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Editorial
February 9, 1903
San Antonio Daily Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
What is this article about?
Editorial quotes Cardinal Gibbons criticizing the rise of divorce in the US as a greater social scourge than Mormonism, eroding family life and morality. The paper agrees, urging lawmakers to reform lax divorce laws, noting Texas papers' advocacy for change.
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The Buffalo Evening Times represents
Cardinal Gibbons as saying:
"There is a barbarism more dense
than the barbarism of the savage tribes
of the forest. For the children of the
forest, taught by the god of Nature,
adore the Great Spirit. I speak of a barbarism
which eliminates God and an overruling
Providence from the morale of the government
of the world which takes no account of a life
to come and of the responsibilities attached
to it.
"There is a social scourge more blighting
and more destructive of family life than
Mormonism. It is the fearful increase of
divorce mills throughout the United States.
These mills are slowly, but surely grinding
the domestic altars of the nation."
And adds:
"Truer words were never spoken; it is
time the law-makers heeded these warning
signals. The nation cannot hold up its head
under such conditions and claim for itself
a standing with the moral and the clean until
some sort of change has been brought about."
Texas papers are handling the subject and
wisely advocating a reform of the present lax
and licentious divorce laws.
The Buffalo Evening Times represents
Cardinal Gibbons as saying:
"There is a barbarism more dense
than the barbarism of the savage tribes
of the forest. For the children of the
forest, taught by the god of Nature,
adore the Great Spirit. I speak of a barbarism
which eliminates God and an overruling
Providence from the morale of the government
of the world which takes no account of a life
to come and of the responsibilities attached
to it.
"There is a social scourge more blighting
and more destructive of family life than
Mormonism. It is the fearful increase of
divorce mills throughout the United States.
These mills are slowly, but surely grinding
the domestic altars of the nation."
And adds:
"Truer words were never spoken; it is
time the law-makers heeded these warning
signals. The nation cannot hold up its head
under such conditions and claim for itself
a standing with the moral and the clean until
some sort of change has been brought about."
Texas papers are handling the subject and
wisely advocating a reform of the present lax
and licentious divorce laws.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
Legal Reform
What keywords are associated?
Divorce Reform
Moral Barbarism
Family Life
Social Scourge
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
What entities or persons were involved?
Cardinal Gibbons
Buffalo Evening Times
Texas Papers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Reform Of Lax Divorce Laws
Stance / Tone
Advocating Moral And Legal Reform Against Rising Divorce
Key Figures
Cardinal Gibbons
Buffalo Evening Times
Texas Papers
Key Arguments
Modern Barbarism Eliminates God And Afterlife From Governance
Divorce Is A Social Scourge More Destructive Than Mormonism
Divorce Mills Are Grinding The Nation's Domestic Altars
Lawmakers Must Heed Warnings And Enact Change
Nation Cannot Claim Moral Standing Without Divorce Reform