The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
Advanced Views on Divorce
Anunciated Before Congress
Gets an Icy Reception from
Ministers
MEMORABLE ATTITUDE
MAY ALLEVIATE PEOPLE
Total Prohibition Has Existed
in Most Corrupt Communi-
ties--Womens interests Not
Safe in Mans Hands, Says
Another Speaker

LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE Church or
England congress devoted today 70 sex
questions and marriage problems
The Right Rev. James Weldon, dean
OF MANCHESTER, took the conventional
view that the religion of Christ treats
woman ss the weaker sex, and be-
cause OF this he contended that w.
men are entitled 10 greater honor ana
respect.
Dean weldon said ne Legislative
INEQUALITIES under which women nave
suffered tor SO long time, prove that
woman's interests are not safe IN the
hands Of men The chivalry Of man
toward women has no. been half
learned. he said, as the fact that 1t
was not until the twentieth century
that legislation against white slavery
was adopted shows
Mrs paget. wife Of the bishop o.
stepney, urged that there is no touch
of patronage In the recorded utter
ances Of Christ regarding women
Christ's Views of Women.
ssrIe draws us Into complete spiritual
and intellectual compartment p" she
said. Mrs paget admitted inst man
often puts woman on pedestal, Dur,
she added. 'tt IN a pedestal OF some
what restricted area"
woman. she went or. has reached
new sex consciousness ana doman8t
full expression Of their personality
Mrs Pagets views were AZ hriahcs
with those expressed by Miss Souisby,
. nrnminent church worker and plat
form speaker. who praised The self
restraint of the woman ns the Vic
tcrtan age when self-resfra'n ola not
@xuuse women IN the danger or sell
Nxpressfsr. yesterday there was q
recognized standard Of womanliness:
today tt is In the melting ros,
The Rev. Herbert II, Hens on, re-
Gently appointed dean Of Durham. got
rather an fey reception from men aud
women At the congress, whom ne ennn-
csated his views on divorce He said
n was lust TO argue TINT Their" Is no
Christian law on marriage as CHRIS.
words in regard To II are con'radic-
forsly reported. In one Mn 20 MARRIAGE
he.nr held TO he sudiss ,lubl". and IN
another dissoiuble on account ~
adultery II marriage Is Stssplu1le
because ~ adultery, the principle OF
dlssolubility for ADEQUATE cause Ia
conceded, said Or Henson. and the
plain man might be rarianea II lr u
maze OF doubt he accepted the law
OF the land as sufficiently authorita-
tive.
For larger liberty
'srhe full significance Of the modern
movement favorinE a larger liberty or
divorce" he continued "is unex-
ufa.nahie as merely an outbreak OF
ltcenttousness It's strength lies IN the
fact tina. II gives expression 10 dis
t.nr.iveiy Christian factors such as
eelf- rcspect. which will not acquies-
cerce in n degrading situation.
Total prohibition OF divorce has
existed In the most corrupt communl-
ties in Christendor. showing that II
IL n mistake TO draw attention 10
divorce statistics as evidence of licen-
ttnusness The real danger In Eng
land today Is that the memorable at
titude of the Anglican clergy may
ALLEVIATE the peoples reason and con-
science from the Christian viewpoint"
Or. Henson's utterances are not
taken as a plea for divorce to he
regarded lightly. He had much -
say Of the security of marriage and
its high obligations.