covenants when
these are not %cnforcible by law.
The idcr social ItclatlOns.
Social intercourse. Ia the usual
sense, responds TO a demand OF our
human nature. Il Is IN euectuul
means OF drawing more closely the
bondH Of charity. And u often gives
occasion for JOINT cndcayor In FUR
therance OF the common good.
To attain these worthy ends, social
enjoyment must remain within REQ
sonnblo limits. When IT. lnterterca
with the duties OF home, IL defeats
rs own best purpose. When u be-
comes extravagant and develops a
craze for pleasure. II u likely 10 per
vert the whole meaning OF life. a
people that ives on excitement and
sensation will soon lose it's moral
fibre. The power Of endurance IT. di-
rectly proportional 10 the power OF
self-restraint. And this we surely
need ~ the present time then Amer
lea b. passing through the graVest
crisis In Us history.
In this matter we -ppeal with an
possible earncstness to Catholic wo-
men. We urge them especially 20
countersct. with the force OF example,
those tendencies 10 excess whereby
the prescriptions Of plain decency,
and even the slightest restraints OF
convention too often are d~isregnrdcd.
As every Catholic understands, So
ciety, no less than its individual NOM
berz. il subject TO Gods law. Neither
custom nor fashion can Justify sin.
II We are prompt to remove the
causes of bodily disease. We should
be at least equally energetic Ia ban
ishinE moral c%ontagion.
Frequently. II is the craving for
nOtoricty that unbalanccA certain
minds. In others. fondness for dis
play leads to lavish expenditure,
arouses the envy OF the less fortunate
classes. spurs them TO foolish imita-
ton. and eventually brings o
conflict between rich u poor.
Industrial Relations.
The disturbances from which u
industries are suffering bring home
to an the people, in direct and prac-
ucai form. the need OF thorough re-
adjustment. I'M part, the present
situation Is due TO the War; but It's
real causes lie farther ack In our
industrial history. II ig not merely
that unwiBe policies have been adopt
ed. but rather that these have been
framed upon wrong principles ana
baseloss assumptions.
II " an error to assume That the
Issues involved are purely economic,
They are. at bottom, moral n re-
llglous. Their settlement calls for "a
clear perception OF the obligations
which justice and charity impose.
In urging their respective claims,
the parties. apparently, disregard the
TACT b. the people as a whole have
a prior claim, The first step, there
fore. toward correcting the evil is to
insist that the rights OF the commun-
ity shall prevail. thai law and order