, 1875-10-04
Causes Which Led to the
Present Matrimonial
Furry.
Different System Of Education Of tho
Girls OF To-Day---llesults
Of City Life.
Still tho Lecturer Has Faith that the
World Will Go On as Usual.
Reciprocal Duties Of Husband and wife
"a Few Model Couples.


"Lct Us Grow Old Torotter."
Mccormick Hail was too smnll 10 accommo-
dAto the crowd that gathered tllcro yesterday NJ.
tornoon to bear tho opening lecture of tho third
season Of tho Sunday Lccturo Society. Tho frat
thiug In tho programme was q brief spoccll by
ono of tho managers. It appeared from slis
that tho Executive Committee hns lIo1ped to
start eisnIlar BoctoticB In milwaukee, and st.
Louis, mud Is now attempting to do tho sa1no
good work in Cincinnati mud Now York. An a1lu-
Eion to tue opening Of tho Exposition Art dal-
1aty on Sunday waa greeted With vocifaroua ai'-
plauae. Tho orator of tho dpy, tho Row fobnrt
Collyer spoke NJ follows:
1suppoHo you must all havt goen tic curious
correspondence in our papora about marriage.
und wondered over 1t ns ono Of tho signs Ut tlo
tincB, while tloso who l,ayo given tho matter
epecin1 Intention must have felt that tho qnes-
ton Inns caught new insoross from tho fact that
II has bcen taknu out OF tho hands Of preachers
and philosophers and turned over to those WHO
havo story to toll OF hope or fear right out Of
thoir own life, willis nB yet tho morning dew IL
or ought to be as freah aa heaven on their whole
exietonce. ntn very glad for QUO to h1ur tlloHe
confessions whon thoy Aro true to tho young
nan or wonan who mnkos them, though tlIey
NAV not be truo nl all 10 tllo truth aud lilo thoy
try to fasho.n, Localao it ia always best to
know Mt that euh DO known Of tho slIal-
lows that lie about tho hsyon out Of which
q now generation has 10 pick it's why, mud tho
aocpv, .hat aro only deep as qnicksands arc. NJ
we'll M tho steady channels Which are Huro to
carry la lnto tho wido ocean, aud giyo us fair
.haucc Of making our voyage to tue etoruaI
homo.
And We have no right 10 insult these young
reop!o with tho suspicion that they arc not mak-
Ing .--.
A CLEAN nnEAsT OF IT.
q oaly want to SEQ low Hamo mora notian will
look In print or do not caro- 10 Holye thus prob
lem ID tho ono Wny which will beat bring out tho
uholo worth Of thoir lifc. Ono cannot but foei
that aome Of them aro IN exactly that danger
Jesus pointed OUT when Ito SAID; sIf tue light
that In in thee DO dark. how great Ii that
darkness!" But We must credit tl,om with
sincere desire to -gtyo us all tho
LIE gtiof they have como to already, ei:lor in
searching for lelpmeet, or In finding one. as
they thought, and thcn breaking down IN tic
fEat years Of thor married. lie into something
cause aoino Of their conlogslons arc 80 pathetic
that they aeetn to bo written with ali Ink blended
pt their blood and tears, w may say that sucl,
confessions arc remote from cur cxporl1ncp bo-
cause NO lave had happier fortune. or shat
Young mon and women had no Bnch troubles
When we woro young, aud tint may be trno. Yet
here they ate, tho ohlltron Of tho new tiue, aud
The better time, ~ wa telloyo,
TaY1No 70 SOLVE a PROBLEM
bJ bard thinking Tint most Of uB who Are Of mid
da ago no!rod through revelation that Btormed
eur nature, made tito darkness az light
hbout uB. traoHagurcd tho world for It'll whtlo tho
glamour lasted md 8 o settled the matter for ns
tlst, aftor all the years which have como anu
gone, wo have to say It vas tho gift Of God.
