| Show AN d A minister of ot religion in h he State nf of Illinois oafs calli the Uie a of it churches In that State to a chan change In the law who may Inay aol e marriage It 11 involves Involved a matter of ot great reat Im Import lOrl lOrlan an anc anet tl not hot only to societies In lit but to the time people there goner irener ly If He lie himself more mure par PAT I to the ministers of nC Ui Moth Math odlat l church to In which he helo belong an and l point out nut the fact tact that thal M a number of ut then them have been under un im tier der an ao old law apparently ignorant orthe of or the that thul hM Mil h ten en n made It appeal appears that thai under H It former Cornier stat lit lite all ill nf ot the In re reI In the church chunh or society r to 10 which thich the they had a 1 legal t ht to te perform a Il marriage ceremony any ailY local beat r other than the tha regularly Appointed pastor and not lICIt oll ordained aa U a minister could unite people le In marriage nut Hut the wording of nt the Ihl nto new marriage luw law raise ralle I a distinction not riot theretofore tox 1 z IUn n It provides provide thul that 1111 may mayhe mayl l he e cele celebrated h by a regale regularly ny ordaIn ordained of It the Gopel tn In rt ret reg regular molar ular standing In I the hI church It or to 10 which he ha belong elon Under er this thin new fleW provision only a 1 reg regUl Ul ordained minIster may thus thua oft off officiate elate and an local r would be excluded The tal litter nay of ot Wayne county ham haa given Ien an out om official cial 1111 opinion that the preacher although In regular standing and AAd appointed b by the church M u a rain min It liter later ma may not perform the marriage ceremony It I hi Mated further that the tho of ot ho the I State baa haa given h hen en a similar ar official opinion on Methodist church dim dia affirm that a licensed local I la Is not a minister In tn any pity prop proper er cor sonae but hut a 10 lay preacher It li Is therefore clear that auch weh och being un ministers have no nn legal latal right to In The In IA what la Ii the status ef ot mae mair and weThen we wo women Then mOil who vho ho hll ham lwe A bw Owen n 11 united In tn dlo k b by bayIng no ito I legal gul authority l fl of off f r rI I i S to 10 perform th tile the ceremony This Thill In IA a matter that the to which they belong will no nn doubt and take to remedy remd so n far fr tor na nil that I M Ia Possible under the The trouble lies IH Arisen likely through Il lick lark k nf or of lit the law In relation to this subject The rhe TheM M t church hureh when when Issuing II n to 10 local preachers and author authorizing Icing izing 1 them to 10 t III In n tI ceremony certainly does not attempt to center upon II them theta authority that IH Ia IHnot nut not b by law Neither that church hurh nor It Its II preaches preacher who bave bae Unit hII have An any intentIon to Yin vio 10 lUll the law or fir place the Innocent of or an 1111 Illegal ceremony In the ilie po 10 which seine JOme om of or them theta undoubtedly I now elve The rhe arror error wn Willi hut butt the time effect ert Are ear certainly thaI mont noH unfortunate Th Tim The law Jaw l III Ia Hear illar in lit It Its Ita II and we have no doubt Hint the In State Slate conform to lo it a lH moon oon HS an I they he un till II UH 1114 moaning meanIng and II UK Its limit |
