The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-12-06
srCoND LECTURE On MARRIAGE.
delivered in Monument Place Ch"rch
by K.y. Z. "a. SPENCER, ahe fas'"r'
Nov.mber -. 1877.

neliyered in Monument ffaee s""re'
nv sx.y. =. N. SPENCER, 'he PASTOR
November -. 1877.
my ..,.Iur. !. week ago, referred To mar
ri,g.. customs la cary tItnes IA o'ieh'ai
.,,IntrI,4s ..HI showed maj intiTlae. Wa
d,yIne nSf.Tu ION, o. l-iila ID Ia th' " 'rneti
s-,,i !, fnan wa> IN innOc. Bcs. ana 10 &c -oi-
e,u.iz q .ui hOBoTeI EcuId NJ 20 aiE.ie
las suu To- DrIw .n ote man and one ""-
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l. ma IN. iiaTfls.g. DOnI lNihcuIuh mari
IN min l. I!I.sis>'.'iDie, N u Is.i, p o. nc
pn.r...-> a ID com. 30 CHRIST >.tH ing to ilin,
AZ i, Lawful. fsr a In 10 rut away ALL vile
tIr every cau-e?" Ana he answers anu
aaId uHio Tia nl. NAV. tot read that ne
;.t made Item IN the beginning IA de tiicIii
maj. and f-inaI and said, for tins caus-
shall an l. ave his iatpsr ana mother, anu
shall cleaSe I'D nIs wifr and they twain shnii
b.. on. firsh. Whcrelor- they are no more
twain, lu; one nesh. Whit therefore, Ocd
hath 10 n d logelner- let mol IA IN pui asub-
der" Inc OH slying that "harrIases are
,n.a,. ia, Heaven IN IN harmony WIN this
n.,.a,. They are made by God. TDey are
what God Lain joined to.elhsr- lie has
IN I'd man male and ieinai-- ne mas given
In man IN. : g-ial nature. He has Implanted
m ,,..-Ion of iDVe. o.Ir of the pure-f and no
bl,.si OF human passions, which inciin,s him
10 married Ilf-. He has given the wise and
wholesome laws which regulate this lIistltu-
ton an! as we have already SHOWN all that
civil Jaw can do l. to carry out the expressed
will of tod Husband and wife are, Therefore,
Ia.y not Interfere In the case, God, who joins
together, urt..r> through the o. r-on OF our
Lord jesus Christ the solemn coUeof LET not
man put a>undcr.' III there be any excep-
toms TO this clearly expressed genera rule,
thy must be such, and onIy such, as are war
ran ed by tn dIvinr law, and will be here
after couri,i.r a. The law, you Will observe i
very positive. and Is not weakened by any
exception that may xxi {, a. they establish n
general rule T. G. they make IL certain that the
law appli,s to II ca--s which are not express
Is m. Therefore.
designs that the marriage mi shall not lie
l-under.d for any trivial cause or al the ca
price OF the dtles, put Il 10 continue hli
death shall part" wis. consideration al
Gods will, ana the nature OF marriage VIII
lead TO great care on the part of tno>e who APP
proach the DuItial altar. Iher- are a thou
eand questions respecting age, taste, t-fnpera-
m-nt, .-uiGuT-, social SANDING. health, pTinci-
pie, aI,d religion, which ought 10 b- weighed;
with care IL you are starting on picnic ex-
carlson which /. To last but tor a day you may
enjoy yourself with almost any intelligent
companion, but marriage l. not an excursion
Tor n dag bu a late journey. Men, when they
form co-psrtneTsilips ia business, are usual Y
careful Ia en- uiI- concerning the hon ii y and
business qualifications OF their proposed part
n-rs, anu this IL WI e. But a business CO.
partnership can usually b- terminal ed AT TIE
VIII of the parties, du.- notice b ing given, but
marriage continues till Il atn- IL ny purchase
III ira ie you procure a blind horse or "A vicious
COW, 70 IA ~ dispose OF tlie afiinii and ma Y
even OBTAIN sorne damages, but If you are
soIn.d To AN improvement husband, or TO "A
R-oiaing tel maga9It vile, you may not md
,JIciI ..Sy and uulck relief. And II you have
any q. - Ct tor the law Of God you may fins.
no open dooT OF escape, out onIy the burden
wnIc.I y,,u IIiu>t carry and endure a. best you
may. /, tIirr- DE al! tsrcr IN what We have
sid o. The law OF God {" which We nav.
& teamed. ., follows int maTrI ge vows oug III
no 10 b- t.Istge thOugui4' say ltsI tli'. Old
sir3ag % dts rated, MARY Ina haste, and re-
yyDn a .t.I>u a." Ana Inns AT IL bc la.
a - when IN a.-IuaIiII-.n II brief and
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from IIg,- 20 drthTDn-- love, 10 drag her dos o.
from htr p,,.>s 1T position, whence she Iats so
long prrr IL. uN. .e sscfai lie oi man, bHI
Jet a reign ia Iu'i harmony wiiI s-'und
Judgment. To- "Eis thus ci.h the h:'ppiness oi
IN -.-s.uf,al
But what tI,. Hhe exceptions. If amy, to The
rulc winch % Il bit given, when Ia said ::
What sod d Ih JpIEe logeihe let not man
puI aSuuu r. Add dos ne civil law COM
oily al Ia IiI,s DIVINE .as7 To Ia.,ke li.e hisl
yIe>I "u p amer, - us ask May husband
an wiz yer b divorced, and II ~, for what
cause.
