The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
RELIGIOUS.
4 TALK WITH MARRIED PEOPLE
BY RALEIGH RICHARDSON WHITE.

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/ will write some plain, simple truths
sustained by Gods word. Why DO I
yoke in e inspiration9 "Alf scripture is
given by Inspiration Of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteous
ness"
Divine teaching furnishes instruction
to be practiced BY those who enter into
the holy Union Of wedlock. .'The
traditions of men must not be tol-
erated,' by christians, as 1t is In the
aimsy divorce law. "But the word Of
God which endureth forever" should
be our guide. What does the word Of
God say; Marriage is honorable in all,
and the bed undefiled; but who're
monger and sdulterers God will judge" !"
This needs no comment.
Again it is written: ''That whose
ever shall put away his wife, saving
for the cause. Of fornication, 'eauseth
her ID commit adultery; and whoso-
ever shall marry her that is divorced
committed adultery" ibis leaves the
husband In dangerous position who
puts away a virtuous wife, in that he
t'makes her violate the marriage vow
against her will, by which she Is made
to appear as being guilty Of adultery
and vice verss-it being reversed by q
wife putting away her husband, except
for fornication, adultery.
Again: "Whosoever shall put away
his wife, except IT be for fornication,
and shall marry another, committeth
adultry; and whose marrieth her
which is put away, doth commit
adultery" The only just cause for
divorce is fornication, adultery. This
sin dissolves the marriage vow, and 1t
is the only sin that does, 1t applies to
both the man and wife.
The trouble is, q mistake is made in
the law Of marriage. What is the law?
IT is the law Of love. The want OF
mutual love denies the right Of mar
riage. Love in marriage is an exhibi-
tion of the leye 9f Christ for His
church, as it is written: "Husbands-
wives are included-leve your wives,
even as Christ ALSO l9yed the church" !"
1t is easy to see that the love Of Christ
tor His church is to be accepted by
both husbands and wives as model
to govern them. And since Christ
| made sacrifice Of himself, because Of
love, to redeem his church, SO love
between husbands and wives should
ever be Q tie to bind them together.
Therefore, 1t must be accepted that
only because Of adultery shall . divorce
be granted; otherwise imam has NO
right to put assunder what God has
joined together."
Look in your heart and find the
spark that is named love. God put II
there, and so it is divine. Listen, and
you will hear it whisper readiness te
answer the love found in some othe,
soul which, when united, makes two
hearts one. Love is found in hearts
that dwell in novels and in palaces
Neither gold nor fame can produce it
Such things may excite an interest anl
bring about a union In marriage, bu
the cause of such MARRIAGES. ambition
and not love. When the cause tha
produced the ambition which brough,
about the marriage ceases to exist, a
1t often does, the slander of q divorc,
suit becomes public. Gold and fam,
are the bond slaves Of those who Low,
only to be won and used for pleasure
to each other.
| There is no golden paved way II
which you can force love to walk. I
selects It's own way, and travels in tn,
light Of its own inevitable love-lighte<
pathway. You may talk to one WHIT
loves of the necessity to be reasonable
in order to secure mansion by mar
riage, and the only answer you viii
get will be the laugh Of love at wha
} others call defeat. when two sucl