La Junta tribune., 1912-11-23
Not Many People
Marry Down in Peru
BY K ". PATTERSON


the man goes and lives with another
woman "Oh, sometimes the wo-
man, sometime-Oh. ! no know. no
can tell about that
/ again said to him. We think
when man and woman have
children they should be married aud
always live together and should
take care OF their children and
clothe them. feed them. educate
them aud teach them TO b. good men
and women We think this would
be better for everybody and better
: for the country" Yes. 1t may be-
yes. maybe" he said | added. II
man lives with woman without mar.
rying, he would be- put Ia Jail In
4 would not like to live In your
country. don't see how they DO
don't see how they live there "
Much more was said ia this couyer-
sation Some OF these things above
may be- suggestive and gcry plain,
but these are the truths. the facts.
and lu order 10 know a condition thBt
So greatly affects N. civilization Of
This country wc must know these
very matters. the conditions Rs they
oNisi They are the most vital p
the moral and material welfare OF
any ration without the home. there
can b. nD society. no civilization. no
virtue no honor. no morals. no pa
triousm and mo- love ot country
There certainly can be- no dcmacuey
aud mo- rrpubli an iusumtiors thar
are not founded upon M home
have cn told. time ard AGAIN
by reliable p'rso lu this country
that the above conditions are facts
that no, more ttau ton TO twenty
per cent uf tha people TO this r1uH.
ury are married people who in.
dulEe ln tho pleasures but fis.
the obIiEa'io-s ard spousibllitlos
Of marriage.
What is the cause OF this sad and
unfortunate condition This may not
bo easy to answer. but whatever the
original cause. there T. one thing
that is AZ the basis Of q all and
that Is the want OF moral education
and moral training This country is
nearer the absolute control Of the
church and the-" people are the most
d,yow people on earth aud yield i'm.
plirit Obedience to the commands aud
teachings of N. church and this has
been true for almost three hundred
years Tho church has been tn. on.
I ~ source OF moral teaching. II these
people were as moral and yir,uous as
they are religious and faithful to the
church. they would b. tho most NOR.
a, virt1ous and 60 isei.ntious people
on "arih Thes. people ar. teach.
abl', ar" easily Influenced and gov.
,rned and viii do what they ar.
taught and trained 10 do They arr
the most submissive people. the IT,.
dians themselves ard the mixtures
OF Indian blood. which form the great
mass cf the y Cpl. Of this country
D All that Is required l. that IN. chur, b
should st about Il teach morality,
virtue ard the sacr"i ohll cations Of
the hom"-a word thai has little sig.
niiicanc- with tn great common
mass ~ the people of Peru
This Immortality does net charac.
teriz" IN" pure Whit. pcopl. Of Pc.
ru Thes" women are pur. and yir
tu1us, are faithful wives and affec.
tionat" devoted mothers. and whi.
the men are not alsayK para CONS of
virtue. they are little II any wors.
than m" men of other civilized coun.
tries without TIE virtues OF the
home. chastity. the love OF tn.
family of father and mother and
cnlldrcn. th'r. can b. no great yir
tues of any Kind Patriotism hon.
or. fidelity. honesty. hcruism Just.
lee. goodness. fegolence-an the
virtues. nntioral ard social. r,si up.
on the sacred relations of m. home
The dcmiraut church In Peru is
The Catholic church II h this
church I have referred TO The
Catholic church In this country il
not the Catholic church % America.
Tor In america. the great Catholic
church IL the bdlNatk that stands
first Of all In defence of IN. home
II Il one u the cardinal principles
uf ~ teachings I, places iis ban
upon prostitution. social immortality
and divorce. ON account of IN.
rapidly growing e,ii Of divorce In
tn" United States. th. sacr.dn.ss II
the home Is thr.a'.a.d and IN. spirit
OF vic. Ia becoming a most serious
question. Tn. Catholic church and
III" Jews. IN In" United States. In
their teachings ard In their prue.