The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-05-01
NO. 20.

eide. who are in the hahi, Of listeninr 10 t !.
wisdom dropping from the pulpit every week.
and who had hbersli'y enough TO attend cur
convention throughout all its sessions
merely one or two. and leave in desperate
hurry. for fear they would hear someth3aLr -
reasonable that they could not reject It L
WAS not sneer at christianity. The Gospel
of Jesus Christ, as preached in his sermon on
the mount. is true christianity. Somethioa
practical. something 10 be done; tha, coming
iron the pulpit mot meaning to say there asc
no exceptions much OF it doctrine 50 mys.s.
he'd that Il takes more than . man Of common
sense say nothing OF way faring man. tn
TOOL 10 understand. or not err therein.
In reply TO the question in the las l,s-a
graph OF his third article. l answer | know
no cody. as whole. styling ,hem~slYez
Friends OF Human Progress who .pro.sss
10 thlnk the present system Of marriage a *
tenn Of unmiaga'ed slavery. and should 81
abolished" Nor am personally acauaiass
with an individual, friend 10 Pra.,rs.1
who believes SO. Why do you not come on.
friend 'Humantas. like man. and tell IL
world openly what .ou think Be homes
aud ask without any disguise. if the ftien [,
| OF Progress DO not aim to establish system
OF Free love IN the place OF the present >ys
tenn of MARRIAGE All here is the rub. an
here is just where | charge you AMI vaes
friends with bearing false witness a.lIas.
your neighbors. Your last sentence in v5ar
third article, is a base insinuation |. Is vaaz
condemnation. lou say Judge no. la>t Il.
be Judged" you had better nv frieni 4.s,s
taken your own advice-I should not Ia.
known .ei only from your fruit Ii yoa
know OF any advocating the system of II
Owe either among Tie friends of Pro .sras~ s.
elsewhere Ncre Is field of reform for ~
have no doubt YOU are imbued with prs4a5.
Ideas o' MarriaSe, or a least you ough; l. h4
| Marriage rightly understood,
Brings TO the vrtuous and the roo3
A paradise below"
And when formed is indssoluble. Tf
union of hearts There is a custom, :, ~
world which consists merely in joining lat.
ana standing before priest and assen 5ia.r
lew questions pertanin. to it. AMI wins
IN the sight of all parties. is creditat'a s
honorable. |, IS termed nominal mari
and can be brok at will, or by resoe1s.5,
legal course. Think you q true m ana
can De made any stronger by a oerafnaaz
/ or IN the absence Of one, weaker? Tn l4
OF nature here. Is more arbitrary, bia3fa
and steadiast, than any enacted hum2n lts
There Is no circumstance that can ear,
wish to escape a true marriage: then tler5
no such thing virtuous free love
/ Tell nsnot in ftfa numbers,
! Wedocks bnt passing dream
In the songs of signing mnstre!s
| Hearts are never what they seem
Nature is truest teacher.
atae'ses AZ 4tRattess ter q the heart,
| Ever acts constant part.
It alone is truthful, earnest
| lis not kinded in the soul
/ Then when souls are thus u,;t.5
I by the kindred bonds Of love
| JOY, nor grief nor even death
Can change this union from above
But for fear Humanitus will iumna a,,.,s,....
conclusion. and say my mon COMMIT
amusing. amusing lwll add for his benefit alone ~
feaiiy fear fany one else reads these .er,s;
sna,. snay are heartily tired. and would like il hear
some one ese) that | would no, ann
persons hVing together in the narraaa reIs.i....
without proper ceremony. That uaian
hands Is beautiful emblem Of the ,,T.f5r
heaf.s. May the marriage relation b..g.,.
more sacred; then th" world will become $.
pure tha. free love" will be among The tsss...
of the past. 1,.sa =. sa55.