New-York tribune., 1883-03-10
ments are practically atheisuo. To drop all religious

ments are practically atheisGc. 10 uioP III i0"e''
ideas cease recognize Gods will and laws 70 teaeh
men live without God, Is the aim OF the mouerp Re-
former; and his views OF marriage are Sn na1yv % ~ We
sgus Of his general state Of mind 0d 9
painfully It must strike the unaccusomeu. u ~ the
not only sign ofnfdelity IT also an oe Of
system known as Professionalism. 1t Is the OUTCOME VI
the babit o. interpreting the BLDG accorung 70
private Judgment of rejecting eccesasbme be piire free
dom every individual to believe what he chooSe9 III"
These then are the relations of the movement toward
breaking UP the family and the home /, comes e o s er
God s Jaw and word the least i is the dark stigma on
Protestant Christianity it s helped on by every man
who holds what are known as liberal opinions ~ may
be temporarily held back by whatever of power remains
IN the Holy Catholic Church but it tends ever towar&I &
socialist communist, and OF all who wish to MAKE Yea
society from whicn the faith and fear OF God sha
been driven away, and in which even the lname vi oou
may, npossible, cease to be known
MARRIAGE DIVINE INSTITUTION.
The teachings of Holy Mother the Church. are nero
put in contrast with these dark and detestaoe here
the raionalistc schools Marriage is not mere civil
contract Itis Divine institution. 1t makes man anu
woman one flesh 1t binds them together for hfe IN
union never TO be dissolved II gives them one nature
one liie aim interests they shouiu pe one
in thought mind, WILL love in each other they snou
ind their full and complete happiness Nowhere IL ,s
beautifully brought in ST. Pauls Epstle to the
Ephesians The union Of the husband and the vic Is
effected not a human partnership but oy iuno ne
power great mystery great spd no man
ever hated his own flesh. woman must be
subject to her husband 3 hsrauss IN se to h as
the Church ia TO Christ Their union sna DC mo o rv @
OF the ch%rch Which Is Without spot or wrinkle any
such thing There no shame there no % o of angels
the bond os peace and OF all virtues. ,-.oos u,aor
| Now can such union this ever be dissolved under
shall be- free to form another That question out
of which the trouble grows Granted that MARRIAGE ms IS
often most unhappy that owing to the weaknsss os
folly, the treachery the sin, which are "
human nature some men ana women nha ~ tS Gd ana 40
ntoerable that they must be pared-shOua ei'hoi W
| free to marry againi - - oo o,ru
contract human partnership that question e1u %
the principles which regulate mere civil cohtIacs an
partnerships. But If Motif 1t be holy % ordinance, i @
answer the question before u.s. and thing 10 be
asked s What has God said about 1t But Goa salu'
fore God hath joined together LET not man put
sl:, Matthew. xix. 81 And again. God d %ar: ssad:
reth another. commteth adultery and whosoeyer mar
s 1sF that M G o aTy y 2 %ord
as the lightning which cometh out M 9I tne eass rI mn
law But It IS said that every such law there excep'
tons Is there TO tais That depends on the mean
ing OF word IN St Matthew XIX, o. OnT Lore say,
that Tor cause man may put away hls Wlle anu anu
marry another" fornicaton Ii is not Absolutely GEAR
what that word means Ii may possol5 M 1n m s
after marriagei OF II may mean imp9ty before 'aT @
adventure that includes nupal SIN let on tnht
peradvenure and because OF that shadow OF doubt the
from of old stringent and less stringent view.
POSITION OF THE CHURCH
The stringent rule Is this: That though tho married
may be separated to live apart when they cannot
live together IN peace yet they still man and VIE
! andnonew matrimonial relations can be formed. They
may come back TO each other but others they cannot
| 20 And tlnk that must been what the Lord
meant aud that IL to be the rule OF the Church
But yet there the shade Of doubt less stringent
ule exists IL is the rule OF our own branch of the
.pfaH
lege 20 remarry may be granted, but for one only
cause: when adultery has been proved Ana theh tne
| Innocent party may marry again beIohd 'nat mat ,no @
the chance that 1t was what our Lord meant m
But for other causes, she recognizes not one Di
vOrcg any Other ground whatever, cats VITA IL no
privilege either party 10 remarry Her clergy are
positively forbidden TO marry such persons; the coincc
ton regarded aduterous, and the sacrament Is de
MED persons living together IN thai siae, unless on
their repentance or IN the article OF dea1 ms Is tte
position OF The Church, rcverng God she seeks TO stem
the tde of the age and loyalty to her Involves stahc
| loyalty to her principles on this terrible subject II
means much more than formal submission 10 th1
canons 1t means thai you should giye her oar cordial
asstrters OF ana justice IN this natter that
these first principles OF the Christian religion;
o ' ,hs b "ai,eT To- tnd fant Win The law of the
Church is that God Oh whose express words
needed mere II anywhere because tnis evil nature Is
against IT, The OF tue esh the passion OF the heart
sign now much the law needed And OF all the charges
which form the arragnmen OF Protestant ChflstlAnN
I
In tbls mater of oroc ii nas deliberately sacrificed
words OF our Lord and Saviour Jesus ChIst
to the eager passions OF men
CAUSE OF HAsTY MARRIAGES.
spoke to you last sunday evening Of the recklesnes
with which marriage Is contracted aud the apparent
want of any sense of responsibility the part OF many
persons who have undertaken that holy estste-o the
absence OF all ideas Of duty and the utterly selfish aim
M at mere personal advantage aud pleasures Of the
levity with which people comment domestic nieclty,
as matter OF oonrsei OF the apparent lack Of
sorrow and surprise when ai0naions Of the total
Indifference with which look on when names dis
honored regulations blasted and homes broken up.
doubt not that all these are the direct result
Of State legislation divorce Certain It Is
that as facilities for doing anything in
crease so increases the Of who them
selves Of them The easier II Is made get divorces,
ereater will be the demand for them and the greater
number Of the divorced the less Will they attract aten
tOD and rebuke; and the familiar become with
the sgbt of divorce the less will marriage be held In
esteem Now in all tins far and last drllt TO tho Dad II
l. tbe woman who suffers mOsti her interests
directly involved than those OF man IL Is she who should
| view with sOhcitude the RAPID weakening oi the
General conscience as to the sin and OF these
separations the moral state which they will induce
viii drag her down to her former degradation, past all
| chance Of recovery or rescue.
Woman shond remember that II is the religion Of Jesus
Christ which sancthed her person and exalted her
sex; every word whcn Christ uttered concerning
her relations 10 man, mad, wife, widow, IL for
her word Of lfe that there is not and cannot be.
and honor than see tuat those words " Christ
Kept perpetually before the community, bazOned ana
| Illuminated the very taiisnans OF social security
When, II ever, woman attans complete independence
she may find hersel crushed under burdens TOO great
/, | for her to bear; there are signs OF that
alreadyi they muuplyi one traces them
ia all directions. And the social and moral wreck
OF woman Will be complete when the conspiracy asahl
holy matrimony triumphs Then this viii be the his.
slave and conen9ine, ana crowned WIN hon0r ana goy
Christian vile, Will, after having turned away from
God follow her devices, sink back to DO once
more mans conoubne and slave.