The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-02-17
Rsbecoa Washington vs.. James
Watling.op on Plaintiffs
Petition for AlimoDy.


claims that he has mistreat,d her, and
conveyed her TO the home O. friend,
and there left her and declared his pur-
pose not to live with her any longer,
and refuses to live with her or support
her and she asks the court to compel
bin to make permanent provision for
temporary alimoDy until the case can be
ful y heard.
The husband in his answer claims
that his wife in fit of anger caused by
no fault of his declared her intention to
leave him aud to 20 away alone in the
night and after demonstrating with her
and begg'ng her to stay, which she
r, fused to 90, he finally took her to the
home { I friend, which had been her
home for many years before their mar
riage, and there left her but desired her
return aud live with him as companion
and let the past be forgiven and for
gotten.
1t is not my purpose now TO enter into
a discr ssion of the merits OF this case
rs developed by the evidence so far
taken. The case does not stand for trial
at this term, and the only question now
before the court is whether the wife
under the facts shown should have
temporary allowance until the case can
be fully heard. / will not discuss the
evideLce or even refer TO it because do
not want at this time to give any intima-
ton as to whom may seem to be in
fault, as | am satisfied that these parties
are both good christian people and ought
by all means to become reconcled and
live together.
They owe this TO each other as well as
to society, and to the church of which
they are both worthy members. No
matter which of them is in the wrong,
it is their christian duty to remember
the words Of Him who has taught US
when We pray to say, sour Father who
art in Heaven forgive us our trespasses
as We forgive those who trespass against
u.s."
Let the m remember that fol b earance
and forgiveness are the greatest of all
virtues. We are exhorted "above all
things to put on charity which is the
bond of peifectness." Furthermore LET
all bitterness and wrath and anger and
Glamour and evil speaking be put away
from you with all malice" "And be ye
kind to one another, tenderhearted for
giving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake bath forgiving your"
The Good Book by which these parties
profess to be governed, further says,
"Wives submit yourselves to your hus-
bands as it is fit in the Lord" Illus
bands love your wives and be not bitter
against them"
Let not the wife depart from her
husband, but il she depart let her be
reconciled to her husband, and let not
the husband put away his wife"
Now with these scriptural admontions
| want to say that the courts in this
christian country recognize the Holy
Bible as the greatest Of all law books,
and if its prerepts aud teachings were
followed We would have but little, if any
use for courts.
would admonish the husband il he
in good faith desires his wife to return
to his home to address her commune
cation in writing asking her to come and
live with him, each agreeing to forgive
aud forget such unpleas intness as may
have occurred to mar their happiness,
and let linn propose to go alter her, and
take her to his nome and to his heart,
and il nec' S AIRY let him take with him
his minister or ons or two substantial
members OF his church and endeavor
earnt silly to seek reconciliation,
RENE mbering that "The fruit OF right
eousness is 5 'wn in peace in them that
make peace"
And let the wife look into her heart
and ask herself If she does not love her
husband and desires his companionship
and protection, and let her receive
his assurances OF affection in spirit Of
wifely devotion and trust that "casteth
out all fear"
Situated as he is with an aged mother
who seeks some one to See her safely
down the path that leads to the grave,
and daughter by another marriage, to
whom he ow, fathers love and pro-
lection, it may be an uninviting position
to fill, but these unpleasant places
sometimes fall to our lot, aud when they
do then pines the time to manifest that
christian forbearance and charity that
"endureth all things" remembering that
Goodness with contentment is great
gain"
1t cannot be expected that the hus-
band should not provide for and care for
his eyed mother and his grown dau xht-
err, and d. not intimate here that the
wife Of cts to this, but it sometimes
happens that there is more or less fric-
ton in a home where there are mem.
btrs OF different families brought to
ther. IF anyone provides not for his
own ts"erially those of his own house
he hath denied the faith ard is worse
than an intidel."
Let these parties both, in spirit of
Christian love and forbearance, endeayor
in good faith to become reconciled, and
not bring raproach upon themselves, and
their church, and the sacred cause OF re-
lgion by continuing their estrangement