The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-28

Nh, suhteot Of marriage concerns every
ono .o nearly taat scarcely too huoh
oan be written about a. Any ii'Hh "s''
thai Ntn bo thrown upon II 10 OF h'''p''5
. niblis dysnant Tho IStth OF Ilo"'''"
tn,ist have boon 0f this OpiNon WV" Nv
n,,bii.hrd his recent "innt9ry OF Mar
rtas, t,cylsh and C,hristsln In lv'huoh
10 Divorce AMI Certain F0rmhh"h wv
srrcos " whatever morh u may m'Vo ~
an a church dlguHay'n iaoH fof 'A'''''
clerical viowa. aA history OF mhF'7'so
4, has ma value whatever II does h"'
even tell un what marriage H. ana wv
Isnnu notdon ~ itH religious aspect ap'
poaru 10 bo cOnhnoi to tho 'hhp'A''"-
lailty M tho bonii." aud tho lnfamy ot
,oa,,vtnv 4, d,--onHod wifc'H sister, iiu
uays Of tho abrr. In tho eyes "f uh'
church such "a marriage Ii tno'FinpuH'
And no state legislation can ul'"r 'h'H
oharncter." but ho dooh not show WY
A. IN thus. rho hdinnblnbl1 "onoi'f"A' "i
man and wife h graycly bazri upon ''ho
deem strnn,ance ~ tho mode In which
INC MAN fffWlNl WV ~ ff''ff''
iis rrfrrn IN tho boiicf Of not 81 Few "f
the rabbits - that IN the hr'' human
being, man and woman were hnli"i TO-
gsther. and mat they were rndowrh
with "A rs7araie existence only when tho
iatarr VIA formed. but 50, nevertheless
as rim tn rrmain "onc ilcsit," lie pu""H
lonHcbuH who Hatd We must nrHi l7arn
about mans nature. for that whi"h ""
had originally IN not the paine whloh We
now have" Then Il WAS androgJponH. In
form and nama a combination ~ botr
male ana fcnaio
wa learn tho nature ur marriage better
from po-ia. hlnlorahH. and phlionophu-'
than from priests The assistance oi III"
ta,noiosis,- II nnt 60 bo dosfasot These
toll ua that the wont courp fron tho
latin maritus and this frusn Mar and
t,ai Mar had prnhahly tho same origin
NJ tho EnFlinh NurdH man ana maid.
namely. tho vrry ancient verb 80 may"
may,,ai. man, may. .o.i. maid mayer.
mar maris mars Chauccr says. lie
which that hath ~ wiz I hold him ~hcni
IN iyrth hriplrr. and all dosolai." The
original id~a wuA thnt neither man nor
maid uhNuid I've "a fui manly and No.
manly me- rxrrp, ~ being united This
eoiEimrnt In az old ah humanity. and cS-
listed long i~rnru Christianity or Iudn.
tain. Among mo Romans, Mar was the
giorinod man and Nonu~ the all.rScnll-
Ing woman {, was pootln necessity,
therefore that In them vainr and beauty
should bo joln~,i together. Or. as Dryden
wroto ~ another cuudr
'Happy happy. happy pair
Sune but ihe brave.
None hut the brave
Nono hui th- bravo deserve the fair"
liornahcd appllca ,hc worNi "yiripotcnt'
60 a Young lady to cxprcaa that shS wss
"maratic" Truc marriage Is the home
AMI haven or hove. Its state II mus
beautifully ,i--rribch by chanecr;
"ArviruEus ard DuriEvne his wifi
IN snyrruino hl-so lrirn forth hir lif
Never crt hn wua thor anger hssn be-.
twrn".
lilo cherished lfrc ~ though SIN, wo'c
qurnr
And shc was to hh.i trcwo Tor cy,rmorc"
Drn Jonrou wrulc.
Marriage Loves obicc, ID. a, whose
bright eyes
Ilc lights his torches and calls them his
skies
For hcr he wings his -houticr- and doth
rs
To h,r white Bosom AZ ha sanctuary
eho makes him smile IN s,rruwu. and doth
stand
'TwINt him and an wants with her silver
hand"
love Is the essential ~ marriage. and
without ths It is unworthy of the name.
Love l- ils solo sacrament Hs religion
Is the bond ~ reciprocity: love for ioyc.
duty for duty chality for chastity. A
Ho-c'llci marriage without religion IL
nolmnrrlngc but sham. meaningless
ceremony, thom-h all tho bishops and
nrchhlshops In Christrndom assisted nj
g. Mrrcrnnry motives destroy itA sane.
tly ana render It naturally nuli and
void Yet In Ull gr'i,lcs matches are made
from th'vt and arc called murrhr.s
Every day the papers toll M of marriages
Shat have boon 'Nrt0ngc,l." la n any
real marriage could he arranged. What
can their sequel he except misery or tho
divorce cnurt7 Every manly man and
wvnunly woman must nccds fc,a az old
Warner says;
"Lct peasants martc thoir marriages.
And thrive at pcradvcnturc.
love for love, no gentle heart
Should fancy for indonture,"
How many Of our best women In fcudh
times sought rcfugo In religious vows
from disgusting or oppressive marriages?
How many abstain today without flying
90 nunnerIcs. bocause OF the unequal con-
d4u,ons Of the marriage system which
exact 10 much from our sex. and permits
NO much TO the othcr7 VINO can reflect
on the appalling amount Of enforced ma
ternIty OF tho millions who are morally
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