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Show THE CATHOLIC PRESS ON THE BISHOP'S LETTER The following comments on Bishop Scanlan's recent epistle are culled from Catholic exchanges: In an open address to the fathers and mothers of his diocese of .-Salt Lake, published in the Inter-, mountain Cathofic, Bishop Scanlan draws a forceful force-ful picture of present-day results of Godless education edu-cation and the frenzied cult of wealth and pleasr ure. The following paragraphs make useful reading read-ing for parents in more states than that in which Mormonism has its headquarters: Apropos of the children, parents can not be too frequently reminded that the obligation - to super vise their reading of books and papers is as grave as is their duty to keep them from bad company. A bad book is oftentimes a worse companion than a bad boy or girl. Ave Maria. Bishop Scanlan of . Salt Lake, Utah, has published pub-lished in the Intermountain Catholic an open letter let-ter to the Catholic fathers and mothers of his diocese dio-cese that has the ring of the utterances of the prophets of old. The venerable Bishop deals in no tinc words and euphemistic phrases. lie points out the festering sores of society and .warns, his people to beware lest they become contaminated by contact with the evils-around them. It ts a warning warn-ing that should be heeded by Catholics the country coun-try over. The fearless words of the Bishop of Salt Lcke will bear repetition in full. Omaha True Vc ice. Bishop Scanlan, of Salt Lake City, moved by the number of recent scandals emanating from that city and concerned for the effect of the published iniquity on the minds of the children of his flock, has issuetl a strong open letter to the fathers r.nd mothers of the diocese which may profitably be read and pondered by fathers and mothers everywhere. every-where. Cleveland Universe. |