The evening world., 1915-03-04

divorce, !. think that tho trial
separation 10 an exee;lsnt way to
start the ball a-roIlino. After Il
had become . customary decree
from the bench, people would
aradually realize that they thsm.
,selves eoyId eomc TO the same
Hsrran0smsnt without going 10
court.
1T might be well to have these
times Of seciusion at iegular inter-
walls throughout married life, as the
Romans had the lustrum. the time Of
publication. at the end Of fixed
period Of years. Both husband and
wife would purify themselves. men
tally and morally, and their reunion
would be a. sweet as their honey
moon"
When I told DIR. William Norman
Guthrie. author OF soul Marriage"
Of DR.. Houghton's comments on DR..
Grants point Of view. he simply
smiled and said: Those two men
don't know each other. and its n pity.
II can't say. that | stand with
Grant," he added candidly. I'm n
warm friend Of his, and { consider
him one Of the lovablest. most high,
hearted fellows In the world. Hut
have always said that nc was q Don
Quixote. He sees only one side of
the aituation. He sees people In a
hell that they have made for each
other, and he says they ought not to
have to endure II. He sees their
children In 1t. and he says they should
be rescued.
"Yet unhappiness may be. a disci-
pllne. People may be meant to en-
dure 1t for the sake OF Their ultimate
development. What ! 10 feel most
strongly In that we are no. getting
out OF marriage the wonde rful and
beautiful things that we should draw
aWhat can you expect hut die.
content whom . man narriss q
to mako him happy, whom q girl
takss Q husband because she ex.
pscts him to make her Happy?
Il 10 an utterly frivolous conten-
ton that marriage 10 merely
matter OF the happiness or the un-
happiness OF two individuals. II
!: an opportunity for eo-epsra.
"in little town In Switzerland
when two persons come before q
judge and ask for a divorce tney are
taken by the people and lowered into
deep well. an underground prison.
There they are left alone for three
days with only one fork, one spoon.
one knife. one chair. one Of every
necessary article. between them. At
the end of three days they are lifted
UP by ropes and allowed to have their
divorce II they stiil want II. But there
never has been a divorce In that
town.
'The Episcopal Church IL really not
so severe In the matter OF divorce as
people suppose. however. She does
not say that her communicates shall
not divorce or remarry. She merely
says that her clergymen shall not In
any way ofiiclate in the proceedings. |
! never heard Of communicant being
turned away from the altar because
he or she had divorced and married
again"
DR.. A. Edwin Keigwin has a novel
and interesting viewpoint.
"Comrnsreialixsd matrinony 10
danning the American people to-
for . wife as hs might hunt for .
horse. God has netting whatever
to do with such marriages, and
thank God there are courts where
they can be terminated! There
never was . marriage made in
heaven that was smashed OF
earth.
when man and a woman make |
a Wall Street speculation of marriage
they lose In nine cases out OF ten.
Before the honeymoon is over they
are calling each other cheats. Now.
I don't pity these persons 80 much.
because they get no more than they
deserve. On the other hand. I don't
believe they should be punished for
life. The law Whom God hath Joined
let not man put aspnder' doesn't ap-
ply to them. for the sufficient reason
that they never w(re Joined by God. |
r. them the lava of man Vhich uultoA |