Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21

one Is on this ground therefore entitled
to divorce. This is all that can be said
from Christian standpoint in favor Of
divorce, The passage from ST. Paul, III
the unbelieving depart let him depart. q
brother or sister is not under bondage In
such cases; but God hath called us unto
peaee,N means separation not divorce.
This was Paul's individual advice III 70,
gard to the peculiar situation Of mixed |
matrimonial unions of those days.
III for any cause therefore short of tbs |
exception made by our Lnrd, separation |
isinocossary, it must not b. absolute, hut
separation In hope Of future recon-
Citation. But matrimonial union BE-
tweeptt believer and IN lnsidel or Wa
believer Is wrong, ia NOT tru0 marriage.
Paul does not contradict, hut compi-
mgnts the SAVIOUR. Fne apostle sl6c
cnmmends marriage az high and honor,
able and regards ~ as tins trAest type ot
tho church aaj state.
lii no other way can the divine conf
mand DO ohayrd, "Be fruitfulaIl multi
ply and rspicpish the earth 80 rs to put
q Gnd,fearipg generation in possession
of the to0tst,ol Of this Almighty and
bring the chiliren Of men into obalieaea
to the Maker Of their bodies aud Father
Of their spirits"
Nations hayo been strong, stable and
prosperous in proportion to their est.
mate Of marriage and their opposition
to divorce on trivial grounds. This is
excnplifea in tho Spartans and the OLD
Romans and the barbaric nations which
oVerran declining Rome.
Healthy, well rpGuhied families arc
the life blond of church and stlta. No
patriot or Christian can be indifferent
therefore TO questions affecting the sane
tity of marriage, Christian people, who
love ther country and their Cod, must
raise up " STANDARD against the iniqqi-
tnus divorce system, which dlsgraccs the
majority OF our American Common
weaIths. Absolute divorce shOald never
he granted, except Tor cause of adult
tory nr fprniGatiu4, and tEen only the
| innocent party should be released from
the mhrrlage obligation. The guilty
| PARTY should be punished by inprispli.
ment as well rs fine. This would pre-
vent COLLISION and conlivanee Of un-
| prinriplCl parties, who mutually desired
| divorces anJ would prevent une from
| mating the desire 10 obtain divorce Il
4 3reEext for immoral con lurt, Ii sdni
terry were punishable With DEATH as
under the Mosaic law, full divorce
would came as a necessary consequences
IT, The relief Of the Innocent lnslell Of Il
reward Tor tue guilty,
"Mafry for love and work for riches
is good old saying. BE frugal. Do not
cope with rich uelghbors il maintaining
expensive establishments. Do not resort
to speculative methods. Instead Of carly
marriage and large families of we'll
trained children, the tendency Of these
eXtrayagant times is in the direction ui
late marriage and few it any ohildren.
This is neither patriotic nor Christian
The horrible brood of divorces and The
army of defauitefs Is replenshed from
this source. Desgrllon, divorce, suiiliae
and the dissolution OF households trt
the natural outcome.
When the sanctity of marriage Is moi
carefully guarded and trivial grounds Of
separation are multiplied on the statute
books there will be corresponding
increase In the number OF divorces
336,7lb divorces were reported in thu
United States from 1867 to 1885 iuciu
sive or u period OF 20 years, although
statistics are not complete. Think of tn
|
are increasing in ratio far greater thai
, the population. While the increase ii
population in 1886 was 60 per cen
above what IT was in 1867, the ipcreas
, in divorces was 1869 per cent In tn
i. latter half of these 20 years the increas
was 50 per cent greater than the proceed
(. ing " years,
From 1870 10 1880 the population in
|, creased 70 per cent in Northern Stale
= east Of the Mississippi. From 1875 I
A 1880 the divorces were 81 per cent NOR
than during the previous i've years. !
Southern States, while population il
creased 33 per cent between 1870 TN
1880, the divorces Increased at the Tea
a full rate Of 22S per cent. In tue Stat,
q and Territories west OF the Mississippi
J. there was an increase In divorces of Y
u per cent during the last five years /
n this 20.year period as compared wit
the first five years, but the populatir
IL increased 81 per cent during the censl
L. decade. In Maine, Vermont, Connect
cut and Michigan divorces wore few
.. in 1885 than in 1857. This decrea
y was due to the improved divorce legi
le lation in these States,
Z, AS Il rule there arc twice as man
e, divorces in cities of the worst class, il
le Guiding their adja1ent counties, tnan
y. the rest OF the State in proportion to Il
;. number of married cuup,es.
IN Tna New England Suites are almc
Oh as bad MS the suites of the far West,
SO spit1 Of the TACT that the Irish Cathoii
ne and French Canadians are religious
n opposed TO divorce and pride th9l
OF selves in early marriages.
OF Out of the 32S,7l6 divorces grant
ng during the twenty years mentiDnl
". only 20 per cent were on scriplu
ar ground, ~ per cent were cruelty, 81 /
ot cent for desertiun and only per Gu
an for drunkenness, &c. Promotion won
Is not, therefore, cure this evil. Fot
pr tifths of this vast number should ha
Ter been limited divorces instead of ao
lutte.
lal The average length Of married life
I'm fore diyoice 10 10 Years. Eighty per c.
IN Of the auove mentioned divorces ",
on granted in the State where the marri;
es' took place
ar South Carolina does not allow
rye yorce. New York allows only {
am cause Of absolute divorce, Penusylva
allows 10. New York has only 10,
en-. divorces. while Illinois had 3G.OS2,
Sc diana, 25,l03, Ohio $685.. 1t is be-
md for the STATE to meet this question sin
lbs, than for the general government to d
ned wltAIt.
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