TOE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1597, 14 November 1912, Page 6

TOE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE.

DECLINE OF THE BIRTH-RATE, , AN ptJTSFQKEN SERMON.. (By Telegraph..—Special Correspondent.) ■ Auckland, November 13. ' The crowded congregation that attended "■■ tho mission, service- at St. Patrick's'.'Btf-.. man CathjbHe Cithedral in-Auckland last ■ niftht wss treated to some very ,vi)liiin Speaking from th.o Very R<?v-. ' Eather .. O'CdiiEell'conosfning. tho subject: , : of the violation oi thor sauotily-qf niarriago Iα . which "tos , (it.o'iipe a deniinfcia-; ' tion of birth restriction with.its atfcoiidi '. wit evils and practices; and ah apnea]. ' to the manhood and womanhood- of th«|. ■ city to preserve tho virtues.of the home arid the vj jour of. tte raqc. . "I hsTo come prepared to 'speak .plainly,"' said Father G'Gonnell; & and I aril .(ptak-ing With the full authority of .my priesthood." Hβ prepared his-words on tire subject with rem'arks' ; o.n 'the , itcndency. P_f tho ago to titr.n. fropi" : Ch.risticjn ' ii.fo towards paganism,., and stated ■■that -■. thisre iitro evils in th« world; May which w.ere tolerated by .EO'C'all.ed respectable mon of tho world, .arid not icondemnied because the .epirit of the " world 'was eelfishhess, .sellTgratiflcatibrii. and the ;enjoyment of sensual pleasiiresi soi.rit of selfishness 'made:"'* man ' detest v the' responsibilities' of Jjf<S, have .a hatrcd. ; of the simple life that was enjoyed;■■in ■■■•the . hpme;. nnd .took .him away'frsm'. lipino ties '•>■ toseek;sDl.f-gratin'catio;n.ando.nioy.ment. ; iri ■ . the world, 'it fostered a hatred ofihumil-... ity and industry. arid raised ■α-dcsjrcfor. indepoiKlencCj for etiualiify, and ~ aßftin?.t rightly .constituted'" authority and; ppiitem:]i£ at tho , responsibilities .of life • "Because 'of :a.'dreadful'■'sin which is'so.' . prevalent 7 jnour country .and. .other 'fends; men in .every land aro raising their voices ngfiinst that tjgrriblo crimp known''as thi»i ■ decliiie of tho birth.-jate. There are'in'any - : wMted fifehujchres' jaradinp- 'tho' ,, streets - adorning their., tiodies Tv.ith aU.t]iat mo.noj can buy, despieing tho authority 'of: Gpd and refusing .to : :.d6 what .Gpd.h'os deftreed.., Vhey a.r« ! bringin's • down' ■.'the curse 'of God tipon their.'hq.raje and on ell those . connected 1 with thoifi." .. ' ■ ; •■■ .-■'■• Tho horrpr .of :6ii.ffcringwas advanced, ■ con;fin:t(cd;, -as- &. reaspn. for..Violating ths Bivine'decree. They fpuhd'round about. them, thfe..great cry,/'There..inusiE be.nd mSre . Sf>.. tjiero'.., were empty v cradles, .fir} absence , of .little ones from; : the built at great .ooSt: to the.. cuTOtry., afld thp «a'tpry that' the lands'■■' would' neHr bs 'peopled' because ''■■ : oj;. : 'thp ; ' ; ■' ■sibottinations that were' practised; in '.the :■ ihonies.- of • New; Zteniand, Tli'ey knew.f.that''' ;: the ey.il eiisted 'to. Nevr Zealand;" that f legislators Taised tjieir it.:.