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Show Si Only Old Maids Will Allowed to Marry Proteslants Denver, Colo., Scnl. 'C. According Accord-ing to Father Hugh L .MoMonaniiii. pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Immacu-late Conception, the most inlluenli.il Roman Csilholic congregation In Colorado, Colo-rado, the only condition upon which the church will sanction the marriage of a Catholic maid to a Protestant man who refuses to lake instruction in the Catholic faith. Is when thai aforesaid Catholic maid if. plain, unattractive unat-tractive aud on the shady side of 25: in short, when it seems probable that she will remain au "obi maid" If she does not snap up what Fate has sent her before the whimsical old dame changes her mind. In all 01 her cases, declare I Father McMenamiii, the man must accept In-1 In-1 si ruction in the Catholic faith or no marriage will be recognized by the church. "If the couple threaten a civil marriage by a j :stl-e 01' th- peace." said the priest, "we will lell them to go to the Devil, for that k the way I hoy are headwd." Thee statements were mad by Father McMenamiii yesterday in a sermon iu which he explained t0 his congregation the recent pronui'ca-mento pronui'ca-mento issued by the Vatican regard- 1 in? the matrimonial laws of the ! church. j |