The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-27
He Reviews Recent Matrimonial Earth
quakes in Warm Words.
DEFECTS IN STATES LAWS
Assets of the Congregation-Co
mittee Appointed to Secure the
Steeple-Degree of D. D. Con-
ferred Upon the Pastor.

seen number of new faces while some
of the old familiar faces were absent
Before the services had really LesUn
Colonel Curtis arose and deman,led an
account of the pastors trip and "A full
report of the financial transactions i'm
connection with the "Roundcr' stock.
An uproar was created at once and did
not cease until a committee had been
appointed to seize the colonel and muz-
zle him.
Harry Ayrshire. secretary OF the
congregation. read communication
from the directors Of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Offering to exchange all
of the Northern Pacific common stock
for the "Rounder" stock still undis-
posed Of Mr.. Rounder said that he
was willing to make an exchange pro-
vided he could ascertain the exact val
ne of the Northern Pacific common
stock after the three mortgages shall
have been paid The Rounder congre-
CATION is possessed Of considerable as
sets and no debts, and IL would be-
hoove the congregation to go slow in
effecting a trade.
Major Dawson wanted TO know what
the assets of the Rounder congregation
consist Of Mr. Rounder then read off
the schedule as follows:
First, one tabernacle. a little dilapi-
dated. situated on the fiat near the
Great Northern tracks.
Second. one second hand steeple. i'm
fair repair, donated by the citizens Of
Anaconda.
Third. three carloads of mint, now
en- route from New Orleans.
Fourth one title I'D. D." conferred on
| the pastor, Jeremiah Rounder, while on
his trip.
Fifth. one gross of pool tickets pur-
chased at the San Francisco track on
] Got ton Of
one Thomas McTague, a member of the
congregation.
sixth, the sum Of Sl.15 in cash. the
proceeds of the evenings collection.
Seventh. an unlimited supply Of
"Rounder" stock still unsold. The exact
amount could not be estimated. the
press having as yet given no indica-
| lions being on the point of breaking
1 down.
The clergyman explained that he
didn't consider the pool tickets worth
anything. The degree of ID. D." he
/ estimated as being worth eight cents
| according to the marked value of de-
| grees.
| Considerable routine business was
! transacted, including the appointment
! of Major Dawson. Charles Schmidt
/ and Henry Mueller as a committee tn
go to Anaconda and get the steeple.
/ When all business had been disposed Of
MIR. Rounder arose and delivered the
evenings lecture. His subject was
| Holy Matrimony." He said:
Il want to make a few comments
I this evening on the story Of Martha
Gray and Thomas Thomas. The dis
gushing details Of this story are
q known to every resident of Butte who
d is a reader of the daily newspapers.
{ You have read how Mrs. Gray proved
| faithless to her marriage vows, dishon-
| ored her husband and disgraced her
- Il -
! her cousin. Mr.. Thomas. Her connec-
I ton with Thomas was proved in the
! courts i'm a suit brought by her hus-
| band for divorce.
Last Friday afternoon the adulter-
! ess and her paramour had the brazen-
J ness TO appear before a clerk OF the
| court and ask for a license to marry.
| The license was granted under Mon
tana's most noble law. no other course
| was open to the license clerk. The
| couple announced that they were To
! be married at 6 o'clock that evening
| by Justice Almon. Someone. however,
| disclosed the fact that the decree of di-
vorce separating Mrs. Gray from her
! husband had not yet been signed. 50
/ the proposed wedding with her para
] mour had to be temporarily postponed.
! The decree was finally signed Saturday
| afternoon. leaving Martha Gray di-
! vorced from her husband for being
/ erty to marry her paramour or any
one else as soon as she pleased.
| "Shame on such laws as that! Shame
on laws which reward adultery! Shame
/ on laws which make il lawful for an
adulteress and her paramount to take
out a license to wed before even the
Z decree of divorce has been signed sepa-
/ rating the adulteress from her former
husband! Shame on "A law which per
mits a divorced husband to NARY
/ again before they have shown that
| they will make any stronger effort than
/ before 20 keep the sacred vows Of the
martial relation which they trampleI
under foot!
| Does The law az Montana consider
] that woman who has proved faith
3 less to one marriage vow is fit with
/ out a minutes hesitation to assume
4 new marriage VOWS? Does the law
: consider a woman who has disgraced
I three children she brought into the
world fit to at once marry again and
bring more children into the world ?
I Does the law expect the children Of
| that unholy marriage 10 grow up good
/ and useful citizens of this state2 Does
l the law of Montana call the marriage
of an adulteress and her paramour
/ holy matrimony2
| Who can expect the daughters and
/ the sons of Butte 10 grow up pure and
virtuous young men and young women
! when the law places before their eyes
an example such as thisi II a woman
fancies she likes another man better
than she does her husband she can
commit adultery, get divorced for Il
and without any delay marry her part
ner in guilt 4 man likewise who has
lost his affection for his wife or who
has found someone he prefers 10 he
can commit adultery, get divorced and
at once marry his new love. Is it with
! I'm the range Of possibility that a city
can have a rcputatio for virtue ami
morality where such laws exist? Di-
Norcc the fauhless husband or IN.
faithless wife II you will. but do not
reward the crime by permitting the
guilty one TO marry again. Punish
sin-do not reward H..
This case | have referred TO is bur
one n many similar cases which have
tlaCkened Montana's good name. Who
can respect a state which offers a pre-
MUM for adultery; II this is the law
81 Ia no IN D..