Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-11
TO Pop QUESTION
FOR THE BASHFUL
DO PROPOSING FOR ETH
Err MAN OR GIRL.

/, Faint hearted youths who faii
, would ask for the hand Of fail
one IN marriage need no lOnge
worry and annex a few wrinkles
If you haven't the courage u
pop the question seek the aid o.
the Rev. Father Angelus, pastor o
st. Cecilia's Roman Catholic church
III this picturesque little city. HI
IS willing to dc all the proposing
that the youths wish. And if &
girl of the modern school-thost
who believe they should propose
would like TO ask some youth to
lead her TO the altar but hesitate
he will do il for her.
Father Angelus admits that he i:
sort Of right hand aid to Cupid.
die has nd 1000 members of his
congregation that he believes in
the young marrying early; that
children are better than automobiles
and more enjoyable; that a mans
love is better than si5 and $40 hats
and that a year is long enough to
Keep company.
IF any Of you haven't the nerve
10 propose. I'll propose for you"
he said.
There are too many bachelors in
this parish, said the pastor.
And there are too many young,
unmarried women" he continued.
All of you who are old enough
should be married. You can't make
the complaint that the high cost
of living prevents you from mar
rying, young men, for it is not the
high cost of living. 1t lis the cost
of high living that stops you. That
is the real reason why there are
so few marriages today.
Don't Wait too Long.
And young men and young
women when you find someone of
the opposite sex whom you love, do
not wait too long before you get
for then you are apt to be |
kept waiting all your life.
If you find you love a g6sI or a
y0ungl man and you haven't the
nerve to propose to her or him.
why come to me. will be only
TOO glad to help you. If you are
TOO bashful to do your own prOpOs-
ing, I'll propose for you.
And when you do get married it
s well that you should have large
antilles. Children are far better
han automobiles and sometimes it
; impossible to support both. Have
ne children first and let the au-
come after Because the
amily next door TO you have no
hildren Is no reason why you
hould allow the same condition
o exist IN your family.
For a man and his wife to in
avoid having children is :
died race suicide, and say to
'ou young men and women to
HON | am preaching this morning |
hat race suicide is a crime. 1t is e
5 much of a crime as murder; it
as much OF a crime against hui L
lanity as if you Went out into the S
rect and shot a man dead. =
Avoid Envy. $
TO the young men I wish TO say u y
lat if you are earning fair money u
is wrong that you do not take II
oman to make home for you =
Id care for yuuI children. She .,
i'll make your life brighter, and 81
III must rrl say that YOU cannot -
ford it. You will find that, once
arTied, you will give up the &c
easures which now take up so
uch of your time and money for
e simpler, less expensive but far L,
ore enjoyable pleasures of a coy o;
me with loving wife. b,
You young women, when you B,
arry, must remember that you Nj
mot have everything you want. A S.
IN who is earning $40 a week
nnot make you presents of SIS on
Is very often. But for his love
u should be willing to give up di
ne of these things. Don't be en-
,us of what the wife next door AT
S. She may have an automobile
d may not believe in having chill
on. but you will find that with
ar husbands love and your chill NJ
N you will be far happier than
First Love is the Ideal.
One thing you must remember
to continue your love after wa
ITiage. Do not let yourselves get ca
o habits that will destroy your m,
e for each other. In this mod es
] day ii is too true that there sir
too much love before marriage Ter
! too little after. ed
Let me emphasize again that lne
! should marry early. 1t is the
st love that is ideal 1t is the sh;
nance of your life, and its con- ira
lation means great happiness to of
persons whom they first love. the
i will be glad to help you all, TN;
it is one of the most pleasant pei
les as pastor to unite in matri- ref
ny young man and young wo the
N OF my parish. Last week / ces
rried three couples in this par san
and this week | am to marry an,
more. | hope that | may soon cor
ounce that many more mar Use.
res are to take place among {
young people of this church" sha
Jhether or not any of the 70
ng men of Father Angelus' par Plt
are going to take advantage of Icy
offer to do their proposing for ui1'
N is not known, but it is said ni1
several of them left the :, \
rch after the services with ex- II
ssions on their faces which de- sodl
I'd newly aroused spirit of de- pos