Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-08
10 THE AMERICAN HOME
DETERlORATING7

10 THE AMERICAN HOME
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LSuccess, Noyemberl
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: AS to the
increase In the number OF divorces be-
ing an evidence OF the weakening OF
home ties. think It is quite the con-s
strary. believe 1t is due to the grow
ing independence Of woman and her
recognition of what is due to her as
the mother of the race. Her new dis
nifty and self-respect will not allow her
to maintain relations which can never
be productive OF anything but degra-
dalton and misery for herself. She
knows, too, that the influence OF un-3
happy relations between the parents
will act most disastrousiy upon the
children. There will probably be some
abuses, but on the whole, facility In
obtaining divorce viii result In
all true relations and
weakening all false ones. In short,
believe that many of the things be-
mpaned as evils, including the apart
ment house, the womans club and less
stringent divorce laws. are heralds OF
the good time coming, the ideal society
and home of the twentieth century.
Rev Robert Collysr: There are no
happier homes on earth than ours. IT
is said that happy country has no
history. This is more true Of homes
than of nations. We hear much of di-
vorces; yet they occur not more than
once in a thousand marriages. Only
the seed of tliscord will terminate ard
grow into weed that will destroy the
home. To speak personally, / lived
thirty-seven years in the country, and
have lived forty in the city. Both lives
have their value-the country for gath
Eerlng in forces, the city for putting
them out in the interest of our fellows.
But. wherever they may be located, I
see no degenefacy in American homes.
The divorces are merely the driftwood
on the surface OF home life. They In no
way represent or reflect the clear
depths. Let young man begin right
by marrying the right woman. and
marrying her early in his life, and his
home will be a great blessing.
Stewart L. Woodford: The greatest
danger ct departure from the old and
true ideas Of home life is found in
homes of wealth. Glitter and show are
mot the ends of life. Social distinction
is not all for which we live. Let us
have the old-fashioned homes of love
and duty and purity. Guard the home
and you guard the republic. Destroy
the home, and you inevitably kill the
nation.
Rev Madison c. Peters: believe
that the greatest defect in our social
system is the aiInless way in which
girls are brought up today. Very few,
indeed. are prepared in either body or
mind for the lofty duties and serious
responsibilities which marriage implies.
and marriage, in consequence, has been
brought down to a low. sensual plane
The state of life to which it has pleased
God to call our women is, for the most
part, that which entails the duties of
the housekeeper and the homekeeper;;
and. for those duties, the learning ac-
CURED in the schools does much to un-3
fit them. The result Of this unfaithful-
ness in the foundation, the education,
is seen in woman S Wearying. In her at
tempt to be 4 queen in her own house
hold. And 50 she allows her little
kingdom to live without a mead.
Mrs Frank Leslie Apartment, hos
tel and club life are. believe. among
the principal Influences in the weaken
ing of home ties. and perhaps greater
than any of these is he growing desire
Of women for IA wider field Of action
than that bounded by the limits Of the
home believe in higher education To
the broadcast possible dsgree of culture
for women as We'll as for men, but I
as not very strong advocate OF what
III, public parlance. is termed career
for women. for think that. in seek
Ing ard finding afcareer, as women; do
now, they give up a great deal in the
way OF that tender family life that
meant so much in the past As "a gem
teral rule, the woman who leaves the
home to follow public career must
Hay many sacrifices on the altar of
gratified ambition.
Samuel Gompsrs: For the safety ard
Integrity of this nation, our working
men must have good homes. The eight
/ hour laws which the American FEEDER
lation OF Labor has procured in vari-
Gus states enable the laborer TO enjoy
some Of the rest and Leisure of home
life to become acquainted with his
children, to cultivate his mind, to be-
lcone more Intelligent and better
american citizen. Every move to re-
duce wages or ii, any other way injure
him is a blow at his home and at the
republic itself Grinding povtisy v
squaid and miserable homes. tend alsu
Ito retard the development OF chilGisr
I'm the right direction.
six PrightfuI Failures.