oar It ,nssnt- assert. that although the
Corruption oI IusI. ir sucn as j. aii 10 Judy
argum MS uuda iy 10 put under tho~e whom
God nath IoiEed together an marriage, te'
no, ming bu. ,luil a % slIch wtiiul Il Sertion
ss can nn WAY D.- r"ia'dicJ 10y iii' church or
sciyil uagIStTai, j. cause >IIiE ,I.t OF di>solN-
sDg The IN ut marriage, ~.;errin n public
aud oidr..y ii proceeding j. 10 b OBJ
s>.fy q. anal th- peT-'ns concerned ia al 10 i
l.iG TO IN ir own wills AMI discretion IN the
ease. Confession "f Faith, cfap. u, art o..
ynis quotation answers our question in the
affirmative. Husband and vale may De d.
Norceu for Tia" lao q, a>oD> gwen ana Tor these
4
The firSi l. ia accoriance with IN" Divine law
may he proven from Matthew i.',, which
follows th,. Ia>>age airs;lsN quoted 4 pl " III
have oh 9ervod thai that passage wsis the a,i--
weI-loI Ia The qufsiion. -" Is ~ lawful Tor "a
man To put away MS vile? 10 l!it Yu''>-
tlun, a. l. II lawful ior "a man IL put away his
wiie FOR EVERY CAUSE" And our > Nlor ans
wrrS IIe question with the general statement
already quoted. In answer 10 another quts-
ton christ says: Who~OcNer shall put
away hi> wife, except ~ be Tor fo:lIlc 'tlou,
HSu IA her
terry" Here thea Is Oh exception CIV ~ bN
CurIst iIipIs n. UnIaiIbfulnr - 10 marriage
vows is plainly propcrc 'u~e for diNo &c on
cernIn- tins til,-rt. al he no question. When
divorce - given justly for >ucii groun'is II II
not man vino pats .iss'IndeT-" IL Is the ac-
tion OF God who joins together and man only
affi rms a. Just wi.at God himself has dccrted
and applies II la the case in hand. IL would
If this Werr the only scriIturai
ground for divorce. FIR CETisi himself mem
mons tits one md mentions no 9th Z. lnI-,d
he SAYS pain Y ".Nc, pit II br tor fJrnicstion."
Vow wIat >cTl stu Al round has ur standai DE-
for adding to this reason a >.,'ond-wilful de-
s,rtiou- There must b. something very plain
or We shall b. forced u rcpuii,te our and
-r.l>. But ~ lind such authority la Pauls
Nnting>, 1t Coz. .. Is. Ii u no 80 general
anu spplies only when one party l. "A church
ynrust, and the otier - not Ptul has been
s,.an ing of eases where a m'mber of the
rhuIs a, man ar woman, L. ;o N d To an unbe-
liey,r HE very plainly rec gaize> the legaii-
~ OF such y psarrias-- In the sight of God
aud IAN IL il Ia ali lntents and purposes a
valid marIiaga. Iu thu thirteenth Verse he
Says ii my broib rr hath wife that II an u1-
beliey-r and she be pleas q 10 dwell W tn him
jet him Dad put her away la the thirte' nth
verse he avs: And the won IA watch hath
An husband that b -ii-v-th not and il he he
pleased To dwell with her lie; her not leave
him" But I'm the fifteenth verse he says: "lf
the u;,beli-yer depart let him depart A
brother or sister Is not under bondage in such
eases Here then il a second exception plain
~ defined and our stan arts are right. As
we have remarked, hosev,-r, the tr>t eXcep-
ton il more general than tin second the Sec
ond l. IN q .onalous case growing out 81 a pc
culisr relationship. This perhaps Is the reason
IL is not m-niionei by Christ
We may add .at tins Is The doctrines held
by the reformcrs. Luther, Calvin, Zuingle
and almost without exception by all the Pro-
testant Churches.
Let us now consider the other question raised.
Does the civil law comply with the divine
law In European countries the law varies
from entire prohibition 10 extreme looseneSs,
and eMhrr extreme is Inconsistent with the
divine law. In the United States the laws of
he several STATS likewise vary from extreme
striciness To extreme Iaxness. in South
Carolina" h il said mo divorce has ever been
given" bot the effect Of snch law is consd-
aduitTy comes To be garded pardonabie
.ofiense. In New York adultry is the only
ground of divorce, nut separation is granted
xnr cruelty, dt-sertion and refusal on the part
of the hush md To make provision for the sup:
port OF the wife. la several of the other states
several other grounds besides the two Scrip
iual ones are made grounds for divorce, as
imprisonment, cruelty, negitcs TO provide for
the maintenance of the wife and habitual
drunkenness In the laws of Maine
IL IL said that divorce IA vinculusl from the
bond may be- granted by any Justice
of thesuPr-me court: when in the exercise
of q sound discretion he deems IL reasonable
and proper and conducive of domestic har-
mony and consistent with the pace and
morality of society. The law Of Indiana
says, .Dlyorce m ~ be granted Tor any aus
1or which the court deems IL proper In
Rhode Island, TO the enumeration of specific
causes is added, and for any other gross brha-
win md VIII al either nf fnx.r is.s