The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28
ON CHOOSING A LIFE PARTNER.

of years to get Give her good time. Don't be
tightwad, but spend little money on her.
Thus Father oMaley 81, exhorted young men at the
close of mission fortnight at St. Aoysius church.
Kansas City, Mo- Young always eager to listen to
fromthe-shouder talk this subject from
priest who their point of view and understands
the human problems which confront them Father OMalle
his discourse just of the kind to gain the
confidence of the younger people.
Of course" he emphasized 81 know with the high cost
of living it is kind of rash for me to talk about marmony
for but the older become, the more con-
vinced that there is thing for man to do
and that is to seek life partner
Father OMalley knew that marriage is directly the
mans business and that the latter whose future
happiness, both temporal and eternal, is at stake. He
didn't propose to interfere with what strictly the
young business but he did intend give his hearers
practical moral and material counsel based on his
knowledge of human nature and experience with Right
the start he expressed sympathy for the young mans
economic problems.
when you get estate he then continued,
"go pick out nice girone of Catholic girls We
have fine lot of Catholic girls and they not all going
to the convent either. great of them want to
marry, but you can't expect them to unless
he is real You don't that girls father
is going to let her marry unless he has got
of the characteristics of real man loves his wife,
but he dotes his little daughter She is the object
of his affection and when to take that little
darling be that father is going thoroughly
examine him and be convinced that his little girl is going
to have at least good husband.
"There is only thing for a to do-keep pious
and If you getting small salary try and
little of it. If the girl is willing to take chance with
you, God will bless 1t is better to be and good
than to have big salary and be wicked Your old father
when he married didn't have much salary now
though it is is about three times much he
had when he married. He put his trust in Cod
of
poverty You might occasionally find one she is
Catholic woman will stand by long he isn't
selfish SPENDING his at bar running around
with other will stand up and go down with
! him in battle.
You shouldn't expect to get millionaires daughter.
Pick out girl of your kind Find a woman Of
piety and devotion who puts her trust in
Christ; who while you working, is praying 1t isn't
the of that makes the home successful the
man must all of his ability.
Eve have to every natural talent that God gave
but at the time must put all confidence in
Cod man that undertakes something for the love Of
Cod and the that marries good pure viru-
| GUS life God will make his home happy home.
"You want to marry Catholic girl. not preudced
against non-Cathoics. have great many non Catholic
friends but my first duty is by 1t is the duty of
Catholic to stand by his 1t is the duty
to look out for Catholic people first
pick out girl that they entrus their salvation
You know woman damn we'll man
can damn 1t is the biggest contract you
in life. There isn't anything that entails much this
life and the next the choosing of partner life
happiness solace comfort and
when you die, and it the those who may
be born of your wedlock."
Turning the married men specifically Father OMalley
spoke of home life
Some to think it is sufficient to have home
and furniture enough food to make the thing kind
way decent. That is not home. You might have that
for animal. Home the union of a man and
where the hottest dwell What
the priest is in the Church God father in the
home. The home is what? We all say home is mother
the home is the father He the the home
He is the authority within his Jesus Christ will
demand of him that home. How about your
home? know that battered about and are sad
and when coming home from work. you want to
leave all that dust and CRIME as soon as
you to your doorstep
IF have children let your expand. Give your
wife all the signs of natural affection Don't merely come
in and sit down and paper book and then
think doing the nice thing These have
right to life They have right your companionship
They like to exchange ideas with you on home
be but it be strong Mary Joseph
had the of homespoorer than any your homes
They hadn't might of the requirements life
And yet the happies ever existed was that
! home"
! THE GREAT ARMY OF WORKERS.
The Irish Standard hesitate to say that every
reader has read with approval with little admiration
the solemn appeal" of President Wilson his Fellow
Countrymen." This appeal for Army of Service" is
addressed to all classes of people: housewives,