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uniting only for the purpose of producing a new 

 life, and have this union at a time when their 

 vigor and viability are at high tide. 



Next in importance, and closely related to the 

 factor of sex, is that of love and confidence. Few 

 things are more unfortunate than for a child to 

 be conceived without mutual love and tender af- 

 fection between its parents at the hour of its in- 

 ception. If human nature was normal such a 

 thing would be exceptionally rare, for sexual con- 

 gress in a truly normal state never occurs except 

 as the climax of love; but in the perverted con- 

 dition in which many persons find themselves 

 the sexual union may occur without the slightest 

 conjugal affection and even where hatred exists. 



Where the well being of offspring is involved 

 there should always be not only a magnetic, ard- 

 ent desire, but strong, pure, conjugal love. Love The Vivifying 

 is the awakener of all the powers; where it is Powcr of Love * 

 strong and ardent at this time, it marshals all the 

 other forces into action, so that a child of love, 

 other things being equal, is always superior to 

 one begotten when the affections are passive. 



The union for the creation of a new life should 

 occur only after pure thoughts, tender affection, 



mutual love and sacred associations have gr ad- Sympathy is 

 ually brought the prospective parents into the 

 most perfect soul sympathy, awakened all their 

 latent forces, and wrought their lives into a per- 

 fect union. 



Since the mental states of parents at the time of 

 conception affect the offspring, their minds 

 should not only be active at this time but active 

 in the consideration of such facts and ideals as 



