| Show A G The subject of ot and divorce has lias been agitAted tI for seine Mine lIon years rears In this country countr formed n a 1 topic topie of ot die at the tb iii recent con Ion convention held In S Sin SAn n Tho The Thor r f TemPt t which wa was made by some of fl I leading l clergymen to establIsh stronger at II a to te divorce did didn n nt t succeed but boit wi w much was m till taken In the tM nue Involved InOh that lint An nn Impression n It ii I sure to be bf made mad ur uron n ft 1 great griat number of ot the people ot of tho the States Stat In favor ra of ot uniform regulations o as 81 to the marriage reta rela tl tI lion a aWo aVo Wo We notice that Leonard l In n a on Sunday Sundo took a e cry paM w live tive yet conservative C n J In thin lila Important matter nalter He lie presented the two TIe hold In tn t eta t ion to It Flint tret I J the slew Mew that marriage u is n ia holy hot citate entered Into by b a man antI and andA I L A ii 1 woman oman under the th sanction of the Church to endure until death deau des dea d port part partI I 1 them th mi and nut the lie secular slow that mar marriage Is Ie n a civil ct which inny lIn liht bo hO dissolved dl for far t a l ti by u a court of corn com competent Jurisdiction r h Of or course as all a IL u churchman he Held to 10 the religious t of ot the tho caso and therefore on en entertained very ery Ideas Iden on the sub Jert of ot divorce U IT eve he did not advocate the denial of remarriage to tho the Innocent party part when divorce was granted for the offense mentioned by y your our Savior Salor no as A It t Justification for the theio io ic could be established The rho stated that lint It Il would be 10 bei i It wise thing to with all nil Chris Christian Chr ChrIstian tian people who take the view that marriage ts is a IL holy relation and inti who may mn Ina bo ho io su deposed dl to use Ule their In Influence fluence with their th lr states to secure the lie enactment of o n a 1 law on in marriage and divorce he be III In oil all Wo concur In this sentIment it We ore oro of tho the opinion that r tu n at nt attempt tempt to ch thu ho Constitution on of the United Slate go so no its to place the ros yoga 1 of ot marriage and anel In lh th government would fall of or In lL La purpose There In l Jj a 1 very Cl ab tib abjection on oil tile tho putt purl of or ninny many ot oC StOICS states of the tho th to the lie taking an ano o of the right to manage anti legislate their own oun which l Iu II one Oie of tic o the reserved lo rights that thai they thuy Iha to willi If thoro tore fore nil the status could c uhl be Induced 10 0 enact similar laws Iowa In rotation relatIon to this hIs matter many of ot the Ute evIls that now ix 1st could bo ho l and divorce as ns well ell as n marriage In one ant state would ho Ito fully recognized In oil nil tho otho otha tate and a common and tn nd practice as ns to th se Important pub nub lie 1111 lb matters matter could l ho be o established In considering the nIB for divorce which should bo ho bol deemed we uc think the His of the leading Ir churches In Christendom have entertained nn on In Incorrect correct corree Idea Iden III en of ot the leaching teachings ot Jr the Savior on this subject Ills His denunciation tion of or a 1 man mm who would put pul away his wire wife except for tor one ca cause t was Intend Intended ed cal evidently to abolish tho ho old custom under the Morale law which Justified a 0 aman man In giving RIving a bill of or divorcement to toa toa toa a wife wire for trivial ranee His Ills brief re no reo did not nol cover the ground of ot tea rca reasons sons eons why a II woman III treated ro vided sIded for Or r who o and lions were utterly alienated from Cram her spouse through his vile lIe conduct should not be bl justified In obtaining a 1 complete completo separation and anI n a of tho ho marriage contract As the learned admitted In his discourse dl the clergy of the Episcopal Church as n well tu au R ministers of oC other churches are divided In their opinions concerning tho the exact translation anti and meaning of or the scripture texts that touch on this subject It Is a n pity that they hay have nothing else to rely rei upon than lion the Interpretations which may be placed d upon Ullon the tho dead letter of ot the tho th writ written written written ten word The fhe light of ur present pre ent revelation lIon tion Is of Inestimable value and anti would mako clear nit nil the disputed points It If It I were wane received In Its full tull force Coree unit and efful effulgence gence And Antl present divine authority I would regulate existing condition condItions with equal power Jower anti and validity to that or ot old It will bo ho recognized III In due time line and seine rome day we wo will nil alt see eye eo to eye oye |
