The sun., 1891-03-02
0UEENS OF THEIR HOMES.
CARDINAL GIBBoNss LErTkN SERMON
Oy MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
.sv,.es women to Shun the Political
rene and Avoid the Rcstrum = He
-. the Church Has EnanciPatea
sg...u-" Divorce MSlls" Denounced.

aax,ees WOMEN 20 Shun the Political
-. and Avoid tho Rostrum - He
-. the Church Has Eaascipatea
,gs..u-" Divorce Mile" Denouseed.
,.,r,vonr, March L." Marriage and d.
d." was tho subject to-day OF tho Lenten
,, SoleY ~ Cardinal Gibbons. The conerera-
se,~ ~ sllsd the cathedral. Among the auditors
Wv. wv. is,ome J. Bonaparte. the grandson OF the
ms' .sNs ~ Weetphalia, whose name was used In
NV. ..,rse NJ the sermon to illustrate the ar
sumentbf the Cardinal ~ -.
suMW.rriaee according to the Christian dis
.,,on y said Cardinal Gibbons. has four
pep..,,,shinr characteristics. 1t 10 the most
on. ~ all contracts, for our primitive
mus .,s were the first contracting parties, the
-, Eden was the scene OF the union,
ni'0aa nSaa himself was the Minister and the only
ma W. ~ ihsir espousals. 1t is the most OK
WINES WINES =, ali contracts for . husband can have
e'usN. .;is and wife but one husband. A
out s,,,nsr is prohibited by the Christian
tnnu ..,,on from sharing In the union. hence
o.,po p".r,, and Mormonism are absolutely for
pons"A ~ the Christian law. 1t is the most
nlauoa a, all feilowships. for the Eternal
sao,e. .SS. himself is its founder: Jesus Christ,
fsse. ae. Al God, is its reformer and restorsr.
tne - Holy Ghost is the divine fire that YIELDS
N.,hsr ana ~. two hearts in unauenchable love.
soss,n cs.,., elevated marriage TO the dignity Of
.".ment. Tho love OF our Saviour tor
s"sird : should be the type Of mans love for
~ -,ia The love Of Christ was pure. So
wsn,a nIs mans love for his spouse be pure. and.
~. Al genuine love. 1t should have spirit OF
IN M S.n,ai. for there is no love without SELF
s..,,aca Christ came to reform society. He
-. ,hat the reformation OF society depended
:. ,hs integrity Of the family. and the integ.
~, n the family depended on the fidelity OF
-. married. pair. He came. therefore. to re-
to,m society In It's source.
Marriage IL the most invlolable and irre-
,,,.hls Of all contracts that we're ever formed.
rssrv human contract may be lawfully dis
.orad hut this. Nations may he justified Ia
.hroosting treaties with each other. mer-
.h.n,s may dissolve partnerships. brothers
wiIl eventually leave the patornal roof and
s.n,rate from one another like Jacob and
Esau. friends like Abraham aud Lot may be
ohlieed to part company: but by the law OF
God the bond uniting husband and wife can
hs dissolved only BY death. Our Saviour de.
.l,ras that tho nuptial bond is ratified by God
Himself :, AND dsa yaay nd so shs
uHE, Here tho Cardinal illustrated the subject BY
.ssDf f;he sGT pses o! Hsn csS
srine Of Aragon. and how Plus VII, Wnen
solicited By Napoleon. refused 70 annul the h
Ions %aa.ssS snS Mss Patterson 1so weTe married iu
baltimore By, Archbishop Carroll n lsoS: ne
christ and His Church for your emancipation.
II Won sre no longer the slave OF man's pas
sions. like the women OF OF Asia; b9e 9e, 1is nis
~ Z tsnsnt At viii. like the wives OF pagan
6rsece and Rome. but the mistress Of
ssn ks sG GhnSeu
and Mormon wives. but II you are ine gusen 81
the domestio kingdom you are indebted M tor this
70 SHuSS TSo fnS Ss1s do n:
mestic Kingdom. II you would retain that t
empire shTn the political areh "a nyo, n,ica]
Your % brow Win fade away and the, reverence
hs shss 1sin RaiS smSSn kHn " qsspns in ii:
your domestic empire will he at an end.
There are more divorces legally granted 10
as United ess'1 ps1sap IN
Christian countries combined. ~ tne space o. o.
twenty years. accord ng 70 ofiicfaI c a. stntistica
Were e ersntsd IRAN mi in The United states-thst is to
say. two.thirds of million persons % were Legal;
y serarated during that time. The number o. i
ineroaae Of population. Divorces are granted
on the most f1imsy pretexts. and rouRhout ths
country divorce courts are established which
No very appropriately called divorce mills
But is It not cruel and heartlee@ to. compel
shusband and wife 10 live together who can
not 90 live in peace and who are enttrel1
sstrsnRed from one another? ! answer thai
soma @ to dwell together il there is no hope Of !.
rsconeiation between. them. They arc al
cssd 70 i've sp.rt and 70 o6t.iH, ID, Divers
from bed and board But you WIN insist .mc, is
aie sepsrstsd7 Would 1t not be better, I.
spssf s Of mercy to lie s.pa5sted eounie
but is no mercy to be shown to the peace spt
rood order OF society2 10 no mercy to bt
shown IN the GOSPEL Of Christ: which uphold
our society? All laws arc made for the com
mon good. and every law has Its persona
cause OF its incidental annoyance you under
mine all Legislation. 1t is on that principle
that the atheist objects TO the observance o
Sunday. when he would prefer to work. ant
that the saloon keeper objects to the closing
hs stors whom he would rather sell.
IT 10 better that one man should sune
than that the whole nation should perish.
Better. far better. that in q ,few indiyidua
Gases divorced people should be forbidden Il
marry than that the foundations OF the eacret
edidce Of society should be undermined"
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