The sun., 1901-11-30
A Marriage After a Divorce. I.

The marriage in New York on Thanks
giving Day of n socially prominent
woman recently divorced on the ground
of the desertion of her by her husband
is suggestive, considering the strenuous
attempt made in the late General Con-
vention Of the Episcopal Church, at
San Francisco. to forbid the solemniza-
tion by a clergyman Of that Church
OF a new marriage Of a person divorced
for any cause whatever. The canon
containing that prohibition was de-
feated, chiefly. as the Rev. DR. NEvIN
explained in THE Sun, by the practi-
cal wisdom of the jurists and great law
yers among the lay delegates.
II is true that this Thanksgiving Day
bride was married originally at Balti-
more by Presbyterian clergyman,
the late DR.. BABCoCK, subsequently
pastor OF the Brick Presbyterian Church
OF New York. and that by the West
minister Confession divorce for desertion
is declared to be Scriptural. as IL is also
by Professionalism universally, II we
accept the High Church view that
the Episcopal Church is not Protestant.
"Such wilcul desertion as can in no way
he remedied by the Church or civil mag
is,rate" is specifically declared by the
Westminster Confession a cause sum
cient Of dissolvng the bond Of marriage"
The circle Of fashion IN which the couple
married on Thanksgiving Day move is.
however. connected almost wholly with
the Epif opal Church. 20 far, NJ least as
conventional T.ilgiod- Observance 10
concerned, II We except the Roman
Catholc element ~ 4 and the asso-
,atl0ns Of the groom seem ~ Justify
the iu.c.,n,c thH, h- affiliations are
VIII 'he EpisDopalsu, MoLsover. total
d.sg- cara oi the ipls'Jpal nn,uage and
divorce oanous had been shown fire.
quantlJ 10y actual o,inrululcants of tlst
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spisre When tie Law Il their Church
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