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Show A WORD FOR THE CAUTIOUS. Marriage Not Always Advisable for the Young Man. Is not prudence one of the cardinal virtues? May it not bo an absolute duty? Shall pcoplo marry without taking tak-ing thought of the consequences? Shall a young man barely ablo to support sup-port himself In decency nssumo tho ndded burden of supporting a wlfo and family These are very practical questions, and they affect not merely Uio Individuals Indi-viduals concerned, but also all society is the "charnctor" which foregoes marriage as obviously Imprudent nnd of tho nature of a selfish Indulgence reprehensible as disgraceful to the Individual In-dividual and to society, and as a "troublo" which can or ought to bo conquered? It Is a perplexing subject, sub-ject, nnd It cannot bo settled wisely In the off-hand fashion adopted by President Roosevelt. Undoubtedly tho conditions of advancing ad-vancing civilization, Its greater complexity, com-plexity, tho Increasing density of population, pop-ulation, In tho largo towns moro especially, espe-cially, and tho sharp'cr competition of existence, are tending to tho diminution dim-inution of tho marrlago and birth rates; but how can tho result bo prevented unless tho causes are removed? re-moved? Is It not possible that by the subjection of Impulse to tho restraints of reason bettor service Is done to society than when Inclination Is allowed al-lowed freo sway without regard to tho consequences? New York Sun. |
