, 1899-12-18

testament. 1t had its origin in heath.
en- thought, and crept into the church
when the latter com into contact with
pagan ideas. Perhaps the Apostle Pau,
felt the need Of a vigorous and healthy
body, as he vas small OF stature and
deformed. He taught the value and
dignity Of the body and that it was for
the indwelling Of the Holy Spirit.
No man has a right to misuse and
abuse or disabuse property which he
rents. No more has man a right to
destroy the body which God has en-
trusted to his spirit, and which is also
Gods holy temple To violate the law
Of chastity is to MARI II not destroy
this body. The body will carry the
blight to the grave, but the soul will
carry the sea- through all eternity.
The sin OF unchastity means the des-
truction of the most sacred place and
the most sacred relations this side of
h~eaven-the home. There are tribes
upon the earth where polygamy and
u%nchastity u riot and they have no
homes. When homes are broken up,
when divorces come easy, when the
marriage relation is considered only a
civil contract, to be broken at will,
then the nation Is on the highway to
ruin. The basis Of the home is the
pure. sweet, faithful marriage relation,
where one mar is Joined to one woman,
until death do them part. Listen, wilt
thou have this this woman to be thy
welded wife, to live together after
after Gods ordinance in the holy estate
of matrimony? Wilt thou love her,
comfort her, honor and keep her, in
sickness and in health; and ~forsaking
all other keep thee only unto her, so
long as we both shall live?" Answer,
Il will" This does not mean, nor was
it ever meant to mean, so long as there
is no ''incompatability of temper" Nor
so long as you do not find someon you
like better. 1t means until death do
you part.
Divorce laws are very lax. Re-mar-
riage is easy, but they only make legal
what God has called immoral. They
merely sanction adultery.
THE CAUSE.
In December, 1894, Mr.. B. o. Flower,
then editor of the Arena, wrote:
Among the most fruitful sources OF
triumphant lust in modern society may
be mentioned hereditary and parental
influences. Children come into the
world cursed with an appetite far more
terrible and Unsuitable than the drunk
ards thirst for drink. They are the le-
climate product Of a society which,
while making clean the outside of the
cup, refuses to have the poison within
removed, lest the sensibilities Of its Of
tenders be hurt by the operation. The
leper who is doomed to a horrible
death deliberately brings into the world
children destined to bequeath leprosy
to society in their offspring, commits a
henious moral crime. But what shall
we say of the man who calls into the
world a family Of moral lepers, some to
upon innocence, others to be prey
ed upon, or in turn destined to pass
the scourge Of moral death to the next
generation by %implanting in the brains
of their children the first of more
strained animalism."
Our cities are full of girls and women
who, more sinned against than sin
ming" are suffering for the sins Of thei,
Gathers, girls who were born With
strong emotional natures, and who, as
the result Of the double and shameless
life Of their fathers, have become an
easy prey Of the lecherous hell hounds
Of modern society.
A second fruitful source Of this crime
is ignorance. Parents do not tell their
children Of the laws Of their nature.
Very often this arises from a false
SENSE of modesty. But I beg you to
remember that they will learn after a
while, and they will learn in a manner
calculated to lead to crime. And when
they begin to reap the harvest Of their
sin and your neglect, they will rise up
and curse you for your modesty.
There are parents in this city who
care Tor for their chickens and pigs
and cats and dogs than they do for
their children. Their animals are lock-
ed up at night, while their children are
allowed to run the streets and start up
on a life Of disgrace and sin. Another