The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-19
THE WIFES vow.

The press, that vigilant sentinel upon
the watch-tower of civil and religious
liberty, like Sister Anne upon Blue
boards turrct, deserted something
wrong in the ceremony of the presi-
dents wedding. 1t whispered audibly
that the Reverend Doctor omitted from
the service the word ''obey," and that
the lady therefore became wife with
out the vow of obedience to husband.
This incident seriously disturbed certain
newspapers whose course for many
years has shown their profound concern
for the interests Of religion, and many
excellent persons also have been anx-
ious to know whether, under such cir
cumstances, the wife has been married
properly. Indeed, there are said to be
some young women who suppose that
the VOW of obedience is the essential
marriage vow-a view in which they
are resolutely supported by many very
young gentlemen who are not very long
emancipated from maternal control.
1t may allay these tender apprehen-
sions to know not only that the word
obey is often omitted from the mar
riaSe ceremony. but that many veiled
ladies, in wreaths of orange flowers, in
sist upon the omission. In fact, to use
diplomatic language, the concession OF
the omission has been known to be held
in many cases to be preliminary sine
qua non upon the part of one of the
high contracting parties. The word
was introduced into the ceremony by
men to express and emphasize the view
of men that the man is the head of the
woman. Indeed, the interested inquirer
will find that most of the traditional
IheoIies ol the reiaIloils Vi tne SEXES
VIM "iicn % are oiten 4uoueu as lhunspuo'une s,nnt
aiu coneiuSive aist.nien.s @ Ttl rrpaI,enS I"l
n.y. n.y. ,,.4a .n ,ho.o ". MI rnio.;ano IL ,Io
WHICH icSui"'o 'no'0 i1a''o i
iaws ., utVolce' VI 'ne iish's anu !ne
coitroi oi properly vi lhe uisPosilioil I
anu care VI c.luren tne "ork ~ VI
men, anu Simply express Ineir WILL
M Noie tilai, 9uattIt ;i .'e VI s a oen''iy
Mn..1't w: @ SAY, aLa tno u'o ~ o;',;i;a"t;an ~
EnS I'nu "elo , 'iaiiio " CIVILIAN
anu M huiiiahl'y
lhu lloieS' 'hereiore' VIM s"PPoso
ln'a. 'uese laws anu ccieihohi"i .! 'ums %s
resi- upon ulVlne saic'ion' anu VIZ .i,o
are consequently s2ilcilous W Me.'' nt .ne
yohe Vi uilquestioilnS SupJu sa'ioh' iio'
.ol eIolce; pul as IeiiSlous uo'y, Is NEE. nee,
'penu no lolSSer loI 1nat Leason. tney
plelel " upey' inueeu, eney alI e,;t;s not
o." - 'sny 80 3D., >,
noi il 'ney Pieiei u co'ii',i'liu nrs
;lhtetposes at TINS point lhe Sou'niul S
casulst OF the other SEX surrey eAiSen-
cies OF oilereiicG arise "neh Ihere hiust
pe uec.siSe wlii' anu u couise' tha'
WIN hiust oe ,iie lll!i, D. 1s, ~ men
'uaVe seheiaity e'iu, anu 'l.o,t Nio"'
nave Sehe,a'ls piesaieu' Du1 lho Son-
ierai PieVa'ehce oi lsnoraice was lo'
SOUND argument against the lntrouuc-
'tlon o! general edncat,on' anu In ine
irepupllc OF reason anu hi,''rlnony lne
80, 80, - Ia aoh, ,.;Irh,s " IS So 'H'
~iIue 'no :, .a % i;s.1
MAJ iiiloiii', NJ , 90 ny ohS
Aiiust u'cioe. uraiileu' an" w Mil:'l snouiu
ue'erii.ne tle oeGlsloh. Iiaiiily' tne
right oi Ihe case. NO" Wiie Is q"iie
ias nKeiy-upon tne "hoie' ihdeeu' niore
nKeiy.O De right upon iamiily ques-
'tioh tnah Ihe nusoanu' otih says tne
casuis'' ne must oeci9e' because le -
lne Dreauwinher' anu pecause ne - INC
'euonge' anu eau eliioiGe nls Will WY
Wcii' 'h'n '.le REASON VISA mncn ~:
.ne woii' VI 10 ti,e pIeau-wiliiel' anu III
tiat case II Is pi'tiniy ho' as man lni'
.no nus spi.ni iiiueI ueoiuo, "nioh T,Ia
-. .S rny IT, ho pan nnfnroo b;S
,,,;i, = n.',,iioahIo a,|, ~ ~. tho oon+rn, of .
