Scottish Church Attitudes to Sex, Marriage and the Family, 1850-1914

according Acts argument Assembly authority Begg behaviour believed causes century Christian Church of Scotland claimed classes Commission committee common concerned congregations connection course criticism deal Debates discipline disease doubt Edinburgh effect especially Establishment evidence evil example existence expressed fact family worship farm servants Free Church further given Glasgow Government Housing Ibid illegitimacy immorality included increase India interest kind later least less lived London Lord majority marriage married matter MDWS ministers moral nature noted observed opinion parents parish Pastoral perhaps population practice prayer present principle problem prostitution question reason recorded reference Reformers regarded regulation relation religion religious remarked respect returns rural Scottish Scripture seems servants session sexual social society suggested Synod things United Presbyterian venereal Vide women wrote young