Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-10
BRANDS VAMPIRE
WORST SOCIAL FOE
Dr.. Hanson Tells Lenten Audi.
ence battle-ground Of To-
day Is in Homes
URGES BETTER TRAINING

Male and female "vamps' who break
up homes were called the worst enemies
nssailing the structure of modern So
cicty by the Rev. DIR. Henry ". a.
Hanson. Of Pittsburgh. in his address
at the midday Lcntcn services today in
kcith's Theatre. DR.. Hanson said
every wife and every husband made
TO suffer through the wilcs of social
vampire should appeal for the help Of
society to make the offender social
| outcast.
His subject was divorce. He said
the ''vamp," male and female. is the
cause Of the hardest problems in the
present. day divorce situation.
The great battle-ground Of modern
life is in the homes" he said. 1T is
of the utmost Importance to society to
preserve the home from contact with
disintcgrating influences.
Lawmakers are far less vital to So
cial welfare than the home makers. The
time has come for society. in self-pro-
lection. to establish higher ideals in the
home.
"a great lawyer in Chicago. after
q study Of many divorce cases, said
| forty nine out Of every fifty persons
who seek n divorce have already chosen
q successor to the wife or the husband
who is to be discarded.
"1n year we have 1000 900 mar.
riages. but we also have 112.0OO di-
vorces, because of the activities of the
home breaker.
The social vampire. whether man
| ,.nx,,
than any bacillus.
The man who breaks into a bank
to steal is ut once branded as an enemy
of society, but the man who invadcs
Il home is permitted TO remain in So
Ciety and enjoy its privileges. although
his is Il blackcr crime than any other.
, "What we need most Of all is in
tclligent training Of all of us in true
patriotism and to the task of making
the American home produce the high.
rst type Of manhood and womanhood.
The Importance Of prayer was the
theme of Father Joseph T.. O'Reilly's
Joseph's Catholic Church, Fourth street
and Willings alley.
Prayer Is necessary to the saliva
| ton Of souls. all the saints have told
u.s." said Father O'Rellly. LET us
examine ourselves with regard to morn
ing and evening prayer.
''When we do not pray We fall into
sin. We must call upon Jesus to help
us to be purgcd from sin.
''The sacrifice of man is above all
prayer, for it Is like the great sacrifice
Of Calvary.
1T is written. Ask and yc shnll re-
ceive.' Let us ask for understanding
from that will follow love-
Power and service are the two great
! fundamentals of life. said the Very
Rev. Allan Pearson Stafford, of the
Church Of st. Joseph the Apostle,
Montreal, Canada, who spoke today at
the service In the Garrick Theatre.
There is no power unless it is cxerted
in the service Of mankind and God,
he 1""id.
"The one sight worse than the mlser
gloatlug over his gold is that Of the
Christian who enjoys the benefits of
, his religion alone and unshared.
THE Christian life is life of scrv =
Ice, There is no such thing as u
selfish Christian. The terms are con
Trajectory. a selfish man is not a
true Christian"
Even as the disciples were sent out
! in pairs, that each might thus be
. brought to bring out the best that was
in him. so the churches should work
i together. and make common cause
against the powers Of evil, said DR.,
Stafford.
"Whoevcr serve humanity serves the
Lord" he added.