Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-30
CLERGYNOT UNIT ON DIVORCE
Omaha Ministerial Union Adopts Perfume
tory Resolution, Some Not Voting.
LATTER HOLD CHURCH LAW As GUlDI
PrOnounee IL seriptaraI and Refuse to
Abide by other PIedse-ApDeaI
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saloons sunday.

After n strenuous session on the subject
Of divorce the Omaha Ministerial union, at
its regular meeting Monday morning at the
First Congregational church. adopted this
set OF resolutions. merely as an expression
Of the union rather than TO bind any MEM
Der 70 an Observance:
Realizing the great and growing monaco
TO the purity and stability of the home
found IN improper marriages and multlpned
divorces ana realizing our responsible re-
lation 70 the matter &c ministers OF the
Ministerial union, while fully recognizing
the difficulties OF the subject and the neces-
stty that each minister be free TO follow his
Judgment and conscience in each case, do
hereby express our conV1cuona as 70 the
principles which should guide our action by
Jhe following resolutions;
tF1rst-rhat no marriage should be sol
ernnized until the officiaung minister has
carefully informed himself as 70 the facts
concerning previous marriages. IL any, and
the htness OF the parties to enter the
5second-That a minister should not SOL
emnize q marriage in case where in his
Judgment either OF the parties is morally
or physically UNIT for marriage.
Third-That a minister should not sol
emnise marriage In case where he has
reason 70 believe that one OF the parties
Tiage bond. nor Where the previous mar
rage was dissolved by colIusion without
one year from the granting OF decree of
EQNENI-InAA Nlo AbQN0 EN9oAQuQsAH MANH
no reference 70 the anpulment Of marriage
for causes existing before marriage, nor to
the reunion OF a couple who have been de
Vorcsa.
Committees ON RssOIuatOas.
Tus resolutions were presented BY Rev.
II c. Herring. chairman OF committee to
which the question Of divorce had been
referred, the other msmbera Of the COM
nittee being Rev. ]. r. Smith. Rev. A =
c. clarke. Rev. J. ". conley and Raw. ]. r.
GummOn. The question was before the
union two weeks ago, but the ministers at
that time were 30 far apart a. 70 what az
ton the union should take that a commit
- was appointed 70 draw ap new rssO-
lutiOns-
The above resolutions were declares
adopted by virtue OF the fact that the ayes
were more than the nays. although many
refused 10 take any part in the prooesd.
ings 50 far az adopting the resolutions val
concerned.
Explaining why he should not vote on
the resolutions. Rev. Frank L. Lsoveland Of
the First Methodist church said;
II think ministers should follow the Law
~ their respSotive churches In the matte
Of divorce. The question before us THU
morning involves many questions Of senti
ment and conscience which cannot be acts,
On " AAAAa NN0Ns 40 huupN FoaUluIQui
establishing principles and then have a pre-
amble saying We may act as we choose vii
place US in a peculiar position. I ask to b.
excused from voting under these oiFuum
stances"
DIR Burdiek AlHo Objects.
Rev. Newman Hail Burdick Of the SEQ
ond Prssbgterian church. said Re had
grOwins eOnviction that the union uss tax
ms hold OF something It could not carr.
cut He said he aid not care TO vote a. h
considered the law OF the Presbyterian
church 10 BIN higher than that OF tn
Omaha, Ministerial union.
Rev. Charles Hergon on the PreshyteriAl
seminary then declared that the law Of tn
Presbyterian church was scriptural and
therefore. binding on himself and othe,
iainisters of that faith.
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