There are special duties which devolve upon women as mother, sister, ruler of a household, and member of society for securing the conditions necessary for the attainment of early purity in sons and daughters. There are special duties laid upon men, not only as parents, but as citizens, for the attainment of national morality. The fact must be clearly perceived and accepted, that male purity is a fundamental virtue in a State; that it secures the purity of women, on which the moral qualities of fidelity, humanity, and trustworthiness depend; and that it secures the strength and truth of men, on which the intellectual vigour and wise government of a State depend. Whether it be regarded in relation to the physical and mental status of Man, or the position and welfare of Woman, there is no social evil so great as the substitution of Fornication and Celibacy for Chastity and Marriage. These are fundamental truths. But in those grown old in watching the spread of evil, despair often takes possession of the mind, and the question arises, Can evil ever be overcome with good? Can we hope to change this widespread perversion of human faculties? When we observe the raging lust of invading armies, more cruel than the ferocity of the most savage beasts; when we study the tumultuous passions of early youth, the rush for excitement, for every kind of gratification that the impulse of the moment demands, can we believe that there are forces at our command strong enough to quell the tumult, to guide the multitude, to sustain the weak, to change the fierce brutishness into noble manhood and womanhood? There is a force more powerful than tempest or whirlwind, more irresistible than the fiercest brutal passion, a power which works in nature unseen but ceaselessly, repairing all destruction, accomplishing a mighty plan; a power which works in the human soul, enabling it to learn truth, to understand principles, to love justice and humanity, and to reach steadily onward to the attainment of the highest ideal. It is the creative and regenerating force of Wisdom, gradually but irresistibly penetrating the mind of Humanity. This mighty governing Power, call it by what name we may--Religion, Truth, Spiritual Christianity, Jehovah--uses human means, and works through the changing phenomena of daily life. It is our part to make the forms of human life exponents of this Divine force. The principles here laid down are true. They rest upon the firm foundation of physiological law, and are confirmed by facts of universal experience. Let the younger generation of parents accept them in their great significance, making them the guiding influence in all social relations. Then will human life at once begin to shape itself according to God’s Truth; the law of inheritance will strengthen each generation into nobler tendencies; and our nation, renewing its strength, will grow into a humble but glorious exponent of the Divine Idea.