Show MARRIAGE AND THE CATHOLICS mis sourd is being agitated over a new marriage law which las hag been introduced into the state legislature it is vehemently opposed by tiie the Cat catholic holle element and the influence brought to bear by the priests is not unlikely to defeat the measure there is one feature of it which is supported by the sectarian clergy that Is 5 the provision r requiring e all persons to take out a license before applying to minister or magistrate for the solemnization of the marriage ceremony 4 but this IS 19 very distasteful to 10 the mother ther then church JR the ground taken by the catholics ia is similar to that occupied by the mormons cormons Mor mons on this subject thoy they declare that marriage ia is a sacrament bat sat and that the state has no right to interfere with it so ad as to infringe upon church regulations the aher 1 catholics intimate that if the state doerin this way pass over its legitimate boubis bound it will force them to break the law according to the established doctrine of the ca thoi thol fc church marr marriage iager lager can be solemnized d only onis by a priest secular mar marriage ridge or a ceremony administered bya by denominational clergyman ia Is no iio marriage at all ain and those who maintain marital io lations relations by the rites of church are considered to bo be living in adultery this in a few words Is esthe the position tsuen t taken by the oldest and largest section of oil cli christendom the point advanced is liot riot new iem the new idea la Is the secular oile olle one that marriage ia a mere civil contract the subject in Is not by any means disposed of it will come into public notice again and again andl andi will b seen mat duat other people besides the mor mons mona are vitally affected by the attempts of the state to interfere with marriage marri aire aee in its ita religious as aucta and will interpose objections that will be backed up by powerful paw erful influences marriage is undoubtedly a matter of religion whether viewed in its or aspect or in a prohibitory and celibate lepse sense it is 13 ls is a religious ordinance and relation because it vias was ordained of god clod and when eve ever r mannas man inan lihs has been in communion with his Ms maker has been under cial clat divine direction in this rea rei it is ts outside of the tion of tho the secular law and what oyer evel ovel eyer regulations the latter may establish in relation to it they can rint riot interfere with the religious ordinances and institutions that u re therewith associated without violating the fundamental principles of our popular government and 1 0 chuld o that religious lous liberty which 8 should be sacred to every heart |