The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-24
BARS
SINFUL WEDDINGS
PREsBYTET TiANG HOLD MINISTER
ACCOUNTABLE FoR LAWS or
OTHER CHURCHES.
COREY HELD TO SHAME
by Rev. DIckey, Who Bitterly ~.
nounces Marriage to Actress and
commends Raising a Stand
ards OF Opinion.

Columbus, o.. May "a. ina PreaD
teFian General assembly toiaY rea
Ell ana adopted the repost af ta
special comiftee on MARRIAGE aHd di
rarcs ad adopted resolul hs re'o \
INK ii the favorable results aheadg
obtained ana expressing hape VI more
radical reform, reaifirnling dallYerl*s
rof former assemblies regarding mas
Iriage and divorce ana enjoin ng Pres
bytefies to enf, rec be standards u
th church ID hold tn strict acccant 3
ian ministers under fneir care, and Il
urga all ministers ID regard THE con-
tity that should refrain from gfvIng
SANCTION III our church = me nbers I'll
another church whose marriage IN m
VIII lat 0n of laws of the church wh5s
commu ion they have chosen
Corey cit1d as Exsmple,
REV. DR. Charles A Dickey, af fhil
adelphia. chairman Of the coWmltte
who presented the report referring "a
the recent marriage of President
Corey, of he United states Steel A
nofation, said sNh hat II aaga he11
about Corey cleared the was t8f5F
demnation of public or Mon waa
csough In itself to malse falaic4
ana surely II tne ellforiala af eGl
newspapers and II the apBf gal 81
public opinion ID rising to a als
standard. Ii III time for ns nat VIZ
take lead in this as IL everything
and give an example of thn chnfsa
cleansing itself from tax diyoFees amt
sinful marriages.
The report Of The board of el8llrah
erection was also received aaa
adopted.
Although Ii WAS rumored thai ~
aEtaInpt would he made 81
lsfsisf NM n sEssss s. y
l0r fIle asspsnbly on tne ia iiee
|atestinii. aper aily with fpfesnisee
the resolution comm naing the AsslsTls
can Ant Saloon League as
sane and elective oreanixatsaa III
step was taken IN this eire1tion- II y
not improbable however, fiiitt TIE
controversy may Id + nawed tomcrfcw
when the report 81 thc peFmaueaf
committee on temperance Il nFeseat-
ed.
Judicial COMMITTEES Appoint \.
One important feature os oiay
session vas the appointment 81 4 nes
Indie nj commission which is 10 De
permanent body. The menhefs asc.
Three y ars Rev Drs John " DlcR-
inson. san Jose. Cal; lames y
Thompson. Maskogee, T. ri. G "
Hayes, Portland; Messrs Henry "
Jessup. New York; G. G. NeeleE. Cnf
oago
Two years -Rev Drs. r bert II MT
er. Philad phia: W. NJ. Had
Chillieothe, Ohio; F o BAlard Fl
dlanapolls. Ind: Judge J. ~ Setse.
Frarkfort. KY J. S. Cairas. Mnaea-
polls.
The beard Of church erect'cn was II
creased 10 % members by me ga q
tin Of Rev E 3 Surface OF MI We
nc- MI, and Isaac II. Orr of s
L-ris
The report Of tae special conmit e
cu marrlsge aud divorce contains ths
0ilowing
eTbe church cannot hope TO inin
eeto those who make ami execute
e.rg laws 20 give protection % ihe
family. tl make the sunderng o. mar.
as ue and forming q new AZ
srl.s me ii9erit unless oy
..fet % n renee io its oHu foar0ings
ttr church hcids hose who minister
b~ fs authority responsible for the
fa'at.-o ol I- teacaines
arhe eharch ha L in Us pawer 70
rf -rh aDprabium np9n divorces cf
10 mair9-es tAat aaee NOS tae sane
las of Gofs wort that these VIA
iraqd it. condemnation and desire Us
r.rerrftfoa will hesitate % ostricisr
tt-rsc'vos
-rr, if the church permits IS seat
FAD f uu nuun such -.nfni siiia'cfs
81. r allows Hs -1ence 20 seem iE
-r-rrr r 70 wfhh1Is fis noNer -
-rfrrr. in lal.-.Hce t0 a no ger -
c-ntrfmte. l need nof iank
t-sree fhai fts in1rence for reforn
i se l.fte regarded
-Tfa isapc s. slow bat nath pas
terr arcomnliFhe5. ard meci wa
.s n-snts8 bar gives luc0graEs leaz
frre
T earuiree recomron aei TIE
nI fa- fai,rEirE rls a'
ar..sr That pre -h.tfrifnz