The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-03-24
ON DIVORCE
Rev.Father Treiber Talks
on Question Of Vital
importance
NO ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

II Il
gave the third in the series OF DIS
courses on Marriage the title being
Separation and Divorce" He spoke
in part as follows:
dial law of marriage is It's unity and
ndissolubillty, It follows that Q
Christian marriage cannot be dissolved
according to the law OF Christ. An
absolute divorce Is impossible. Mat
Kill, Luke xvi. %, Cor. vii. 10-11.
Hence, no power on earth--nc
pope, no bishop, no church, no ooun-
ell, no court, (civil or ecclesciastical)
can dissolve the bond of a valid
Christian marriage. The Catholic
church firmly holds that the apparent
exception mentioned In the scriptures
MAT. xix. 81 does not destroy the
marriage tie, but that the guilty wife
may be dismissed from her home
(separation), but the marriage re-
mains the same. In the eyes OF the
church marriage is an iron chain.
SOCIETY DEGRADED.
'Tt is impossible to describe the
degraded condition into which the
world had fallen when the Christian
church began her mission, about two
thousand years ago. The true notion
OF the family had disappeared, and
woman was little better than q slave
In the household. AT one time woman
was mans servant; again sne was his
victim. Home, as we understand It,
with all its sweet memories and hal
lowing associations. was entirely un-
known. Christianity reconstructed
the family, and made the home the
firm basis OF society. Christianity
gave the wife an assured position that
no tyranny could deprive her OF.
Christianity made her the queen of
the domestic circle, the guardian
angel OF the home, the partner OF the
husband, his companion through life.
Christian marriage elevated the ma
tons OF Europe to the highest degree
of true civilization, whilst polygamy
corrupted and degraded the people or
Asia. Had the church not fought un-
remittingly the battle for the indis-
solubility OF marriage, Europe would
have sunk into the degradation as the
nations.
''If, now, the Christian women en-
joys so much honor and considera-
tlon; II the name OF wife and mother
be 80 holy and sacred; II the mem
orles OF home 50 dear to the heart OF
every true man; II is due to the
blessed influence Of Christian mar.
riage.
INTRINSIC REASONS AGAINST
DIVORCE.
Divorce is detrimental to the pro-
Dagation OF mankind, and TO the pro-
Der education and care of children.
rhe children require close attention
or years. The principal part of the
are dovolves upon the mother. The
latural law requires the father to
upport the children until they are
BILE to provide for themselves. II
natrimony we're dissoluble, the father
would lawfully evade this most i'm
ortant duty. The mother could do
he same. This, then. would lead TO
lmost universal poverty and wretch
dness and to the consequent de-
truction OF the human race. With
ut the mothers care and her infiu-
nee. without the authority and con-
urrence OF the father the education
the children is, as a rule, impos-
lble.
"The rights OF property and OF
atural inheritance demand the indis-
OF the marriage bond.
ociety, or the state, is composed. not
individuals, but OF families; for
ociety presupposes the family. The
ssential rights OF the family and Of
roperty also. are not derived from
he civil power, The father Is the
cad OF the family; what he possesses
for the benefit of the whole family;
IL. OF his wife and children. Now, II
latrimony be dlssoluble, the greatest
Isorder would prevail in the inheri-
lnce and administration OF family
Such a condition OF AFFAIRS
ould bring about the greatest con-
lsion in the rights Of children. and OF
leir inheritance.
III. divorce. with intention OF re-
arrying. introduces virtual poly
amy, with all its woeful conse-
FENCES into society. Divorce means
-actical Mormonism. Mormonism
lows men TO have several wives at
10 same time, whilst divorce permits
lem, one after the other. Essen
ally there is no difference. Divorce
opposed to- the real ends OF mar