The New York herald., 1851-10-26
Our New Jersey Correspondence.

BLoOMFfELD, N Oct u. lSol.
E,trGo40tnGry Document the Subject Of Dio0rte.
The New School Presby yterian Synod of New York
and New Jersey has been in session in this town
since TueGday evening.
Nothing Of special interest occurred in Us pro
ceedipgs until late hour last eveging, when the
following very extraordinary report the subject
Of divorce, made by the Reg. DR.. Eddy, Of
Nessik DR. Eddy prefaced his report with tas re-
mark that the overture was first referred seven
years 20, but that the committee had never before
been prepared to report.
The report was atce pted ty the synod with bu.
oue dk-enting voice i Was as ioAows'-
on IHE ovLErURE on LIv0RCE.
The c,mmttte 20 whom the overture on the
subject CT divorce was committed, Sad that tae
gig question IroEoted II the overture was SIM
ny this, viz -
sbsll p minister Of the gospel perform the mar
Ii9ge service Tor person vt las been divorced Tor
Cfme
In srswerine this question, we beg leave to say
ihat the subject Of divorce has assumed au rl port
sEce far above WLat belonged to t at the time
hen this question first overturned 70 this syn0i
foue six years OF more ago
Since that rericd tbe laws Of marriage and d.
vorre have undergone great mod ications Ia one
State the jsdiciary has declared that marriage is
simply matter OF contract between parties, 10 be
entered into AID aruulled at their o~a pleasure.
Ib tther Staies, by Tie altering either their eols.i
tytitp, OF by statute law, the pOTer Of granting
divorces has been removed from the Legislature 70
the Court Of Chancery, which c)urs Is usually con.
pcstd Of bat a single ind vidusi
IL cSTnot be Questoned that there is al iQcreRs
iIg laxness on the fuhiec. Of divorce and grow.
jrg facility for the ob aiming Oi dissolution Of the
marriage relation.
Now, when it has been well said that the morals
Of country may be SOD b. the sscredness of the
ccrjug al relation aud TIE aicLlty uf dssovng IT,
cannot regard with indifference the question sub
mltttd 10 our CONFEDERATION.
Ibo committee gOuld, therefore, recommend the
adoption Of the follow iIg minute -
Nhfftes thesol I'M contract 4 msrfage Il regarded
- 81 divine institution. vel made perma ally
binding en- the statutes - tie stats while Il
rDsy celfrliBe lie n9aurtr 10 Vf4sh 10 s0
tzfd % - 20 secure ris i nuni h L1s power 70
Ie sc fTfm its m0ra liabilities ard ObsAti3as exsrgt
for two causes specified iu the Wrrt ~ soi
NheTeRs the GO'Tel - clarss expressly that no nan
tLau Tut away bic and marry Agother except fJr
the csWe a. furnlcut'rn. rrcnguiae ths principle
that the marriage bond b. dfsoivsd only BY the
oopiir Of q h plrtias IL l. pho sple
that tie laws q svefal 4 the states have made pro-
vsfcn for the tiDa divorce u the IN cent
party while the othfr u .i held, and rendered unabis
20 form any Subsequent marriage relation
Nisftss insrttinsnt person hss right % take
tdvsrtrge of hs iuE, and tas cnce v lated
bh marriage snd thus rendered hirnssR morally
u8ft gsiD tn btes 4 bs corjurs
f,se both the law - just aud wise legis alton veil
the construrtive II 'Npres- laws q God Do not
warrant 70 bee acessssry 90 nj assuming
the marriage relation
The sJucd would. tborsf the overture Ia
The sgstive minister Of the Gospel has right TO
souEirs the msrrts G. q any person wh3 has been
divorced On The ground 4 he o~n vron.-dong.
Ostot4- q 1851