ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK

WHOSE LIFE LONG CONCERN HAS BEEN

FOR THE CHRISTIAN WELFARE OF

FAMILY, CHURCH AND STATE

THIS VOLUME ON FAMILY WELFARE

IS RESPECTFULLY

DEDICATED



PREFACE

A NATION will be very much what its
homes are. Home life makes national life.
Patriotism must begin at the fireside.
Where the home is in honor, you will find a vig-
orous and patriotic people. It is the saYne also
with religion. The Church is nowhere more
flourishing than where the home is respected.
For welfare both here and hereafter, much de-
pends on the home. Modern life is making
dreadful breaches in it. Church and state are
threatened by this assault, for the home is the
very heart of both.
You are interested In your home. You are
interested in your country. You are interested
in your Church. You will be interested in these
talks, and what is more, you will, I trust, be ben-
efited by them, for their purpose is to help Church
and country and you by making your home the
dearest place on earth.
