The Irish standard., 1907-03-09

LAT women DO SNoNecE TO rhSlr nux-
bands as to tho Lord, for the husband
is the head OF the wife Of Christ is
the head OF tho Church" Imagine a.
Catholic wife looking upon her Prot
rstant or intidel husband as a repre-
sentative Of tho Lord and therefore
submitting to him in all things, when
This husband denies even the divinity
of Christ and is anything but a flt
representative Of Christ "Husbanda
love your wives as Christ has loved
Ills Church and delivered Himself for
her" Can shc expect any such pure,
holy and heroic love from her hereti-
cal or intldel husband and make to
him returns of similar loNn coupled
with Il. holy and perfect obedience2
She knows that genuine Christian love
must have religion TO rest upon.
cleansing it from, carnal lusts and ele.
waiting it. to the purity and sanctity OF
next to impossible in those tunfortu-
nate mixed marriages. No wonder the
Church looks upon them Will, supreme
aversion and denies them her bencdic-
ton.
There is one thing which no ufubt
struck you as something very relnarll-
able, namely: Tho singular prefer
cnce shown our Catholic girls by PROT
cstant suitors who are pleading for
simple one; man contemplating mar
riage naturally will look for the best
woman he can find. He knows that
for virtue and purity a good Catholic
girl has no superior; her piety, mod
csty and deep sense Of religion make
her appear as a model mother Tor his
children. Then no Knows that tile
confessional is to him an absolute
guarantee that this purity and its in
Scparable companion, fidelity and love.
shall be safeguarded to him against all
Odds He knows furthermore that he
never need be afraid OF q divorce since
the Church will not countenance d.
vorce. Hence his determination to
win that suit. But on tho other hand
what guarantee does lie or can he
offer tho girl? Is it religion: He
has none; moreover, Professionalism
from it's very dawn has countenanced
divorce and is doing the same today.
He may, therefore, at any time, should
he get tired Of his wife, discard her
and marry another. She has nothing
but his word and against that she is
required to pledge her virtue, her
honor and her existence for life. We
ask is that fair? And why should a
Catholic girl expose herself to such
dangers by entering up such one
sided contract?
Is it that she might procure home
and support and be no longer Obliged
to make her own living? But il to
get this homo and support she must
icopardize her eternal salvation and
that Of her family, is it worth the bar
gain? Then is she very sure Of that
homo and support. Certain it is that
she will have to work just as hard
after as before her marriage. And il
one day she finds herself abandoned,
cast off and left with llouseful Of
little ones clamoring for bread and
obliged to make Q living for her
family, what then? Arc these cases
SO rare that they may be passed over
as mere accidents? Go into our Or
phanages, asylums and homes for de-
pendent children, our reformatories
and Houses Of the Good Shepherd. and
find out how many Of their inmates
came there just from such homes,
ruined by heavens curse following
upon such marriages contracted in de-
fance of the laws OF God and Of His
Church.
Considering the baneful effect of
mixed marriages and the eonytaptly
a . .