New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-21
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Vieao of Father Hayes on Dt0orce
Conference.

The fact that representative Protestant clergy
men have invited the cooperation OF the Roman
Catholic Church in a fight against the growing
evil Of divorce was announced yesterday pS
Father Pardow, a well known Jesuit preacher
IN an address before graduates and pupils of the
Convent of the Sacred Heart Speaking about
divorce he said:
Remember there have been $4,000 divorces T6S in
twenty lave years been separated who had sworn let
no put asunder Only rev c So+9eT froI1
Protestant cIergyrnen. asking him to meet them
on some common platform. from ~nlcn me Tri.
that the PROTESTANT clergy have ever asked us to
Join them in such a movement
Il was ascertained last evening that Arch
bishop Farley had been invited to designate
roroa conservatives to confer with confer
ence committee Of Protestants on divorce
Many months ego a committee of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, appointed for that purpose
invited conferences with committees Of other
denominations. with view to making common
carea against divorce. The invitations were
accented ON behalf Of several denominations OF
Protestants. and the conference committees ap-
pointed a subcommittee TO prepare a report.
The subcommittee directed to Invite CO.
operation Of all the larger religious denom-
nations. including the Catholic Church
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church on the subcommittee are Bishop Doane.
Of Albany. and the Rev. DR.. David H. Greer.
PRESBYTERIAN representatives, are the Rev d.
Charles H. Roberts, stated clerk of the Presby-
terrain General Assembly and John E. Parsons
the lawyer 1t was said last evening that Ut.
Roberts acting as secretary for the sub-coh-
rnittee had written a letter to Archbishop
Farley on the subject, and that other clergymeh
OF the larger committee had asked the Arch
bishop personally to extend cooperation.
81 know that the Archbishop is glad to see
the Protestant churches preparing TO take q
firner stand against divorce" said fatheF
HAYES. Archbishop Fariey's secretary, last
evening. "but do not see how he can enter INTO
conference on the subject, except TO ADVISE al
herence by other churches to the fixed rule OF
the Catholic Church. That rule forbids a priest
10 DerforTn the marriage ceremony IN the case
of any divorced person The whole presi .lo VI
the Catholic Church is directed against divorce,
and for the recognition of the sanctty or the
marriage ceremony
Il think the Catholic Church deserves praise
for its stand against divorce, Dr. Greer salu
last evening "I wish all the Protestant churches
would take the same stand L do not see tha'
the Catholics can do anything more than to ad-
wise US TO come 10 their standard regarding mar
rage and divorce"
II admire the attitude Of the Catholic Church
on the divorce question" said the Rev Dr. VIII
ron Merle Smith. 81 have made 1t a rule myself
not to marry any couples II either the man or
woman have been divorced. There may be
ca ses of course, in which Il man or woman who
has obtained divorce for the best reasons
should be permitted 10 remarry. / believe, now
eyer that the churches should make common
cause against divorce