The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-21
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IN. W.s,s,e,,sl vs.e,i.~. ~ ss,eisse,s with
Respect Ia Marriage


Iniug tmttnor Tny auS sir' The cot-
f.sior DON'T Who, In IuE ~ to-day critic 500
m, argument that religious ministers should
H. relieved ~ their function ~ civil masl--
ifnica In tho matter 81 marriages has mis-
nprroh' ndcd it, point toially, Nothing I
said conflicts with tie religious doctrine and
theory ~ marriage ~ a divine institution or
with tho EXERCISE Of church authority Ia tho
determination ~ marriages
In tho eye Of Tho stat" m IN law. however.
marriage = n legal contract. and ne snoh !
contended that II should be performed by u
civil onlcer purely IN order 10 make 10 legal
The Church could require Of It's adherents and
should require that TIL. purely legal MAJ tass
he succeede by q religious marriage 10 satisfy
its view OF their religious obligations Mani
testify the anomaly Of one Kind ~ magistrates
only or ministers exercising "a macisterRl
function conducting marriages and refusing "
marry people COMPETENT for marriage a, oorI-
ing TO the law 81 the state ecaus, u objcciiol
to th' Law oIgh' not to be tolerated Other
magistrates are obliged g. obey the laws. what.
ever my be THEN private opinions ds to 'N,
d. irability Of the -nuciments
Giving to Minister this nagisterial fur =,
to exercise or refuse as their iuIivid Id.tr!.n-
7 sentative tonsV enCes dictate. c-tall ~h"-
cJuns'tiOn letween 'hurCh aud state vii Ga
violates a Fundamental urinciI le of our poi teal
system md ,o N, froun h,.raati,, ,ho ,p,r
II tends 10 lbs injury.
Ny critic says that "a glance over the records
OF any civil marriage bureau vii suffice To h W
9 the casual observer the ,oci 4 stand ne oT
those aspiring g. civil m1riinl relations" inf r.
ring. ~ course. that they ara Of a low snciql
condition Actually. in the eye Of tho ltv, all
marriages are civi. whether performed 10y a
nose or nv , uboIIr crI an .
" ,,,e civii uar,i,,. ~. , ,,ui - ot,, 49,
m do essential 90 ,ha ,,oi,, -, o..
n. in France for ir.,,,o, .,h. ,oaar,
of my dvtI u,r,i,,, hu,oo," -,
All social conditions ,r,,r IN, bi,ho.. a.
t,e lowest and so nf c.ur., IL v,,rd f., -,
II tho only legal marri,p, wos ,bo, ,.,s,-mo,
nv n civil officer To- Franco howe,or 20 /,
nj Rouan IutboIc c,,pt,i,. yhcro ,h,r
s,ch n r.,uiramn,, rcu,,,s o.n.oi ~ ,,1
e;en socio, ,reindice d,ma,d ma, ,,is an
,,rv civil un,riaga .laI D., ro,ie a ',h-
s,n,ortlv md Give, ,eu,ions and snii,,.I
s,n,,i,n ne IA, cburcb Tin. ,b,ro il >,
: r,orsnce or condo, with tho cbur,h
Narrower t,ore ia no ,,ifor,n roWc,,,.
,rine If marriage l., Tho Roman Ca,Lo q
church +, i. a socrano,, and indissoinh,.
e,cert bv deoth In ,ho rrrsconoi Churoh -,
the conons nm tho suhiac, now = I, "a No,
s,c,om.r, hu, t di.s,LrtIo hr ad,i,arr a.
he ,dr,,ory onIy ~ IA ,ho nrano.anan
o,nnns r.c,,ni,o :, &c soaranan -.
matte, of rnlicy ,h.v ,orh,d n,ints.ars
marry r.onle di,o,cod o., , = ,ha,.
n, ,ho eono ,,ro ,bor maLo nnooan
drorcos o., od,,,orr ,nr,, t.
nenoltiss ~ ,be, mo-ry n,a,as T,. n
n, ,o,ion C,rrch md pro,os,an, C,..u.
ero,Iv Win ,ho .,cor,ior -, ,ha r..S,sl
,,stifv dyorce Tor doeor,ion a,d -araa'
rho G,eop ,hn,ch ,o,,ous ,ho = r,,a nt,
nr,es,s and ,ri,;s,o,s ~ ,haso Ch'-ohas
a,a 49, ali - e. uaa ,..a-" -
na,n,onoo na.."araa y" ga, e.. ~
i,,io, ,honoh ,,air aa.s,nao. -. r
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