The Washington herald., 1907-01-29

Editor The Washington Herald;
Reading your paper Of January D. 7
became interested in an article entitled
.Dissente on Divorce" / find the writer
saws the Roman Catholic Church regards
marriage as a sacrament which no power.
short Of the Pope, can dissolve. This
is strange statement for one to make.
HaG { been made about century ago. it
would not surprise one; but now. espe-
ciaIy in our dear country. Protestant
Jew. non-Christiau. and Catholic are in
very close contact We work together
for all good causes and are not afraid 10
talk II our different beliefs or faiths
and an people surely know that for the
Catholic girl and boy. death Is the divorce
court and so dear 10 God was. this state
that He would not allow His representa-
tive on earth to interfere. No, there IS
no power on earth that can separate
man and wife until God dissolves the
union; and as q woman. it is the great
est proof to me how very dear a woman
must have been TO God when He made
this binding law TO shield and protect
her against all the wisdom. eloquence.
knowledge. races. and rulers that were
10 come.
There is no such thing as failure for the
Catholic man and woman who marry
under the conditions of their faith. they
will have their sorrow. misfortunes, yea.
death may rob them Of their choice
flower their babe; faintinE, hand in
hand, they viii say, God, Thy viii be
done and, turning TO each other OH
the joy, the consolation: they feel that
they belong 20 each other as God would
have them. and divorce courts have no
terror for this woman. Again. a little
daughter begins To bud into girlhOod,
soon another woman is launched upon
the world. What has she been taught2
How does she look upon the state Of
matrimouy2 Ever since she can renem-
Der anything in her child-life, this state
has been before her eyes as something
holy; God has a part In it. and the beau
tifUl thoughts that have grown with her
life are now Ike her little self-matured
and developed, When she goes 20 the
altar 10 have her new life blessed and
to ask God to give her strength in the
work that is SO strange to her. fl mat
tiers not what the world thinks to these
two souls, they belong to each other
until death do them part If the child
Of these parents be a son. he never for
gets the sacred moments he has had
with his parents when ne thought of
taking a wife to himself; it is not. is she
up-to-date, and how many cOats-of-arms
and crests have her family. but it is.
remember, you should be very careful:
ask God 20 guide you in this great step:
you know you must be true TO her unto
death. So it is, that same underground
sacred system always at work permeat-
ing countries, states. villages. mountains.
and dales, and in its silent WORKINGS give
peace TO mankind. We know outside Of
the church. there are many good people
who keep this state of matrimonv sacred
and thereby enjoy its great blessings. and
We also know, not many years ago. a
woman was almost unheard of appIvinp
for divorce The men were the horri
bic creatures that became tired Of women
How Is it now? Man was so sure of
himself and the binding laws of his Just
country gave him the right to soon for
get the poor. weak girl-his partner for
life A little money, some souabbIine
over few points OF law. and he was
free What joy, free. What does he
do? Perhaps, when an old man. he must
marry again. That's easy: and after a
rev months or years she becomes fire
some ana again he applies 10 that one
protecting, guiding light. and seeks di-
vorce But what Of these weak. fragile
girls, TOO dainty TO make much noise IN
the world? They have taken nm vour
very armor, and they say, I will try vo,,
1t is great sport TO have wedding finerv
ana bridal journey. If you don't suit
j VIII create d sensation in court: those
strong, mighty men will help me. and
VIII De Iree. II each religion had a pope
and all the pOpes held a council every dav
they could not help such people. and
often think how thankful a pope must
De that God left him out Of this work:
Tor. surely. he would not be able to de-
eide any of the great questions of the
day, his entire time would need to he /
given to settle matrimonial troubles
l am thankful there are Il great many |
iar-minded men in the world. and in our
city who wish to protect the sanctity /
OF their homes; and chief among them /
are cur Commissioners. who work daily /
Tor the betterment Of mankind, and 1 feel J