Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-04

TODAY In that country 70 Is allowable
20 obtain separation for ave years.
and M the end OF that time TO apply Il
for the conversion OK the separation /
Into absolute divorce II the parties
have not been reconciied
The practical results Of the imperial
divorce law ia Germany have been
gratifying. IL gives four grounds for
divorce-nameiy. adultery. attempt OF
either husband or wife on the lie Of
the other. malicious. willful deSersiOn
and continued violation OK the marriage
vows. Both I'm France and Germany
attempts are being made % escape
threatening dangers by the enforce
ment Of Stricter laws on marriage and
divorce.
In New England and Wales there
were iT6 divorces in 1870. Ss6 In $3.50.
SG4 ia 1900 and 10 In 1879. and the
! growing evil Is az last attracting ths al
/ tentlon OF the iawmakers We DO not
recognize the family az all in our ma
fi0nai constitution. it appears In our
state laws only as an object Of some
care. bat not as an element ~ political
power. Nir. Gladstone declared thar
his fear Tor our future conferred very
blar-ely apon orr aAiity 90 protect The
. family. for weakness here means dlsas-
ter everywhere
Realizing the periious position in
which We are placed by the increasing
social evils resulting from divorces a
T number 81 public spirited men initiated
corrective movement I'm ISIS. ana
d WAIT is now known as the Natioial
p League for the Protection 20 Che ram-
2 u.s.. founded upon broa. basis. was
b organized in 1881. The results from
this and kindred organizations have
b. been marked ana encouraging. kadi'
Z cal improvements are noticed ln the
i laws Of New York New Jersey. Penn
o. Svlvania aud Wisconsin. divorces 1ftci
residence % only three or six month.
81 are no longer permitted. "a they for
r. merry wore. in North Dakota. Georgia
g. California and several Territories AT
causes for divorce bat one have heci
s. stricken from the laws 90 Che pisir.c
n. 90 Columbia. aud commissions on uni
n formlty hy cooperation OF the Snte
now exist in ZOO less than thirty fcu
10. states and Territories.
.v The question ~ constitutions
H. amendment and adm ssIou of nator
PSI al law on Che matter under discussio
IS have been aCli8fnd. but "a long "a
a.. twelve states can Doe rallied ln defens
%. DC the maintenance of State rights.
of is waste ~ time to attempt th
,g amendments on marriage or divorce
kuf the agitation against l.l~ FfIA -.'
,s. ON as never before The pulpit ti
81 press thc platform che schools. cc
.es Ieres and universities are awekeuir
na to sense ~ thc moral and social da
ln ger that threatens MS. and the ou
Six spoken discussion OF the marriage r
Co. iation and tho divorce laws mast rcsu
.-e JOB great good.
boo Thirty years ago none ~ our hig
lm OF educational institutions gave 1i
nc attention to the study of the flmN
ar hut now the theological semi narles. G.
Iu INV schools and The universities "a
lOO giving special care to This most 81
fo nortant subject. We mas De- lssur
in that our hoastcd clvilEa iou. oar pro
commercial greatness. our high ct
f,~ cational Attachments ana our hrilla
Ia + material Developments viii only hast
a. b. the day of our DISASTER unless we 81
W.. tect the family and honor the God
IA, the home. who Is the Father ot us