The bee., 1915-08-06
FATHER LYNCH OF HENDERSON
Makes Interesting Lecture on THE Family and It's IuIu
GnCG for Purity


and exalted, a vocation to be honor
ored by the public and the individ-
ual It is privilege that ought to be
safeguarded against everything that
would derogate from its dignity,
illustrate it's object, or impair the At
ness of the human agents. 1t should
be carried on along the lines OF re-
sponsibllity to the Creator and the
OFFSPRING, aud for nothing low
er. Money was made for man. but
man was made Tor heaven.
AS Adam body was built OF al
ready created and flushed matter,
and Ewes body from 1t, so mankind
must be continued from. finished
from entire humanity-that IL from
man and woman. Male and female
He created them; and God blessed
them, saying: Increase and null
tiply and I'LL the face Of the earth"
This was the first marriage, the
foundation Of the first family, for
the family consists of parents and
children: the head Of the family
must command his children and his
household after HIM to keep the way
OF the Lord and do justice aud judg-
ment. HeIe are union. the command
to bear children and to fit their of
spring for heaven. This Is q vOca-
ton grand enough for any mans son
or daughter, future for which due
preoautIon ought to be taken and
preparation made.
True TO this purpose, there were
large families In times gone by. AL
though we know that some are bar
rem, aud no blame attaches thsre-
for, We ask IN -consternAtion what
has become OF the families OF from
four to dozen children we were
accustomed to see fity years ago7
A former president OF the United
State called It grace suicide" and
some intentionally aud fiagrantly
unsex themselves to escape the du-
ties OF motherhood. some for more
trivial reasons. Nature revolts
against abuse OF the power OF gen.
GRAFTON, II not in the act, at least In
it's destructive effects on the person
aud the race. This has been shown
and strongly said In argument aud
iuvective during sessions OF this
Federation; divine law, both IL holy
Scripture and the living voice, has
inveighed against It; God gave the
married couple the command, not
the option. to increase aud multiply;
the race suicidists say 1--WE won't
do IT," To produce or procure abor-
ton lie a heInous crime against God
and tho child. Many call It muir.
der. Temporal Disgrace or village
comments do not minimize It ono
iota. Some women should dread
lest they provoke their husbands to
adultery, aud thus promote houses
OF illfame.
The family IL no hAphaSard Ag-
Rregation OF people who have no
links 20 bind them to each other, no
mere shelterlng aud diuing together
where tile association is terminable
At the mere whIm or interest Of one
OF other Individual; no, the family
IL Al organic Or legal unit, natural
CORPORATION OF parents aud children;
IL Is held together by authority and
obedience, sacrifice aud loyalty, love
aud confidence; IL is bound together
by bOuds that death may cut but It
cannot kill. 1t has q community of
blood and aspirations, of hopes aud
It's virtue and honor and
shared by all IN due proportion, and
the moral tone of the family makes
a strong unit Of action. {
The love OF husband ana wife mnst
be- exclusive, 1t must shut out sex
ual commerce and it's approaches
with every other person no matter !
whom nor why; no pretext, no In-
dueement can cOndone, minimize,
excuse or palllate matrimonial inf
dslity; IL is immoral, damnAble- !
in women. damnable In
men; wlfe's adultery is IN itself no :
more criminal before the Author OF l
sex that husbands adultery. The
same Is true OF fOrnicatior. Delib- {
crate language ana action, even
thoughts and desires OF this kind /
and uselessly entertain
ID, initiate against purity and Of
Ten induce the extreme offenses.
Thou shalt not covet thv neighbours
wife, There never was a fallen
woman without fallen nan, and
The divine Law against adultery. the
law against alton, Law s'AgAinut
everything else that 10 Impure. make
20 diptlnctionof SEX the law has
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