Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-22
Quaker Marriages.

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Quaker Marriages.
IMPORTANT CHANGES BEING MADE TO MEET MORE
MODERN IDEAS
For long time past, says the Philadelphia
Press, the members or the Society OF Friends have
felt the necessity OF making alterations In the
Book OF Discipline" relating to marriage. Many
OF the provisions were passed years ago, and, not
being In conformity with modern ideas, have con-
stantly been disobeyed because OF their irksome-
ness.
month ago joint committee consisting of
members OF the mems and womens meetings was
appointed 10 make the desired changes. At the
monthly meeting at 18th and Race streets. on
Wednesday, the report OF the committee was pre-
sented and adopted. 1t will now go to the quar-.
terly meeting which occurs next month, and II
Ing next spring for final adoption.
Many OF the changes suggested by the report
are quite radical. ON the subject OF mixed mar.
r1ages the old clause gives as one OF the principles
OF the society: ITO discountenance mixed mar
riageS or the marriages OF our members with those
In this clause discourage" is substituted for s.s
countenance." The third paragraph on page SO OF
the Book Of Discipline is entirely stricken out 1t
"Let those OF our members be admonished who
keep company with persons not OF our society," In
consent to their children being present at mar.
riages OF those not In membership, which are &C
complished by q priest or hireling minister"
THE RULES As CHANGED.
some OF the revised rules are follows:
"When one Of our members accompishes mar.
r1age by the assistance OF priest or minister he
or she should be treated with for the Violation of
our testimony. II II shall appear from the report
OF committee appointed Tor the purpose that the
MONIES expects to attend our meetings and is de-
srous OF retaining right OF membership monthly
meetings may be at liberty to retain such member
on a satisfactory report from the committee III
however, the report OF the committee does not
satisfy tne meeting, 1t may release the party aud
IA N
us The person Is 10 be furnished with u copy of
the minute OF release and informed OF the right OF
'If any member OF our society. accompllshes nis
or her marriage without the appreciation OF tue
monthly meeting. and 1t shall appear by report
proper conduct or breach Of testimonies has taken
place, and that the party expects to attend our
meeaings ana Is DESTROYS OF retaining hight Of
| erty To retain such member without requiring
written acknowledgment But when 1t is found
not expect 10 attend our meetings, he or she may
he released from membership and furnished with
c9py ., tne minute OF RELEASE; or when both
care has been extended, they are not prepared TO
make satisfactory explanation In writing, they
are 10 lie released from membership.
IF any person not a member OF our religious So
| clety proposes 10 marry one In membership with
us, he or She may make application TO the men and
| the member belongs, when, II the overseers are
satisfied. the proposal Of marriage may be laid be-
4 IL
Ing suould make inquiry and have the same care
| and oversight OF the marriage and proceed In the
same manner prescribed by discipline where both
these proceedings shall not give right or MEM
| oersnip 70 such persons or their Offspring"
AN ACTRESS CHANGED WITH MuRDHR.-The grand
! July OF wright county, III, has returned an In
dictment sainst Mrs Bertha Diggle FOR The MUIR
Der or her husband, Geo. Diggie, on May "a, Mrs
| Diggie was playing with . dramatic company at
Tue TIME Oh the alleged murder. Her husband
was very much averse to her continuing on the
| stage, ana urged her TO return home. Alter much
persuasion she consented 10 quit the stage bur o
little later recanted IL is asserted that they had
quarreied over the matter and that she admins
Tered morphine TO her husband In glass OF Oeer.
MIS-. Dingle has been arrested, and her Gaze win
come up Tor trial next Tuesday.
| AURDkRous ASSAULT BY DEsRRrERA-Two sol.
oilers az Jefferson Barracks, Mo-. under arrest far
deserton, escaped saturday night, after making q
The deserterS were Thomas r. Lynch and q re-
/ cruit named McCurdy. sentry Kennedy was cut
down with an axe IN the hands OF Lynch, while
AcCurdy beat WEIGH INTO tnsensibility With the
butt VI . revolver he had taken away fr0m ths
sentry. The men VIII DIE.
| JACKsoNvuLB CHURcaRs RBoPxNKn-For the
| nrst TINS SINCE the epidemic In Jacksonville be-
| came general the various congregations gaIhered
In their churches yesterday to attend service
discourased Gatherings q people. ieaTnS tSs
spread OF infection BY this meana since then the
infection has become general and people have Iosi
an fear Of taking the disease BY mingifng together
The weather has been growing steadily coOler fOI
the last few dayA and It u hoped that point VIII
soon be reached when frost win como 70 cut shorj
the epidemic. There were four deaths ana 2l1
has fallen ana IL n hoped the fever has beer
killed oy IL
The neQotiati0ns between the lsothschild syndi.
/ NM ~.