The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-20
"GET MARRIED."
A Few Words OF Advice to the Rigtble
Young Men and Women.

A Few Words OF Advice to the Rigtble
Young Men and women.
In his fourth sermon on Sermons for
the Times and Place." Rev. Mr.. custer
of the M. E. church spoke about the
wrong idea prevalent about single
blessedness and the evil resulting from
this impression. He said in this rela-
ton:
One OF the greatest evils we nav to-
day, with which the future must con-
tend, is the number of bachelors in the
cities of the land n the fact that
bachelors are increasing. France has
within her borders over 5000. 900 bache-
Tors. and she is the lowest in respect
to morals, and with the fact tina her
immortality has lowered her standard
before the nations of the world in the
matter of having good soldiers; for the
time was. a century ago. when the SOL
diers OF France were among the best,
but now they are obliged to AXE a very
degraded place in comparison with 9TH
er nations. This idea of single blessed
ness ofttimes works out for single
~cussedness. The idea of home and the
home life is the sure foundation of a
nations prosperity inc stability; when
the home idea is destroyed once 1t is
time to hang out the danger signal, for
complete wreck is not far in the dis
tance. There is an agitation going on
80 RoA - "a NV " a law tdAlilk
single men over rs years of age high
enough SO that the amount of revenue
derived from this source will support
the girls who are obliged to work at
manual labor for a living. How much
better would this city be IL all the sin
gle men were married and had homes
Of their own, where the could culti-
vate h arts Of civilization and thus
grow up as husbands and fathers? It
would be an immense gain for the city
n a great blessing to every one Of the
men themselves.
II honor the boys who rent cabins
and have at least that much of q home
life, n I have noticed that nearly all
who get married are those who have
thing to live the hotel life Of the pres
ent age. as this Is indicated by board
Ing houses. This Is about as far from
the home life as anything can be, and
with temptations very fatal and very
numerous to lead away from the sim
plicity of the old home In the East,
where all those amenities and blessings
were prevalent. 1t is next to impossible
for any young man to entirely forget
the home life Of his Jung days. and
this very fact in this boarding house
existence will lead In the way Of vice,
n as a result the money all goes,
strength goes. mental powers are un. |
m and morals are only a dream! |
Build up the home life. Get married
and cease your folly.
Not alone Is there danger relative to
n boys. 1 was conversing with one of |
the most respected Of our citizens the |
other day. and he said that the thing
upon which he looked with the great
est concern and alarm was the habit Of
women in competition with
men. and that In such manner hat the
women would do for an amount what
men could not do for that amount,
and thus break down one safeguard,
financial. and also another safeguard,
moral. by demanding that they dress
well and live well. but without enough
wages for either. He spoke Of the ter
rible havoc wrought in large dry goods
houses where girls were obliged to clerk
Tor starvation wages, and other places
this same fearful tendency was
apparent. This has much to do In
breaking down the idea Of home life. II
his dangerous tendency should con-
tinue IL is hard to tell where we will
and in another generation. With the
home dea one with this sure founda-
ion washed away. IL will not be long
Until the nation goes. A good, elevated.
pure. religious home Is the best and
thing upon the continent, Of
nestimable value to the state and q
to all who belong to it."