New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-23

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her hu,DsT rcmoey connected With the questions we
- int been Discussing Is thai OF divorce. THIS
", tb.rs il very readily solved ia the clear aud
nAc :. IN of authoritative uatdas. Bat how pulling
GtenToblem If we grope tor ts solution among the
,ce,,sn ana conflicting interpret -,ions OF books
TIC Way that this question is disposed of poll really
- for the most part ccc!es astcay, i but Nce IN
pnpony with the teachings of nature ani Is further
illustration Of the worthessne-s of artificial religions
and OF the necessity OF returning to the religion oil
nature and reason. -
Wby should people marry Because st is not
good thst the man should be alone. because the
human heart yearns for the frees communion ana tu
est sympathy with some other heart. because no one
is capable of going auue anu LINCOLNSHIRE through
the trial, and perulexities before him; and with no
Bosom friend to so0he and cheer and sustain him AMID
the sorrows and suferlDgs that await nun. IL Il Tor
such asons am becsu-e joy IS thereby doubled as
veil a. main divided that the Journey of life should be
Travelled in pairs each p4ir bound together IN tina.
mutual love which never wearles oil Its mnsterings,
and never forsakes it's chosen companion.
Mach has been SAID aud written 10 our day IN favor
Of making a physically healthy offspring the para
mount object in choosing husband or wife, Bu',
in point OF fact il is very rarely made such; very
rarely made any object whatever; aud, in my Judg.
rnent should never be. | would that persons should
marry each other simply because they have fallen so
deeply in love a. to feel that they must-sy Already
do belong to each other and are iirev0caby chC'eh
to care for and bless each other and can never while
life lasts be- separated from each other. Children are
TO be regarded not the direct object but as one OF
the natural and unstuded incidents OF Marriage al
nit that when parents tud Themselves bringing dis
eased and miserable children INTO the world they hai
better lock up their faculties than multiply such chll-
dren Let here say that 1t not only probable that
the child Of parents whose marriage sprang from thelt
true love of each other and deep soul'union with
each other il far more likely 70 be morally sound
than the child Of parents who are brought together
with about the same calculation Tor tue improvement
Of human stock "a enters into the Improvement
Of breeds of animals but that also probable that he
who was born with a poor physical constitution VIII
be ike to improve it II he have good moral one
while he who has poor moral one WIZ proOsoiy DC
reckless ofss physical constitution. Thus has love-
marriage the promise of children healthier, not only IN
.onl, but in the end in body also. Far away,
then from marriage be all calculation Inc Dhnlest
and most mprovdent lOve-match Is nhntely prefer
Able Ia a calculated ard calculating match. maj
rage # need be- in the face OF all calculation because
so brimfu of love- downright cant'help1t marriage
is the true one. -
In what cases would have divorce allowed?
saw with the Catholic Church, in none. Bot would
1 NOT when there is adultery No, mol even t1en.
In any case whatever it violates great human nights.
Nature a. we have seen from the census tables, docs
not allow IT. and Jesus far greatest OF all the inOra
Interpreters of Nature does not 1t is true that there
is one oense for shch be alo IS The husband 10 put
ewsy the wife; bat he declares HIM To be gmry OF
,Sniiery if he marres again. Though We are lot
bound to cohab with al adnterous pesop, neVerthe-
less not even adultery breaks the tie OF marriage
Nv wife is incapable of becoming the wife OF another
so long as live. Ny crime may be such as TO make
il incompatible with her selrespect and her other du-
Ties 10 continue TO live with But she is never to
cease from her efforts for my reformation, and she ~
never to put herself in such circumstances a. would
disable her from receiving me, should return to her
in penence. This, however, she clearly would do by
marrying another. | know not the genius nor re-
aureInents of Christianity If 1t would have the
YiIe forgive her hui band when he repents of his
living. or theft and would not also have her take hn
backs to her arms when he has repented OF his
adultery.
snd that my wife ought not to marry another
while am alive; and have already argued ~ effect
~ this conclusion. | have already virtually shown
that for her to do would be not only to wrong me
but to practice robbery upon her sex, some oil whom
must 60 unmarried if others have more than one hvlog
husband,
said that in no case should there be divorce Let it
be understood that there cannot be- ana the caution 10
eelecting corjuga partner would be greatly increased
Moreover there would be fresh motive then Tor the
sessonabe healing Of those dissensions IN married e
which are So often allowed to Iul on and result IN
mutual enlargement ana divorce. But 40 long as the
marriage knot can be untied-eYen though II can be
Inv adultery only-so long will there be endeavors 10
unite if. The wicked wife ma' Tor the sake oil getang
Il united practice her ats to involve her husband IN
adultery and the wicked husband may seek THIS emu
by similar means ;..o Ia :,
vested with far of beauty dignity ana solemnty,
and To be made far more productive oi D!eSsedhess,
II must be held to be a. enduring as life itseli. =,
Thus have | set before you as far as Wen couu
within the narrow limits of single DISCOURSE the re-
eion of nature If the one great direct OBJECT o True
religion Is the protection OF natural rghs, t9eu We
must have natural religion TO accomplish IT. Natural
rights never have been ard never VIII De- ProtecIeo
nfdtr artificial religions; and the fact that they are
oyen down the earth over conclusive evidence that
artificial reigiOns prevail the earth over frehu vi
Temperance friend of Peace, TREND oi Freedom =
work on az aiuSt Intoxicating Dnhks, ana " al, ana
slavery. but hatter yourselves with 10 nope OF per-
maueni or extensive successuntil the current religion
has been suppanted 10y the religion oil nature; SEEKER
of reform in politics the current Religion docks up
your way also Corrupt ana crazy as are oui pon'
lies they are nevertheless worse than our religion
Nav tbev are al xays one with it, The state is never
more rotten than the Church.
we frequently hear the light of nature spoken OF as
dim And doubtful and decelvng. But IN pOn oi Iact,
is Il not the only clear and bright and one Jesus
himself is not another light lie Is the perfect medium
through which the hight OF nature shines. Inc com
mon opinion is that nature is not sumclehl Source
whence TO make up our religion. a much'rehed-0n
MS, i, ia NOT Its failure 10 teach the doctrine OF
The resurrection of the body. admit that IL does moi
teach it. | admit that II teaches the reverse. bu1
this doctrine which is Of 50 much interest 10 tue
.uperstitious and speculative, natural rehgion mas
nofhing at all Ia do with lis only concern is 10 make
better the moral character OF men, and whether TINS
doctrine il true false does IN no wise aiect Such
character. But, saying nothing OF has e9iy, does
nature teach that man snah i've aSaln IhIeSS sue
does how Glow should be 10 believe doctrine SO
iunortaut as another life is not TO be confidently
received on any less certain testimony than nature
herself Unless il is least cOuntenanced by nature
il should not be received at all
Relieve there are strong, Will not say conclusive,
proofs IN nature that small 1--we again One Is that
God made him in His own Likeness. That Ito ala So
we cndeayored 10 show IN an early part OF TINS as
course lie put into HIM His own spirls, ana maze nim
70 be His immortal companion and co@oIker. Another
of these proofs is that God nsde him with wants THAI
this life cannot satisfy. The horse aud dog and other
creatures whose knowledge mainly instructive AZ
tain here their summit OF knowledge, anu therefore oil
endowment aud usefulness also. Bat man gathers up
sl earthly know ledge only t. long Tor more Inc more
he learns the more Is he with the measure