Tho eldor folk may also wonder what kind OF
Horld thia il tho young people srs living in, aud
whether tho old, splondd passion. tliat made
such havoc Of them when the right man Or wo-
man camo. IL dying down into . cool calculation
Is to uhethes IL will pay. III which you do not
lose either your head or your heart, aud whether
ias young god instead Of be!ng pictured az
bliad, according tothe Crooks. and innocent az
pictured Al worry Wtdo-Rwaao. -
,pat 4. ''ss sIs matter po@, as tast tSe9o sSo
Em = timo no eau we'll remember when
s1s e!dcr generation held sAe saa!ea Of prudouco
I'D forethought, and got but little taaaka for 1t,
While the younger men aud women would storm
them NTH eutrOatoa to let thoH follow tho heart
they had loat, and take thoir chance OF loss OF
esln; would get their oTn way at last an thoy
our own keeping; would make their VOWS and
build up the hoino out Of which tho chI1deon
haro como who havo dnuo the grandeBs stroke Of
york wlshin the laat twenty yesrs that was ever
1929 s IL tho World In my oplnion. and find. whom
tlelr allvor wedding calno round, that about tho
incest thing thoy oser did was tllo foolish act Of
lol'oHinR that pure deop iustinct wherover 1t
hlgbt load them. We may well wonden also
:. WHAT TuEsE NEW IDEAS ALE COMING TO,
sheY ever win their way to general acoopt-
eace For aa thoy cannot escape tho truth that
one noble aId Of our ploas0d lilo iA to raise up
saeh family a. 1t may plaaso God to give ~,
shi'e those who arc 90 prudent ttlnt tloy dare
leavo an ompty world behind them II all young
aan and women were OF their mind. 90 I thInk
satfchnnot escape tho conolualo4 that II tlloir
OWL fathots and motlors had bcou OF thoit curl
nska aud mako tho best Of thcn,. they them-
selves would not hare been hero to teach us this
new Lesson.
Il trust once moro that say this IN no
Pstolant spirit. think can partly tiI.lcrata,ll
slete thS trouble llos, and that It Ia real
ssouole to great many Young mon and women
soo aso 1uat as good In their way aa thoas ever
rels NAu ilot at thom and laugh at
taen Perhaps for wondering and holding back
~ aSentare we took on the thing. The truth ia
Drifting INTO NEW AND STRANGE lIyE,
~ eannot yot understand. I4nta great e1tiea
w" s into thom the best lfa Of tho whole land,
~ Consume It 90 they consume tue pine foEesta
pscAtly Of tue ilneat tastoa and aspirations, aud
:, ,saetoTd d the calIi4gs they have bcou elcuatad
4 follow. That their wages do not average ~
aSn ~ tpose OF good mechanic III good limos,
sea IN bad timoa thoY laso to thkn their ohsnco
eMsls'vng. Tho patl, to = city liko our own ta
Iany = raor fellow, u tika that Nupyan tells
s,pons. Il sooEns 10 much more pleasant than
H. rugged way theY. aro tscadiug thas 1t lures
seem ou, to find ut Inst they ese in something
sstg like the duugsoa OF Giant Despair will
i,Yer iM,eYer koy called prumlso to llolr
neia out It 'ts ainply appalling
sShlu tu aoa how much money vol
10 spending In e great city. aud how hard 1t Ii
,ssa'e III tue homeay old fashion OF TOW dol
"a At tine. We are all moro or less ike good
sanmy Drew. who. whom Ie WIS boy, vent tC
lalt will faw pelco in Eta pockat laid out
h's whole fortune III purse, aud them had notl,,
,ns to tut into H. aul this Ia especially true
rieasuae OF tha young men Whn feel bound &c
ss ,ss :; sood appearance aud ao what oshorsio Of
te.r tsloy may be sueerod at. l am speaking
s,' ~ nf tAe young men who are trying TO live
mssh nod pure Ito, I giSe .eYory young mar
4I,aftn n5Oh III ftAru, nrS