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Show Presbyterian Commission to Offer New Definition of Marriage Status PHILADELPHIA. April 22 (Aa-aotiatad (Aa-aotiatad Praaa) Tha apecial aam miaaian an marnaga, divaraa and rernarriaga af tha Praabytarian Church in tha U. t. A. will praaa nt ta tha general aaaambly af tha church in Cincinnati an June 2 a new definition af marriage, bated an an aahauativa atudy af tha an tire aubjact af mi ralatianahlpa. Tha report of tha commlaalon, publiahed today In the official blue book of the denomination, contain dt-rintte rcvnmniendatloiiH for tha elimination from tha confeaaion of faith of the objection to th marriage mar-riage nf rroteatanta to flonian Caihohra and of all opprohtioui. referencen to "paplntH, lenrefrth lli fnmntUsli.il -mil. I ttiiva It (hat marriage between "alt aorta of peo. pie' ta lawful, -hut that It la the duty of Chriatiana to marry "only In thr Lord " Contra re pttvea, lined under med kal advice, the report flnda accept, able, but It aM that "a baby In the home now and then la a splendid splen-did dlveralon for thoaa aufterlng from an uneventful married life." Tha aame ground a for divorce now revoicnlsed by tha denomination-adultery denomination-adultery and Irremediable rtraertion ra retonnhende) for retention. The report adda: "It ta Incumbent upon the church to deplore moat earnestly tha lax tty of dtvorro which pi-evalla today, and eMNftcially to condemn tha da- f 1 'un 1 1 n uttt on iMira 4). Presbyterian Conimission to Offer New Definition of Marriage Status (Conllnua4 from aaga 1 ) Ubaratt atapa takan by pnaniat aaapla la pacara tlrarrag In ardrr ta ramarry." On eompanlonata awrlagM, lha report aayai Tha Ckrlailan raliglan holda that lha baa la af marriaga la tha mutual aa af a man and a woman, faith In Oat would oaanilngly ba tha flrat trioat Immadlato ground for lha wlaa foundation of a noma. Companionate arrantamenta that aaauma l.aa than thia arc fraught with parll. Ta baaa It an tha lna. "ira foundation propooad by aartaln of aur aophiatlrataa, nam.lr. that of aoc nvalra. and ouhaidlaad at that, randamna tha whole enter prlae la epeeulatlon." |