Contraception
1921 Carl Manthey-Zorn Northwestern Publishing House
Prevention of Pregnancy
How can such hearts be graced with faith and fear of the Lord and with the mind of a child of God? How can God’s blessing rest upon such a home? We verily believe that God’s wrath hovers there.
1923 The Northwestern Lutheran
Whom Shall I Marry?
Our characters are insensibly moulded by those with whom we pass our time. To none does this apply so much as to married people. Husbands and wives are continually doing either good or harm to one another's souls.
1921 Carl Manthey-Zorn Concordia Publishing House
The Blessed Vocation of Motherhood
What a blessed thing to be a wife and mother! This is a vocation that is well-pleasing unto God, for God has instituted the estate of matrimony and ordained all that it comprises.
1924 Hans Manthey Zorn The Lutheran Witness
Courtship and Marriage: Conduct of the Betrothed and Newly Married
The rearing of a family, the raising of children, is the proper function of the holy estate of matrimony. There the purity of the nation is preserved. There is the blessing of God.
1924 Hans Manthey Zorn The Lutheran Witness
Courtship and Marriage: Qualifications of a Future Helpmeet
The one great qualification which a Christian should look for is the fear of God. And your future spouse should be one heart and one soul with you in your true Lutheran faith.