The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
HOME LIFE AND DIVORCE.

The Smoot case in the U. S. Senate
and his plural wives and the much
discussion of divorce in the circular
press calls for serious thought among
those upon whom the perpetuity OF
good society rests. Among men, Gen.
turtles bear testimony by the voice of
yearly history, nations have presented
object lessons and individuals of great
wisdom and power have declared that
the home is the place where the throne
rests, and where the power OF great
men and nations rise. To foster the
home idea and cultivate family life is
to lay a good foundation for every
thing else good. The political, social
and religious world depends on these.
Confused and abused, and the home
and family may become sources OF
greatest evil. We could scarcely guard
too zealously these sacred and divinely
given privileges. The document that
holds authority over all other legiSla-
ton teaches that God saw it was not
best for man to be alone, SO an help
meet was given man. And further,
it declares that God set men in fami-
lies that he might raise up a holy seed.
On still further, says: For this cause
man shall fOrSake his father and
his mother, andcleave unto his wife
and they twain shall be n flesh"
And the only law this document pre-
SentS which specifies a certain length
of time, makes them one as long as
both shall live.
These solemn principles are Gods
eternal truths. To break these regu-
lations with purpose TO further the
selfish or base interests of any n is
criminal and will bring curses. The
examples recently appearing of the
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ativeIy easy road to divorce and the
childleSs homes with the many men
and women in mature life who remain
unmarried from choice, all go to show
the height of latter day folly, popular.
ity of sin in cultured formality, AND
the amount of condensed ungOdlineSS
that may be Su~gar-coated with popu-
lar notions and swallowed by gulping
thousands who do not know that they
have fallen over a precipice until they
come into contact with the cragS OF
shame, and die upon the rough face OF
shame-in some darkest disgrace.
The young man or woman wh(
trifies with the affections of another
just to have a good time, sins against
God and their own nature. The mar
or woman who enters the conjugal re
latiOn through fancy, as an adventur
err, for mercenery reasons or for base
desire, is putting the asp into hi
bosom. It's own poison will be TIN
death of him who does it. He will
rue the day of SO malicious a deed
Those who fail to enter this relation
for selfish reasons, and those who en-
ter it.only.to disregard its responsible
ties may be assured that their sill
will find them out.
What hinders the advancement o
the home and brings in these abuses
They are legionS. Their origin lies il
the spirit of cOmmercialiSm and Socia
wOrldlineSS. We need not mention
that commercial enterprises take on
men away from home, and when the.
are not taken off somewhere they ar
held by their business to the neglec
of home. The women enter bushes
and work alongside the men at lowe
wages. Children are hurried into bust
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social worldliness carries its poSSessOr
out Of the home after exciting an
sensational pleasures from childhoo
on, until little taste remains for th
simple life. The cares Of home out
weigh in their estimation it's blessings
so they discard it only as a hOardin
house. Here is where divorces mosul
occur, and often sin of Il most shame
ful kind.
But true love binds pure hearts tC
gether, homes are established, trut
and purity preserved, the world bless
ed, mankind elevated, the race pei
fected, and God honored and her
rests our hope for good in this worl
and in that great Beyond.
The editor is under obligations t
Hon. Dunbar Rowland, Director