The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-03

for girl to marry. Marriages con-
tracted at such an age are rarely pro-
ductive of good results because. for
one reason, a girl Of IA OF 16 cannot be
fully developed mentally or physically.
Possibly there are extreme exceptions
TO this statement. but they are indeed
rare. The cares of life and home
would come to young girls absolutely
inexperienced in such duties.
In such cases the tendency would be
toward a degeneration of the home. 1t
is claimed that youthful marriages
among girls are a protection to the
sex. If a girl could be assured that by
marrying she would be given a life
that would yield the best in store, this
claim might be urged to advantage. but
II has seldom proved the case.
L know a man who had married at
the age of Il girl 16. advising his son
not TO think of wedding when that
young The sons answer TO his ia
theirs advice was: I am doing the
same as you did and il silenCed the
father. But il did not change the Hat
ter's opinion that early marriages were
TO be avoided.
Ordinarily. at 20 years a woman
may be considered fit to undertake the
responsibilities of married life. BY
marrying in the early tWenties a man
and woman may, by cCmmingIing the.r
dispositions, develop the sweet COM
partnerships that we see retained in
older life. 1t is at this advanced
formative period that each is sus-
ceptible Of being Influenced permanent
ly for good by the other.
Says Wife Is Not a Hindrance.
The cry is common that a wife will
prove hindrance 10 a young profess
sional man. Many of this latter class
claim that they must first attain a
competency. and then think Of mar
riage. Wen, it has been my experience
that woman appreciates the fact Of
having had something to do with max
ing the home as much as the man. 1t
must be SO If the home is to be pre-
served. No, indeed, let the young pro-
fessional man face the problem Of max
ing for himself a competency with the
knowledge that he has an aid and sym
pathizer-his wife"
Wants to Fine the Bachelors.
Rev. d. A. Brown, pastor First Bap-
inst church: 4 have decided preju-
dice against men remaining single aft
er the age Of 3O-in fact 7 believe that
tax should be placed upon bachelors
here as in other countries If the bach
elors want 10 shift some of the burden
of home and state on others, they
should pay for it,
The average woman is well PREPARED
to enter into matrimony at the age OF
p years. The preparation for Marie
| life means a great deal more than il
used 10, and it is not to be obtained by
a II or 16-year-old girl Upon Their
preparation depends a great deal Of the
happiness or the unhappiness the fu-
ture holds for a wife. L have observed
that as the standards of educational
advantages for women are raised, the
age limit for matrimony undergoes q
/ corresponding raise. and this has
amounted TO two or three years within
the past decade. The college course
holds the attention just now for a long
er term of years than has ever before
! been the case as far as women are con
/ cerned. OF course. / do Lot believe thai
1 it is necessary for all women to com
/ plete that course"
Favors 1s-year Limit.
Rev. p A. Simpllin. Phillips Congre
/ gatiOnal church: Il should say that To-
\ the welfare of the state and the per.
manency of the home, marriage shOulC
/ be contracted by neither sex before the
! age of Is. The minimum age lim
( provided by the law should be Is al
( least. To me. the time in life wher
/ both man and woman are best fitted
/ for matrimony seems to be ABOUT IN,
age of %.
! IF the woman happens TO be a littf
! older than that. all right / believe tina
/ a year or two seniority ir a wife would
/ be for the better But in any event lei
/ them marry at about the same age. 70
I the nearer the man ana woman are il
years, the better VIII they go through
I life together, facing the little changes
/ and ups and downs.
Yet. some of the happiest marriage
/ have been contracted by young peopl'
/ at Il and IS As social life is now con
stituted, however. people ought not q
! be married until they near the matur
! ity recognized by the law"
India Points Lesson.
Dean James 3 Eddie. rector Of s,
/ Marks Episcopal church After q cir
{ has reached the age Of Is ! believe il /
i reasonable 10 assume that she ~ AZ choOs
with discretion. Still "a woman is younI
I enough at ~ to enter into matrimCnv hi
! vOrces come in most instances from per
/ sons marrying before they are fulll- men
/ tally developed. With this in view ! an
! unqEalifiedly opposed to child marriage
although not generally opposed 10 earl.
marriage,
To set an age limit for men we mus
/ remember that while a la5Oring ma
I might be bettered for marrying al Il
professional man might find Il better t
( wait few years. Ia the latter's case
| lies work is not really commanceG unit
: the years between y and So
IN considering the efIeots Of extremely
carly marriage. such as at Is and i years
( Jet MS remember midas lessor. and IN
/ lesson other child-Wife countries teach
! Go 60 India and sec the degrade zion tina
+ the practice % Youthful weddings la
/ brought upon womanhood and upon tn
home For the preservation OF these
say let the girls marry upwards of I
I years OF age"
Rev. Charles z. Perkins. rector ST
! Paufs Episcopal church Statistics vii
doubtless show thar in the early histOr
/ Of this country the average age at whicl
persons married was lower than il is a
( present. The ideal generally OF HON
/ life. however. was much higher than IL j
| today. Environments were different. To
/ day divorces are being secured With sue
/ facility that the Tendency has been 4
| lower that Ideal % uehoOves us 40 tiiIos