New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-04
MARRIAGE SERVICE REVISION
Two cL,r,fa CRITICALLY o.Ns:DErND.

Two Clause, CRITICALLY CONSIDERED
To the Editor Of the Tribune
nr: \, tl, seem, be- the ass for "revis''ns.
would Ike 10 ,u-gc-t slight charge in ilic form oi
marriage service L-el b, the % hpis'DPh '"ur'"
II the United ,tatc-7 and sorry 80 sly, by some
cirr.yu,cn ~ other churches less bound d. tie
customs and u.ascs II tie dark ages. There are t"'
clause. which, IN ay op.niOu. should b. struck OK
Il The ceremony. Thc fret because II Is degrading t.
tic woman. AMI tie second because II l. perjury.
and va, never ano@n 10 be kept by the IMAM IN any
h. lance record
The n..t clause IS where the woman promises t.
Ole, and serve. Tie second b. where the mdn "a,
With all my worldly g0hs thee enH"N a p'"""si
a. zen ,cic,, a. II Is false.
In tnis lat decade of the nineteenth century 30
often s.fiscay called womsn's century would II
10, be Well to plarc wife one grade higher than a
sofyantl that l.. AT least. IN theory or rmanc, on
the wedding day. An Acquaintance SAID recently
So u, daughter Annie g. III and worn ont h1'ins been
I'D al m-ht with two ,ch children. w husband Wa
Glgnant enough because john uhc son ~ law gisr
order. tia, he WI, ~; to be disturbed. hc must
have bis iul sleep t. be fresh fr his speech for
fA,.r Nni / VIII not repeat IT, for then II would
e seen tat John one u Christ, inc-- 'n-'Tr "h)
are sent 10 teach /" Ia honor prcieTln9 one snptcr
And tie wife. what of her shc is ~" t"ont csht
ycils old married seven year. ana has i've children
We'll. that is all right; ~hs not Nbat cDnii NJ
~
/. il not scrvaits idty T. do tn work Nhiic the
ma ter rest, seven years 40 attended the wedding
Of John and his bride After she had promised t.
serve a, well rs obey him. her father o. al appearance
without coercion stepped forward ana gave h'r t. TINS
man as Ill, servant. knocking in hi heart that hr
womid prove anything but model master Who but
father can half appreciate the feeling y, man ~io
la. loved and cherished to!lcd for. and Iavhci HI
earning, upon TN, sacred treasure, ana then bi
en- tom is forced turn her over 10 the first applicant
a, servant, often t. DO the work OF -four servants
ut without remuneration. Of course except board and
Clothes and they inferior to the ones he: int'irr gave
witnOut d'udgiLgl
rhe second Objectionable clause i that containing
flc promise made b. the man to cndOW MS vic VIII
Ell If. worldly goods What man doe II ! Ana 'iI
stranger. what ever think, II hcr Gielii -
DEMAND IL That sweet mOrscl under tic mllr
tuguc Obey what demands are made on az -Jiiii
a. i; and where IS The cndOwing bui nc>s gong Oh
Having myself been married by service where there
l. mutual promise 10 love, honor ard CHERISH
cannot understand why such form has cN.s,cd So
long and Ons explain by the fact OF IL having
zen formed by man. Where he j. not personally ~
urcd there * strange apathy ab Mt nv. best OF
ihcn bu. let this promise he makes b, tested. and c;
each wife who promi'rs to srrvc and obey, d 'mtnl
An endowment. Of all her husbands property, and that
clause will be expunrcd forthwith.
Am ! sui gcncris." or has any one else thought
IN regard 10 this matter T.. 4. Il.
Mt Vernon, n. Y. March 26 1870.