The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-10

with Divine assistance, TO be unto her a
faithful and loving husband. forever and
forever"
Immediately the same words were uttered
by Mrs Piunkett, and the pair thus became
man and wife, their friends congratulated
them, and after while the bride and groom
retired TO their rooms and the guests de-
parted. Mr.. Plunkett, of course, was not
present, but be heard OF the ceremony, and
soon sent to Mrs. WorthingtCn letter,
asking that she turn over to him the life
insurance policy for 81 900 which he had
made out for her benefit, and that she also
assign to him the right 20 sell property he
owned. but which was in deed joint between
them. He said he wanted to sell out, as he
was going to Paris to practice, and might
not return again. Mr.. 2 unkett said yes
terday that he had not received an answer
to his letter
Mr.. Worthington said yesterday: 'Yes,
we have done something which the world
may censure, but we believe it to be right
because we have followed truth. What is
truthl Well, christian science is truth, and
teaches truth. So far it has not attempted
the problem of sex, that of marriage; but
we are the pioneers in this new field. That
is why we fear there may be some among
our own people who will not understand US
This is something new We believe 1t will
solve the question of the failure of mar
riage. Marriage laws, as they are, are
unwise, unjust. Men and women who are
not mated are tied together. They ought
not to he kept in that bondage. There must
be some fit method for their divorce. We
hope to educate others so that in time this
method may be made the method of the
law. If the world could comprehend our
motives it would not judge US harshly
No, we are not believers in free love, but
rather in perfect marriage, and the mar
riage of to-day is not perfect, not honest,
not christian
Mr.. Plunkett, the ex-husband of the
priestess of christian science, does not re-
gard the matter just as Mr.. Worthington
does He said yesterday:
II think Mrs. Worthington has hurt her
self as leader and a teacher of the spirit
ual. We who are the teachers ought to
hold ourselves free from everything wrong
For years my wife and | lived practically
lives of celibacy. Our separation was nee
essary that we might appear before men in
our true relation. Now that she has taken
up this Mr.. Worthington l think she has
fallen into error and yielded to a weakness
of the flesh. She is of peculiar tempera-
ment, and goes to extremes Worthington
is only an extension of herself.
81 do not know what l shall do. do not
think it right to employ lawyer. She has
the children because she wants them. If it
should appear that her influence over them
would be bad l might interfere. As to our
money matters, all l can say is that she
held everything that was mine, because l
did not want to be bothered with gross
things. never cared for money for its
own sake. l want my insurance policy now
transferred from her TO my parents, but my
letter asking for that and a settlement of
our other affairs has not been answered.
''Mr. Worthington says they have a check
given by Mrs. Piunkett- w orthington, and
signed by you, showing that you have re-
ceived your share OF the joint property
THAT is not true. That check relates to
something else. There has not been a set
Element of our business affairs