THE FUTURE EVOLUTION OF MAN 273 



living is shifting too late in life the age at which 

 our young people marry. The result is that one of 

 two things is likely to happen; either a large number 

 of people are likely not to marry at all, or the ro- 

 mantic time of life is passed before the event occurs 

 which it is intended to bless. A young man and 

 young woman who are in this time of life can deny 

 themselves for each other, can struggle and plan 

 together, can hope and trust together to an extent 

 that can never be the case if marriage is delayed be- 

 yond the romantic years. 



The best foundation possible for a life of happi- 

 ness is vigor, ability and good character. For the 

 lack of none of these can wealth properly atone. 



There is an apparent tendency to waken to the 

 situation. I hope it will come soon enough for our 

 young men and young women to get past a desire 

 for such establishments in life as their parents already 

 have. With this difficulty removed, with our wide- 

 spread education, with the constant diffusion of both 

 information and ideals from our periodical press I 

 have every hope that the evolution of a new, a finer, 

 and more vigorous race, will come with a rapidity 

 which nothing that the past has done would lead us 

 to expect. 



