The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-12
CHURCHES TO AID TO
SUPPRESS DIVORCE
one out Of Every Ten Marriages
Proven to Have It's Sequel
in Court Of Separation.

Chicago, Dec. 1O.-"The Home and IT'S
Enemies, Z occupied IN entire session OF
the Federal Council Of the Protestant
Churches today. with special reference
to family life, sunday observance and
temperance. Nearly 1.0OU.000 persons
have been divorced in the United
states during ten years, said DIT.
George r. Eckman, editor OF the Chris
tan Advocate. Ten per cent Of all
marriages IN this country are dissolved
BY divorce, he added. In some states
one-fourth OF all the marriage ON
tracts are broken in this way. The
rate of divorces multlplies faster In
the United States than elsewhere. II Is
double that OF Switzerland: three times
that of France; Ave times that OF
Germany. and many times that OF
England and Canada. The number Of
marriages in the United States in
creased AZ per cent from 1887 to 1906,
but the number or divorces granted
during the same period was 81 per cent.
Women Turn 20 Trade.
industrial conditions were held to be
largely responsible for the unhappy
situation In many American homes.
The number of wage earning women
l6 years of age and over increased from
14.7 per cent in 1870, TO 20.6 per cent
lin 1900. but I'M the occupations which
have to do with home life there has
been a decided decrease The women
in trades and transportation" In 1870.
according TO the census was only 4 per
cent, whereas In 1900 IL was 9.4 per
cent. The Introduction of the type
writer some 30 years ago did nor than
any other one thing to open up new
fields for women. In 1870 the entire
group Of women bookkeepers, account
ants. clerks. copyists, stenographers
ncd fupaxrrffara nnlu q 092
In 1900 1t numbered 245,51T. During
these 30 years the whole number OF
women Rainfully employed increased
100 per cent. but the number employed
in this group Increased 1850 per cent,
or over 10 times as rapidly as the whole
body Of working women. Meanwhile;
the number engaged in agricultural
pursuits and in. personal and domestic
service is rapidly decreasing. The
small wages paid to women in Indus
trial life was considered an important
factor in the maintenance OF a decent
standard Of living,
Glory Of Horne On Wane.
The report OF the committee de-
4 clared that s'the dignity which Jesus
i ascribed to womanhood and the sacred
ness which He attached to childhood
render the vices which impair the glory
4 Of the home detestable In the eyes OF
: ell good persons, but the church will
A not be relieved OF its duty until con-
z formations OF libertinism and prosti-
\ tuition have been supplemented by
practical efforts to eliminate their most
prolific sources. Strong resolutions
were adopted with reference TO the pro-
lection OF women from men who are
morally OF physically unit for married
life. 1T was also recommended that
the terrible evils Of sexual vice should
be given greater attention by the
clergy, teachers and parents. Uniform
marriage and divorce laws were en-
dorssd. The council voted that this en-
tire matter was a problem. which CON
cerned not only the church affiliated
with this body. but that ii demands the
cooperation OF Jews. Roman Catholics
and other religious bodies and ethical
movements,