Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-09
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During the meetings Of the Heh''"'
Conference recently held In thl' cI'y'
President John II. Winder made some
pertinent remarks on the subject OF
mixed marriages." and for his TEX.
read press dispatch which appeared
in the Chicago Record-Herald from ''S
New York correspondent, and was as
follows
lowing to the reception Of the orders
f,o,n the propaganda ut Rome, Afch-
bishon Farley will not oiliciate at the
wedding of Reginald Vanderbilt anu
Miss Cathleen Nelson. Positive IN
structions have been received by we
poman Catholic hierarchy OF tne
United States forblddlng them TO o.
NcIate AZ any more weddings IN WIloh
one of the contracting parties Is hon-
Catholic"
The evils arising from marriages pe-
tween persons Of opposing religious
faiths were portrayed by the speaker
and he pointed out the consequences
usually following such unions between
Latter-day Saints and individuals VINO
are opposed to their religion. This rs
subject Of great Importance, ana u
should be viewed very seriously by all
members of our Church The attitude
of the Catholic church on this matter
Is pretty generally understood The
order mentioned In the foregoing dis
patch Is poremptory ana II authentic
viii bind the clergy Of that church In a
manner that viii probably have most
decided effect.
We regard the principle underlying
the catholic policy on this point as
correct, aud we believe that experience
has demonstrated rs beneficial appllca-
tIoa. The union in wedlock OF pro-
nonnced Catholics and Protestants has
caused endless trouble, between the
parties themselves and In relation TO
their children and the disposition Of
property II is in its very nature In
congruous and inadvisable
Ancient Israel received a divine law
on the subject, and both sexes We're
forbidden to unite IN marriage with
Gehtilos. (See Deut. VII, 80 Under the
christian dispensation the same princl-
pie was held and enunclated. Take the
Instructions OF the Apostle Paul, for in
stance, IN IL Cor Vi, "A, 70.
BE ye not uneQually yoked together
with unheievers for what fellowship
hath righteousness with unrighteOus-
ness? and what communion hath light
with darkness
"And what concord hath Christ witt
Bclal? or what part hath he that be-
lieyeth with an inhdcl2'
The same doctrine appears IN / Cor
VII, 80;
THE wife Is bound by the law a
lcng as her husband liveth: but II he
husband Is dead, she is at liberty Z
We married TO whom she Will ONlN
IN THE LORD"
II Is no new doctrine, then, tina
members Of Chrlsts Church should no
marry with non-members. This IL look
ed upon by some people as illlberal OK
elusive and fanatical. That does no
natter Is It right? That is the rea
question involved, It is the law o
the lord and that should settle II 4
the mind Of true Latter-day Sam
But, as President Winder showed 8
his remarks on the subject In the vas
majority OF cases disobedlence to IN
rrecept has brought dlscord, soro'
ana disastrous consequences. The eN
amples are numerous and striking.
But there is another feature OF Oh
subject that should be viewed wit
gravity. II is this; True and eomplei
marriage under the celestial law
for an eternity. When rightly pei
formed. that which Is sealed on cart
Is sealed In heaven. and remains an
80 continues in and after the resurrectIo
and the offsprings OF such a maTia'
belong TO the welded pair for eve
when q civil marriage Sc entered in
Il Is but for this world and has 90,
end when men are dead" The 20
tcrity thereof does not belong 10 q
pair parted by death. nor to either
them. The grave diss0lvcs the cor
ract and all relating To- g.
Under these considerations The cou
sci and commanduen Of GOD and d
warnings Of Ills servants should ha
due weight. and lfa children Of q
Saints should be careful how they for
attachments and enter into crsae
ments, which, Ia all probability II ca
RED out viii lead TO dIscord and VI
happiness in this llfo and ireparal
loss and vain regrets IN the life
come. BE warned On timo'