The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-24
MARRIAGE TIES
HELD SACRED
Strong Ground Taken in Com
mittee Report to Presbyter-
ian General Assembly.
PLAIN DUTY OF THE CHURCH
SEAL or CONDEMNATION UPON
DIVORCES.
PLAIN DUTY OF THE CHURCH

Columbus. q. May 23.--lt was said to-
day that the faction of the Presbyterian
general assembly which is dissatisfied at
the Endorsement yesterday of the anti-sa-
loon league IS IA safe and sane organ
ization Will OFFER q resolution striking
nut These words and that if this action is
taken the fight Will be renewed. The con-
sentative element OF The assembly is
straining every nerve in efforts 30 keep
the matter from again getting TO the
FLOOR Of the assembly
IL is said that Kansas City will be Sc
lectod for the next meeting, although
Denver. Seattle. Hot Springs and Atlantic
lily are "@ter it.
Marriage and Divorce.
The important matter presented to the
assembly today was the report on mar
riages and divorce.
The report of the special committee on
marriage and divorce contains the follow
ing;
'fhe church cannot hc,-- to influence
those who make ar Execute civil laws
70 give protection to the family, to make
the sundering of marriage ties and form
ing OF new alliances more dill iicult unless
by a strict adherence to its ON teach
lnss, the church holds those who minis
ter by It's authority responsible for the
violation of its teaehinss.
ne church has IL in its power to put
such opprobrium upon divorces or remar-
Tiages that have not the sanction of
TOD word that those who dread its con-
demhation and desire its recognition will
hesitate 10 ostracise themselves.
Sinful Alliances.
But if the church permits its seal To
De put upon such sinful alliances il it
allows its silence TO seem its approval
II it withhOlds its power To condemn, in
deterence TO a power to contribute il
need not think ii strange that its in
Tluence for reform is so little regarded
Dr. q. ID. Matthews. general secretary
or the Presbyterian alliance who for thir-
~ years has been travelling over the world
IN an effort TO bring the various sects to-
sethei, not IN organic union, but in
church felicity, was one of the principal
speakers of the dav
Speaking of the situation in France. DR..
Mathews declared that the Catholic
church in that country will become strong
CT because or the separation of the church
and state and that the people now realize
1t.
Judicial Committee.
One of the important features of todav's
session or the general assembly was fhe
appointment of the new judicial commits
ZION, Which is TO be a permanent body.
TO serve three years-Rev. DR. John w
Dickinson. San Jose. Cal; Rev DR.. James
n Thompson. Muskogee, l. t; Rev Dr.
g.. W. Hayes, Portland Ore
With reference to a complaint of the
Southern Presbyterian church that mis-
slonaries of the Presbyterian assembly
were interfering with the missionaries
or the Southern church in work in the
Indian territory. the committee on home
missions reported that the testimony in
the complaint was so conflicting that no
action was advisable, but adn1onished the
missionaries of the PRESBYTERIAN church
so TO conduct their work as to avoid any
conflicts In the future. The report of the
committee was accepted.