-.; They knew, that in A'u^ali?i.!tp'.'their. ■~'• s'ha'jne, they 'we.ro Ixinus"-'fb'R;:. ■ motherhood-. He feared ■very.;.much\that i '. men arid wo.m'en'.etttered.thV.etato'pf- inAT*' riage. through uiiwflrtKy' ; ino.t'iy.esT.'r,ather,. : ■ J;h*a;f<>r. :iho.;.snei;araenta'l helj>, : pffered;.in ■ the 'Pi'vino d.^crte.. : .Archbishpp.;Carr;;«:iii .' . quoted ■&$■ unnatural,,in7 , " terfefthoa with' rnar- ; r.iije. was.r.not."only;.:in' open opposition: . : 'to "its'. Dirine . in^^utioiy'.'tiut,,->:asi : 7alsp'' a '■ I d^n^9f.'ftbd ;, 'A , sapreqi4- , 'l?niini' wn, and '4 : ' ,^av6'.'6utrage: \against : ;'.H:is''eiT , ' " trinsic , '■■glory. ■Suppose; ,accprding;!to'Cipd'3 . . wjll.and the;order of. children: .Trp.u.ld: 7 })? 'born' of- , .the'■ uhioß.'jpf • 6. ■.m.a.rrjed , cpuplei : :but : 'they;;preyidusly .iliin> ■■■■ ■ ited thesn'umber,- ip/ono;P-r;twOi''iri;wpreei.' ■<■■ ■still,' dq%mine<J. ■■■ ■' ■6hq.uld' gladden .their.- J married•'.: -..lift ■• -f-did'.- ■theyV'''-.npt;'' ■ ■.usurp-':,■■:the.".tsrii" ■ rogatiye , ■ :pf,- thp'''Alirughty,y 'T.iolaw- • the. o.rder".6j nature; ..ani depriye-mar-. •■ "rjago of tho first and'.Rieafes't/bf -its.bless- •■ inga and prerogcitives? : 3.'W wprds. were ■■~ very strong,. statM..l , ather..D!po'nnc:l.l, bii.t,' he. wfts,|hor.e.td.;souiid a.no.te pfvWaniing. . flgainst the-abpmin'tttipns'th'dt';were':so pr&.. ■ vWerifc in' ■■the-wprld'.,t(Hldy.' .;.Th.cre";wfli?.,., s- Rreit SriiOuhfcb.f,.child .prevention,,, i. ' gr.iat deal of .child.murder, and..■Cath'o.lio. ... ■men. ands*men:'had,.to..%.Avar'neda'gainst.'. those-, terrible .evils.. .The'y.must'be .-put. on. , therr Bflird'. against. |;lip hjedic'al njan, 1 or ..:' tW nurse, ,or the cheitiist'..who wpuld'cn- .. .youiage the. vije' that/must:., of '~ ■■'.bring'. Kunishtiierit" ~uriph jOie; . h ; eiids;iof4hose wh'o,.;indul'gejn. ..them,.', If ...,', thcy.ik.ntsir-of ;any: m'ediixil; ,';ii'4n .. t wh6 ..so ■ far. de>irade<i,..rhifl. iprpfossidn .ya§., [to . 'e.n-: courage 'pr ■@atholi'ft,,wpman to. t.0..,-Gpd's decide, ..he . .■vf , Kr^e'd'''*thgrii; , .to\S»p' i .'.'that-; : -mittn:- ,, "■ tjieiri homes'- : .hti : exhorted jt.liem. hot* to go ••" to thft.Bhop. : pf'.a:,m;an who ■sold preven- •• ■tives,./n6 .inattpi "how respectaWo his name might'..Ke; ■'and .iitistructed ■them to keep ■ frotriiiheir hpiiiSs the.'nurse or the' neigh- ' ■' 'bpuf. 'who' s'tlvised : "tli?iri 'in /evil- p.rae-: ;./. .. . : ''.'....",. -. ' ' ,'■■* . Iti cbjiclusiAn, th.<S. ■ ■preacher . o;uoted';t .Archbishop Carp's'prayer;- : ' f God'grant . that our country mfl.y~ne.vier. become" tho, . ■ victim 'of such unnatural , '-and' unhol-yv■■■■ practices , £fe are here tondemned. Slay ■■■■ she Tetajn the' Vigour of ■ youth . Ip'vo of what is , ' chaste, into distant ■; ■tions. May sh.c-he.ver knoivthat decrcp'i-. - ■ tude'of age and .ciirse of:.; ; decay •. which,,., come?' not "from 'tlio tiatural'dctjr.ipra.tipn .v< of fiie.,-stock;-but', from ..aiMfloial ference with the: laws which'the: .Almighty ■„.. has. established, for. the propagatiori aad ; , ; ■perpetuaXiott of the; hujnah, family. ; :,:■ ■..