hr'to ~. + = sIore bnt ;s Il annl;cab1a
40 ,n.t of . v;foa Moroovor IPon yo
49, ~ .. of s. -. o a. ~. 80 h,.,+o
isPe"h u ir, We uo NV iito''i 80 4
;Looi. .nntho. Un1 an ,r''d do,,, or 70 hao+ -
-.1a,,,n,, not. I,,;shas ~ w ri,rht 20 " do 90 .
l.T1n n' H. s;S. ,s,,st no ioll t,rtb ~. ho
would ;ustify himself ~ 80 " '''O, -
In the matrimonial republic, indeed.
loo in oil otb,r communities undoubtod-
Nv force will decide monv . difference
80 ":i' "o - ,N
- - Iip'o. lou' lii''I I,io i.s i Ia"
An".e uy nj, -, '."' ill'ol e.o Dy .I,
= ,1,;,i, 'I, a.inIo ;no ne nu " IL
49,, 49, W." I So :" s'n - W tI', 80" -
was nros,p,. hI,, l,,Sh,,T Jn,it"J
shat reasonahIa tb;cEnnSs 'v.S ohnnt Tho
th;nLnaSS Of thnn,h IT, Pr;t;sh .S $50, wy
also nermitted the sale of tha wifn nv
che husband y lonicoI dadnotion fron,
tho theory of the r;rbt Of tho brShond
% fonn6od in s+rono-tb of n,nsoIo If
the wifo ba honpd N obev tho bnShond
ce-t.;nlv the busband ;S .ntbor;zoJ 70
enforce oheSianca and e tho oontun,o
cv Of tho ,v;fa comnelS I resort @ 70 tho stiol,
ri a tbnmh's tbicLp"ss it NOV ie he SuarH ~arH
oainfnl to Romeo to aJ;nSt b;S reIot;onS
With Inlet in tbot an,nbotio n,annar
hnt who can denv % tho WON'T of ,ha ~ hus
band 20 oo,,,,,aI H. niaj;n,,an I Oh 10
hos the rirbt to da,,onJp
OoeS Ro1neo s,,nnnSa ,,o,hon chat -
h;S hr;do ,ror,; ;Sa, tc. g., hd,. -,
,u;n 49, tI'a st;aI. ,,n"9noasla no, irho
n,,a. ,Nt " '' 10; SUN i:.. n1
a's anSmo = ~ n,a .h suPPosi'ion 10 P'ln'e'
sI.y uay II, 'ie poiice rePor's. honieo'
- 10 ~, 70 >: .ll;n IlI liiiI" iol su:n :,i
sse tbat an d;faronooS It,I"am LII
and h;n,SaIf viii 10 J@,to,.,';'nJ 81 ~
r. 80 1sf ,>tad;a'o, ~ ~. ',n.1; oS ~
H. Iii i,a,,'Ira'. - on I ~
or o,.;n';noI III, a;m ~ VI La S.t I
tbo;r cnmmon nooJ sanan IT, no' tho DIS ny
, ~ an,r oo f soH senHo IN !ne nap
r., r. ,ra'. :I, 80 t'noo'lon :li1 =
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o. ia loiiio no oAp osSioii may oe' Is
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