The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-30

and marry another, committeth adultery
while, though an injured consort may DO
justified by the gospel In obtaining a di-
yorce from bed and board the church
firmly maintains that this does not imply
The privilege OF remarrying, whatever
Protestant commentators may enormously
assert to the contrary.
when the Pharisees tempted Christ,
you may remember, the Savior answered,
And say TO you that whosoever shall
put away his wife, except it be for fornica-
ton, and shall marry another, committeth
adultery; and he that shall marry her that
is put away committeth adultery Hence
no man and no legislation can validity dis
solve the contract.
MARX, Luke and Paul all fatty forbid
divorce a ~vinculo. The law Of the Catho-
lie Church is inlexible. Pope Clement
VII. refused to sanction Henry Wills
divorce from Catherine Of Aragon, and
England was lost to the church.
TRIVIAL EMISSIONS.
"The ease with which releases from
matrimonial contracts ARE obtained in
some OF our States is fraught with danger
Gus consequences. Someof the pretended
causes invoked are so trivial that they
would raise a smile il the matter were not
so terribly serious.
"You may shrink from the rigor OF the
Catholic teaching, but surely it is merciful
beside the cruel consequences Of the indis-
criminate divorces We see nowadays.
Eyes, the remarriage OF u divorced Cath
Ole during his partners lifetime necessar-
lily involves his being put outside the pale
OF the church. In such cases IL is not only
the right, but the duty OF our priests TO re-
fuse the offender dissolution or the sacra-
ments. But l should hesitate TO 90 so far
as TO refuse the sacraments TO a Catholic
who had merely obtained a divorce"
THE CARDINAL on CLEVELAND.
The conversation here branched of 10
other subjects. His Eminence had much
to say about Washington ,%tIairs, and in
passing paid an eloquent tribute to ex-
President Cleveland.
81 have n deep respect for Mr.. Cleve.
land" he remarked. II admire him for
his uprightness, his manliness and his in
dependence. Whether he will remain the
national leader of his party will depend on
the turn opinion may take with regard to
the tariff"
THE CARDINALS NEW book.
81 understand" said /, that Your EN-.
inence il hard at work again upon n new
book. May | ask for a brief outline Of its
purpose?"
"Well, to be candid" replied Cardinal
Gibbons, 81 am avetse 10 saying much
about it yet, lest my motives should be
misunderstood. This much | may tell
you. | am thinking Of calling the book
Our Christian Heritage IL will be a
small work, about the same size rs The
Faith Of Our Fathers and written in u
popular style.
ats object will be TO show the beauty
and necessity OF religion in these DAYS
when IL is so fashionable 10 set up the
teachings OF Paganism, OF Buddhism and
even Mohatnmedanism rs more suited
than our faith 10 the wants OF humanity.
i want TO show the need Of our clinging to
fundamental truths-to the existence Of
God, 10 the doctrine OF Immortality, 10 the
belief in conscience and to the truth that
conscience is the voice Of God. / shall
endeayor to show the need OF religion TO
the individual. to the family aud TO soci-
ETY.. And | shall draw my arguments not
alone from Holy Writ, MS you might cX-
pecl, but from reason, quoting philOso.
pliers, historians and moralisS, especially
the moderns."
"May | ask you, Your Eminence, II you
intend to take any special notice OF the re-
cent onslaughts Of Bishop Coke on the
Washington University and what hc seems
TO regard as the danger OF foreign inter-
ference in education?'
"No; / do not. | think il wiscst to ig-
more such attacks Their objects are too
plain. Besides, Bishop Ryan. OF Buffalo.
has already given them the best answer"
[ltwill be remembered that In the reply
10 which the Cardinal referred Bishop
Coke was anmercifully denounced rs a
m~ountebank.