Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-10-20

norance, in the mysteriousn ness Of the oos,.,
upon which. there is such diversity Of sp;a
ion. O. regards the meaning and application ' :,
many sentiments Here are the 9Th and o. "
". Of the 18th chap. Of Matthew, TO which 'a
are referred as being in coniictlon with We
versesiD Deatsronomy, according To the le, nc
ed editor, 9Th '. He saith unto them. Me-
on account Of the hardness Of your hearts s s"s
.fered you TO put away your wives: but f, ss'
the beginning il was not SOL. This ,e,s s.i !;
plies, in our vision. that mans l,eart we,a h..
der duriug the Mosaic dispensation, :, Than :,
the epoch Of Chfist's mission and that ha,s
ness Of the heart is . palliation, Or ius,js.s
ton, in a man to .'put away his wife," ".
know not Mr. editor, /" what You and nth, hs
men may think Of it but for our single self ~'
had az leave it should be so as not to be- - 10
Here 10 '. 8, /" And say unto You whose.
er shall put away his wife, except il shall !.
for fornicasion, and shall marry another. cou ~
miteth adultry and whatsoever marrieth ~.
who is put away commiteth adulsry.' In Ill., H.
verse, man is allowed 10 put away his WHY sSi'
for adultry Now, there is passage in ne
Bible, which reads thus. 4" Whosoeser Iool
eth upon woman TO lust after her, commisl
adul,ry - and it may be inferred the,ef,.am
there are but few Of Us who have not ye,n.a
upon the commission Of that sin; in pro;s.
land, where there are so many women, iwbiss
as Byron says charms all men,l with ,hs
light Of dark eye."
eyes too are here Of sky lit blue,
fhasel and Of gray;
All! the Eagle clear as the morning dew,
And laughing as the sprny
Cheeks tinted with crimson glow,
And forms of fairy mould,
All chaste and pure as Alpine snow,
More winning far than gold.'
Indiscriminate intercourse in the human sn..
cies, leads TO sterility or unfruilfuness; andh
decrescency and is dramatically antagonist.
cal to a commandment found in the Bible.
Increase, and multiply, and replensh the esh
Now, we may call in the free agency Of man.
which is in perfect accordance with anua
christianity, and is inseperably intervon
with the omnipotence. Omniscience and ON.
nipreaence Of the Deity tina, free aeencyp
to declare, whether it is not meet 10 dissolve,
marriage contract, the conditions Of which n
by no manner of means be fulfilled without,
violation of great law of nature i. e. Rh
an enemy to your own happiness and infr
est! We consider the matrimonial tie, To
rigid and tyrannical; from all quarters Of hi
fair land, petitions for divorce are presented;
parties living in misery and strife, we behsa
every day: and no doubt thousands are wrih
ing in secret hostility TO their welded loves
$ afraid of shame,' Of public morbid opinion
Why is it thus! Whence this discord /
Whence this person in the domestic cup
hymen! Something must be rotten in Da
mark ali yes! we look altogether to superfdsA
in forming our judgments. Passion-mos
-vanity-these are the surpentine roots ofta
evil-these are the destroye!s of domaa
bliss that absorb the nourishment from ID
more delicate trees. But to return to Nj. CT
zette, in '. 10, of Matthew 10Th chap. ish
following language: " His disciples say us
him, if the case of man be so with his wife
is not good to marry" 1t thus appears BIZ
were somewhat COMPOUNDED at the declaab
Of their master ;-'rhis apparent positaa
implicated in the previous verse. But
IL. 81 He saith unto them all men cannas
ceive this saying save those TO whom iHg
en-" And herein, Mr.. editor. you may Pc
ceive qualification made by cur Savior:
furthermore, an instance in the Bible, d
"great truth" in nature, i. e. EScefha
all established and general rules; asseHnz
from the lips of Christ, in the law Of nanuf
for in '. IL. He says there be some eulatd
which were 80 born from their mothers T'na
and there are some eunuchs which were ns
eunuchs Of men; and there be eunuchi
have made themselves for the kindom S
en- sake. He that is able to receive i'll
receive it." Our Saviour, here takes ds 4
Of eunuch or man deprived BY na'ara1 {
genital organs, as exceptions TO the ss I,
rule. A general principle is expressed ~ ~
general exception to that principle. e .s !.
we introduced the LIST, and Cd Vs. oiRs. :
chap. of Deuteronomy in our last no. VIEW w. =
about quoting, the identical 2 vs. OF Taas "a
TO which the learned editor refers. hss, ZIP
humbly say: we have 8" venefat9n Y pp
frmness" for the old and new testanens O
scan the whole book. in broad al a.r e,
light. If our father is in the old eslu' 81,
son is in the new. Permit Us to an'1 -.
Gazette, that liberal and enlighenaus. as
strnction Of" these verses" do no! nI'as, W
jot or title against the position We a'ss 10
That man should hold the bond Of n''', I'LL
sacred aud inviolable we avow, so opss l. asst,
bond COMFORTS with happiness; o es,i fec
should be annuled. We have no lF' LII an
of the institution beng =; Is
with enlightened nations, all we a. Ina I.
mar or woman, should not be KEEP y W a
Of any kind or description ;-sno '',ss .en
forced to do any act, or suffer c0a p., I'D IS
any act, detrimental TO his OF y. nc hss hi
or happiness; in word and 10 e '".rna We {
ton short, we look upon the p, a'os.I corr
dispute, as reflection upon lesl'''d ne I'd New
". truth and virtue and lastly .o,EpSsrsTTNCt -
heaven! CONoie''' las
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