The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-28

issue of March 1lth gave editorial expires.
sion to your Views on the question of
Divorce. The same continents were again
put forth In the paper for March 10Th.
May ask the courtesy of your columns to
take an opposite view?
As you say, Women should not be- rom.
pelled TO live with drunken, brutal men and
neither should decent men tie forced tOliye
with,drunken women, "aud' SO on; one how
ing extreme habits of intemper6EEe with
no chance Of cure separation would seem
to be necessary Tor The protection OF tho
other. But drunkenness IL not inuuruble,
In this discussion we cannot Ignore the
successful work OF Reformatories nor
can we forget that State which licenses
30 many saloons TO sell liquor which Ia
sometimes OF the worst grade. Is often
cullsd upon to punish tho drunkard ard
to divorce his wife. do not think Della
ware has ever met her duty toward the
drunkard class We have nothing but
prison aud divorce to otfar them. Modern
progress shows that some cases are res.
cued at the Reformatory Some cases re-.
lapse, but the Institution would be valu.
able II one In huEJ-ed could bs cured.
Individual habits OF drunkenness pass
slowly from the sin of lntein porance Into
the disaase of alcoholism. No one thinks
OF EettlnR divorce because his wifo has
consumption. II the State assumed the
cure of those who are afflicted with the
dlsease Of drunkenness, hopefuiness
would be substituted for despair In the
family and one could get a divorce from
drunkard WAC was curabie. but In re-
forming we wish to reach not only the
disease, but also the sin which caused 1t,
and this could be done only by giving the
Reformatory religious character. nave
OTTER wondered why our influential and
phtlanthrOpic citizens who nre Obliged to
pass 80 often through "the coast" have
not put Into the hands OF tho Bishop of
Delaware who Is so keenlJ alive to those
matters or intemperance. a home, and
menns for hospital. medical, Industrial,
md ratUiOia n "a Ignutt fnr ha
reform OF these cases. 1t would DO SO
much better than the divorce.mill," I"
1t seems to me that In your discussion
OF divorce you aavo confused both the
motivea for divorce and tho results con-
temElated by IT, As to motive8, some
States have projected. II seems, Dlong
The lines OF the school of IIllei as our
Lord met them; that il was sufficient
ground Tor divorce IL a woman had spoiled
her husbands dinner, or II u man he'd
found another woman more attractive
than his wife" There is but ono Christian
ground OF divorce. anu that IL tolerated
and not commanded. 1t is not drunken.
ness nnd should not be in these days of
possible reform.
And l SEQ like distinction In the pur-
poses to lie served uy separation Relief
OF the oppressed is the purpose, not the
advancement or promotion Of one of the
persons. There are four degrees OF resu is
OF separation: let. separation by mutual
agreement and Without legal cJion; this
iuSonpatibility OF temperament and uoea
not preclude reconciliation. end divorce
by law. In which neither party may re-
marry; this Is based on the idea OF relief
| from G misfortune. um told that this
law operates we'll in South Carolina. 3rd,
| divorce allowing ths Innocent party to re-
marry, This ts the canon OF the Episcopal
| Church. IL calls adultery All unpardon.
| able sin and forever shuts out hope of
reconciliation. IL makes mans Judgment
| OF sin sterner than Code. aud encourages
| permanent separation. Individually. /
hope the church will change this law
! some day ami not allow her ministers to
marry any one who has been divorced
| under any circumstances.
shis would not be as hard as II sounds
| for it oherlshes The hope OF the perma.
nence and happiness OF the original mar.
J riake through forgiveness. 4th. there is
| the iniquitous provision that in divorce
| both parties may e.marry. Here legisla.
| tion ls all for the temporary notions of
| older persons whose habits are formed
md indy formed, ami utterly forget the
| children their rights and their character,
thelr future principles and usefulness.
| The My words Of your editorials vii h
| which / would make direct issue, arc
these; I'VE have never seon amy great in
| Jury to society by the number OF divorces
that have been granted. etc. It takes,
| Mr.. Editor. keener eye than yours or
| mino TO detect moral injury. Evil gets
ailoat. no one knows how-it Is over all
/ the habitations Of mon.
| 1t were bold man who undertakes to
weigh out and apportlon among various
| CAUSES the evils OF society But believe,
aR you do not. that every relaxation of
| Christian princlp pl4 in law and iu private
lie, is a cause OF injury. No one know y,
l was onee told, the force of preced ent
except a lawyer, but minister know lie
power OF example, In good or bad. III we
| legaliZe ana scatter through tine States
30 bad examples each year, who can toll
whether precedent and example may not
soon work aomo Ill iury"r
Iu conclusion. | think the States should
discourage divorce. because marriage is
q school OF character. diyinaly provided.
| II IL not contemplated that the scholar
| should run away from Tho school at til o
first nor at the I90th veXation. Msfor-
tune Is common to both persons Fail :
ure sickness, anu sin, all bring Il burden
| to both,
Our trouble Is, ga you Intimate, In the
marriage. Then after the marriage there
are lessons 10 be learned. Things would
go better II our young people who hnYo
been trained from mia ncy in the prac ices
and doctrines of the king would not
marry men to reform them and woald not
abate their own religion 10 compromise
with now husband or wife In whatever
religion the new conner should choose.
hoping only some one will be adhered to.
This IL failure. Both end up without
religion. Tue teaching of the church is.
lot him be llrln to that which lie has
learned. tho wife will follow in time. anu
vics versa. Mr. Editor, my concluding
thought i5 your marriage aud divorce
PRACTICES urs too little regulated by TO.
! ligion. A MISIHfER.
dt St d On Dollars snySd nrO dnitHrs
| W I'D Np kp earned. 10 apply this maxim
you must Watch the bargains advertised. Tine
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