East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-20
WARNING is SOUNDED
BY EPISCOPAL GROUP

NEW YORK July 20.-(A. P.)--
Uttering a solemn warning to the
men and women of America" that
this nation, will decay and finally
perish when American homes cease 60
revere God" the report OF the Jelht
Commission on Home and Family LII"
which will be presented to the tfleH-
NAL General Convention of the Epis-
copal Church meeting in Portland
Oregon, September next, was nlaae
public today.
Advanced culture did not save past
civilizations, did not prevent Germany
plunging into a gulf of infamy. Upon
Americas conservation to God de-
Dends her fate" says the report, which
contains an exhaustive study OF social
and Industrial conditions in the9United>
States with particular reference TO
home life.
Appointed Six Years Ago
The Commission was appointed by
the Episcopal General Convention SIX
wears ago, and includes in its person
mel some of the most distinguished of
the bishops, clerical and lay members
of the Church. Among other sub
jects which are frankly treated are
those of marriage, divorce and birth
control. The report contains
strong recommendation against the
| latter. Rev. Charles Noyes Tyndei,
| T. D., of Williamsport, Pa, secretary
of the Commission in transmitting the
report says that the whole effort OF
the Commission, has been to present
| to the country a vital message in as
concise form as possible. NS'
Even a cursory glance at condi-
| tions in the average American home
reveals evidence sufficient to warrant
the most careful study of those infiu-
ences now affecting these homes from
| the standpoint of morals and religion,
the report continues. '"rhe attitude
toward youth, even more than the at
| titude of the youth, will scarcely bear
| severe scrutiny.
I'VE touch the root of our family
problem when we point to the lack of
religion in the home. 1t is paralyzing
to think of the average American
family going on from the rising to the
retiring hour as if God had no exist
ence. Sunday is a day for extra sleep,
motoring, Sunday papers in many vol
umes, comic supplements. If Ameri-
;,can children are not to be taught of
God in the schools, and He Is unnam-
ed in the home, what can we expect
but that at this moment the United
| States is actually developing into a
non Christian nation?"
Touching upon domestic life in
America, the report says:
| Where family life is dishonored,
wedding unfaithfulness lightly re-
garded, parental responsibility ne
elected, filial respect and obedience
slighted, there, we may be sure, So
ciety is rotten at the core. We trem-
bic for the future of a state or nation
where lay theories concerning do
mestic life gain ground. Even laxer
practise will certainly prevail.
Christian Training Remedy
"The remedy for the frightful dis
solution of the marriage tie going on
in America and it's inevitable eonse-
quence of race suicide is to be found
in Christian training alone Remed-
ial legislation while imposing diff
culties in the way of easy annulment
does not go to the root of the evil. 1t
attacks many outward symptoms of
the disease and is of undoubted value,
but it does not destrop the germ of the
evil or cure it at it's source.
Boys and girls must be taught as
early as possible that the chief pur-
pose of marriage is the perpetuation of
the race, involving the begetting and
education of children for the work of,
the world Marriage is high and
holy vocation because the married
pair are cooperating with the creator
in the continuance of the human race,
This Commission heartily endorses
the warning uttered by the great
Lambeth Conference of Bighops, gath
cred from all over the world in Lon
don in 1920, against the practice of
means for the avoidance of concep-
ton as involving grave dangers to
physical health as well as moral inno-
cence. and threatening the future of
the human race. We make our own
the words of the Conference Commit
tee, as applying in particular to the
United States"
The report is signed by Rt. Rev,
William FL. Moreland d. D., Bishop of
Sacramento, who is chairman of the
Commission; Rt Rev. David Lineola
Ferris d. D.. Bishop of Western New
ork; Rt Rev. Walter Taylor sum-
Ter d. D.. Bishop of Oregon; Rt. Rev.
Charles Fiske d. D.. Bishop Coadiutor
If Central New York: Rt. Rev. John
: Ward, Bishop of Erie; Rev. J. II.
Iellish, of Brooklyn; Rev. Edwin s.
-ane, of Los Angeles; Rev. F. S. Tra-
'ers, d. D. or Pittsburgh; Robert A.
Woods, Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
lanes NJ. Bull and Frank Spittle.