The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-30
Wife Number Two Was
Choice of Number One,
He States.
REASONS ARE GIVEN
BY THE REV. SABIN
Declares His Secretary Was Neces-
sary as Protector to His
Grandson.

In this. my second marriage, I feel
satisfied that Eave the thorough Gp-
proval Of my former wife, and I be-
heve. that If she could speak directly
10 me. she would express her approval"
said Bishop o. c. Sabin, OF the Evan
gelical Christian Science Church today.
In specially dictated statement for
The Times, Bishop Sabin took occasion
to explain his reasons for his rather sur
pris!ng marriage to his private secre-
tary. following 50 closely upon his dec
larauon last May. that his first wife.
whom he claimed TO have raised from
tie dead, had been his all" In life.
Not Cnly does he say that the best
interests OF his home demanded that he
should have a helpmate, but he states
that his former wife had chosen his
present wife, as her successor in the
Sabin household.
His Statement.
He says: MY hrst wife had been my
companion and chum for forty-four
years. We had grandchildren. and she
was my companion in all OF my under
taklngs in the Upbundirg Of the truth.
and l want TO say in this connection.
that when person has lived with q
WIG OF that character, she becomes part
and parcel OF him. and when ebe is
taken away. the void IS something al
most Uubearabie. II a person has had
a husband or a wife who was uncon-
genial. who made life unbearable. and
the environment surrounding the home
unpleasant, suCn "a person would. 1 as
sumo. not feel the less OF such a com
panion, as one would who had a com
panion who was In every way harmon
ious and helpful When my first wife
passed away. she left me With a
grandson. wnOm We were raising. and
this young child was a sacred charge
left by her FOR me TO nurture, care FOR.
10 rear and TO educate.
Choice Of First Wife.
in our home there had been a young
lady for hearty eight years, who was
the companion Of this child and the re-
mainder OF my family. a. well as OF nv
wife, and who was IN touch and per
feet harmony with them and her. II
seemed as though duty impelled me 10
md a protector for that child and the
remainder OF my children. Ny home
needed a center and my former wife
had often told me that Il anything
should happen to her, she wanted this
young lady to take Charge of the fam
lily, and especially Ct this particular
grandchnd- After the death Of my fist
vie, 1 could not retain the young lady
In my house as a protector for the child, |
without making her my wife. We dis
cussed the situation, and ny r--rant |
wife and I decided that we must be !
married. We were accordingly made
man and wife.
In this marriage, I feel thoroughly I
that have the perfect approval Of nv |
former wife, and ttat I have done only
what she had indicated 10 me before |
her death was her desire for me, and /
believe that If she could speak directly /
10 Ine she would express her approval |
Was Wife's Protege.
The young lady, whom I have mar
ried hal been for a number OF wears /
a proteEe Of my former wife. who did 4
everything that was possible for her ad- 1
vancement along the lines Of her DO
sitiOn IN life These courtesies were ap-
preciated and Tsciprocated in every pos
sibIe way by my present wife. The
young woman IS twenty-five years Of \
age, is of pure German extraction, and /
Is a GOd-fearing, Christis u woman. For
several years she has beer the general
of cur chU-ch and is also a 4
and can demonstrate along the
lines Of the New Thought with the very
best
THE question Of marriage or non-mar-
rage IS purely a matter OF personal |
privilege. I felt that in my case I was
lly fitted 70 continue the battle Of life
alone My life became a burden when
my former wife was taken away and
felt that 1 needed some one to sus-
tain me-