El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-06
Pastor Says Do
Not Wed Social
Butterfly Etc.
Declares Mollycoddle Boy
Equally Useless; Ban
The Flirt.

Rev. Henry Walk enburg h
preached at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church Sunday night TO a large.
interested audience. the first OF four
sermons on the subject OF Marriage"
The sermon in brief is as follows;
Marriage. which requires and
makes possible the home. as ordained
in Gods plan, is the chief pillar OF
society. When God would make known
the most perfect bond Of spiritual
union. he illustrated It by the mar
rage tie. The home. which presup-
poses marriage. is the rock protection
against the sensuality and anti God
ism OF the Bolshevikism Of the earth.
and its nk. Her Christian homes
have made America morally great and
our citizen army brought glory TO US
because Of its splendid morale, which
was made possible because they were
men Of homes When we prostitute
Gods plan Of marriage TO fancy and
lust it viii be an evil day for all.
Serve Best Unwed.
Many men and women have served
best the world By not marrying. but
normally people will and should mar
~. Frances Willard was a greater
blessing TO the world unmarried. Some
are too fearful while others are not
fearful enough. To marry in haste is
to repent in leisure-if there be leis-
ure-and to apologize for being mar
ried.
because love is blind remember
beauty may be only skin deep and too
often now It is not even that deep TO
marry for ones own selfish satisfac-
ton is unjust to the other one. while
money IS coIivenlehI 70 nave mar lIi !s
for IL prostitutes the compact don't
marry If association brings repulsion
rather than confidence and delight.
NO flirt has a place in marriage,
for the bloom already fades, and soul
integrity and wholesome virtue have
been ventured at uncertain lengths.
The rights Of children should be con-
sidered. and no one with infectious
and hereditary diseases should be al
lowed TO marry. a certificate Of health
from a reputable physician should be
required Of man and woman The
man who has had his fling" has no
place in marriage. A beautiful. whole
some girl married such an one A few
years later. meeting her old pastor at
a burial service, answered his amazed
question as 10 her broken. aged,
wrecked appearance. by pointing 10
seven little mounds of earth-the rest
ing place Of her babies.
Test OF Blood.
Not to test the blood OF every man
and woman who marries ought to be
criminal negligence This business OF
degenerating our offspring should
stop. If We had better care Of the
pre-staEe. and better marriage laws.
We would have less trouble in the
post-stage. and the question OF divorce.
The law that permits the marriage OF
Is year old girls is a disgrace to our
civilization A woman should have
an education equal 10 that Of a high
school or its equivalent. She should
show that she can manage a modest
home and care for children The man
should prove that he can support a
wife and educate children
Avoid the Butterfly.
The social butterfly girl or the
mollycoddle boy are not to be sought
as life partners. Marry for love-not
impulse, not sentiment, not passion
but love. Only that viii bridge life's
weary places, and encircle the hours
OF pain, while purity and respect re-
main uppermosC The intention OF
marrying should be published 80 days
before the marriage date. Marry
character, marry only where there IS
deep religious reverence Shun the
one who reverences not God and his
laws, for he will probably not rev.
erencs wOmanhood. motherhood nor
childhood"