Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-29
OF THE
MARRIAGE TIE AND
HOME DISCUSSED
Father Quinan in Address Be-
fore Large Audience Shows
Importance of Martial obi
gations-Church a Guardian

The Christian Home was the sub
ject OF an eloquent sermon by Rev.
Guy F. Quinan, c. s. p, of Portland,
addressed to an audience which filled
St Johns cathedral. Friday night.
Father Quinan spoke in a mastery
way on the holiness and sanctity of
the marriage tie, of the duty of those
who assume marital obligations to
propagate the race and to provide for
the religious, intellectual and physical
training Of their offspring. He scored
the evils resulting from the present
day philosophy of race suicide and
family limitation, and paid high tribute
to the exalted ideals and labors of the
late Theodore Roosevelt.
The closing service Of the mission
for children was held at the 8 o'clock
mass this morning, n short sermon be-
ing given by Rev. Jerome P. Donegan.
followed by the bestowal Of the papal
blessing and benediction Of the blessed
sacrament.
Confessions will be heard from to
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon and begin
ming at 1880 o'clock this evening. No
mission exercises will be held tonight.
The masses Sunday will be at a. m,
| u. III, loi SiiiuACH, anu WOW Ill.,
old time being followed. At the 1890
o'clock mass. Father Donegan will
speak on Gratitude for Faith" At 8
o'clock tomorrow afternoon old time,
the closing service of the mission for
Catholics will be held, consisting Of
sermon, recitation of rosary. renewal
of baptismal vows. the reading Of the
papal blessing and benediction of the
blessed sacrament.
CHURCH DOCTRINES.
The lectures relative to doctrines Of
the Catholic church will begin Sunday
evening and continue throughout the
week, and question box through
which inquiries will be answered will
be a feature of the services.
Taking as his text words from the
first epistle of st. Paul to Timothy,
the fifth chapter, the eihgth verse, IF
any man hath not care of his own, and
especially those Of his own household,
he hath denied the faith and is worse
than an infidel," Father Quinan pic
tured for his audience the scene of a
happy home in the city Of Paris. which
was the direct inspiration of John
Howard Payne in writing the world
famous song. "Home, Sweet Home"
Father Quinan enumerated the diff
ferent ways in which the Catholic
church is the guardian of the Christian
home, in which, as in all the greater
places in life, no one can live to him
self alone. First and foremost" he
said, 1.-THE Catholic church is the guard :
ian of the Christian home because she
alone of all the great Christian forces
stands uncompromisingly against the
disintegrating influence of divorce
which is destroying over 10000 Ameri-
can homes every year. Marriage in
the eyes of the Catholic church is the
most sacred, the most irrevocable Of all
human contracts, and the church
teaches that no valid marriage can, be
dissolved except by death, although in
cases of extreme necessity she tolerates
the living apart from each other OF
the parties to a marriage always with
the hope, however, that some day they
will be able to adjust their differences
and again live together in the way
which God intended. She stands like 0
wall of brass, repeating the words OF
, her divine founder, What God has
Joined together, let no man put asun.
. der
GUARDIAN OF HOME.
, 1.-THE Catholic church Is the guardian
of the Christian home for another rea
, son, viz, that she stands unflinchingl,
for the life of the child. Against tn,
evil teachings of race suicide and brit
control, the church warns her mem
: bers, and those outside Of her com
munion, and stands with that grea
: American of hallowed memory, Theo
. dore Roosevelt, who when living erie,
8 out at all opportunities that thes,
teachings OF race suicide and brit
control, promulgated and put into prac
> tice. would eventually spell ruin TO
i America, as they had spelled ruin TO
France, who. recreant to the teaching
4 Of Christianity, In her folly listened t,
the evi teachings of atheists and az
Q nostics concerning race suicide, eco
nomic necessity and birth control. an,
now. after being bathed in blood, an,
= having again appreciated the blessing
OF Christian teachings. pays premium
o to women who bear children. TIL
Catholic church teaches temperance ii
= the marriage relation, but with trum
J. pet voice che speaks and says tina
t those of her communion who remain
true to her teachings shall not directl
!. or indirectly interfere with the propa
CATION Of the race and the rights o
3 unborn children to life as God intended
and the best medical wisdom of al
I. ages supports her in her teachings"
}. TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS.
Here the speaker paid high tribute t
0 the mothers of America and othe
lands who have reared large familie
n In the fear and love of God and VIII
J. stand as a monument to shame mel
9 and women who for luxurious homes
expensive clothing and costly jewelr
avoid bringing children into the worl
to work for the things Of God.
Father ouinan spoke of the misun
y Idsrstanding which many American
I have concerning the attitude Of tn
!. Catholic church toward providing tn
!. blessings of education for the childre
9 of America and other lands. He toll
d of the sacrifices necessarily made Il
|. many q Catholic home fhot the found