Show i I 7 J JIE II Who Said al Obey LIMINA TION of the word obey from the marital ritual has I f ELIMINATION IE been proposed by certain leaders in Episcopal church circles I I and it is quite probable the change will be approved Inclusion off of I f I the he word in the ritual is a relic of bygone days American civilization civilization I tion has fortunately advanced until a wife is no longer considered I Iman's It t mans man's chattel to be ordered about as the master may desire I Ii i In Inno no marriage where love is the binding link does the modem mod 1 mod mod-j I em ern rn day wife expect to obey nor does the husband anticipate she sheri ri will heed his every word Each expects to find pleasure in doing for the other each expects to promote harmony by agreeing with the other each wants admiration respect devotion neither wants i to dictate nor to be dictated to tOI I 1 t tTo To C ask a w woman man taking the solemn vow vow of matrimony to I to the word obey is to ask her to take an oath ath that all know she does not intend to heed nor is it desired that she J 1 shall heed it Man loses his respect for a woman when she truckles o 0 him like a slave His greatest admiration for her comes when I she he assumes full partnership in his life giving as freely as she re- re Reives reveling with her in the ideal comradeship that comes with witha a full sense of equality In reality a man enjoys doing for his wife far more than he delights in having her bow to his will Of course there are exceptions America has some brutes i masquerading as men and there are some jellyfish wearing Petticoats petticoats petticoats petti petti- coats but th they y ar are not representative of the great American race nor of the Episcopalian faith For all the others obey has no place ilace in the marriage ceremony and it is humiliating and false as aswell aswell well as ridiculous to keep it in the ritual |