, 1874-01-07

then agree, they have civil marriage.
Other restrictions are abolished by the
Draft, and there will only be one common
rule for oil congregations, namely, that in
cases OF marriages between parties of DIFF
ferent religious congregations, they will
have to give declaration stating the faith
in which their children will be brought up.
This is o guarantee that they are brought
up as Christians. The declaration NAV
be afterwards altered, if they should come
to. another result. This Ordinance will
give the different congregations more liber-
ty; the Government will not interfere, but
II the parties cannot agree, they have civil
marriage.
The second chapter of the Draft
removes certain restrictions that have hi
therto rested only on the Lutheran congre-
CATION with regard to baptism.
Sarauw, before making a few remarks
on the Draft, would thank the Govern
ment for having introduced it. The blame
Tor this not being done before, did not fall
on Government alone, but also on other
parties The changes that had been made
IN extending the Law are Improvements.
lie proposed that the word Sheriff, in
parenthesis, be added after the word
Judge, and pointed out a mistake in the
fees. He would like to see two clauses
struck out of ) : 6 and 7, about the
stamp-paper for q copy of the protocol en-
try, as they are unnecessary. He would
like to have q clause added, that t'such
copies be given without stamped paper"
He could not see why this community
should be burdened with heavier expenses
than St. Thomas, for such things. These
observations did not affect the spirit of
the Ordinance but there is one on s 9
which does-to every word of which s he
objects. 1t is there provided that the par
ties on being married give a certificate,
stating the faith in which the children are
to be brought up. This was against the
Colonial and Fundamental Law. He could
not see why the magistrate or parson
should interfere III regard to these children
more than others. The agreement may
indeed be changed, but is it consistent with
the dignity of the law to say that parties
may to-day give q promise and alter it
tomorrow? Better leave out the whole en-
actment. He positively objected to the
condition of the Governments consent be-
ing affixed in case ~f +ho one consort
Delngsoead and the OF he agree
menu from all the intended,
at the End discuss an amend,
ment concerning til .sa change
IN the Danish Law t. ne could not
agree, viz: in 5 TO-. tier leave this
point as it is in the law, according to
which no cancellation is to be tried where
the parties belong to different denomina-
tons. The term used in : 10, to which
reference is made in ) 10, concerning the
registration, is not clear. The Police
Office isthe right place for such registra-
tion
The Chairman would only make a few
remarks IN reply to the honorable mem
Der. 1t is not a certificate, as formerly,
which Is required when q Catholic and a
Lutheran marry, but only a declaration.
When two Lutherans or two Episcopalians
marry, the Government takes it for gran
ted that the children will be brought up
as LutheranS or Episcopalians, until they
come to the age to choose for themselves.
Not so when the parents are Of different
sects. The reference to the fundamental
law had not be en- made in the Danish Diet
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