Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-16
DIVORCE MENACE
TO NATION, CHASE
SAYS IN SERMON
Urges Studious Interest in
Evil Exploiturc of HUI
man Debility.
SAYS RATE is HIGHER
HERE THAN IN JAPAN
Declares Motion Picture
Threatens Chastity
of Ideals.

Calling divorce, gambling ana
"rimc-inci,ing motion pictures three
Of tho greatest mcnaccs To our ma
'ional integrity. Canon william
Shcafe Chasc. spca King at ~, James.
Episcopal Church urged all citizens
10 take stuiious interest in tn" sIris-
Ter commercial exploitation Of human
""hkncsSes nov threatening pnrtic-
nlhriy our young people. Taking as
MS text John 3 S. For This Cause.
Was Christ Manifested THAT lie
Might Destroy the WORKS OF tho
Devil he nrst called attention 10 tho
fact that tn. United States has more
divorces than all other Christian ma
lions combined. japan used to have
more divorces than tn. United states.
nut sine" the passage ~ their ma
ii"nai uniform divorce and marriage.
law. their rate has fallen below ours
u" said. Tho divorce rate in thiY
country Increased nearly 100 por cent
between 1880 aud 1915. while the mar
Tag ia"t" rate increased only - per cent.
1he divorce rate tx Increasing three
ANA on"-half times as .as, as In.
population II tho same proportior,
continues 10 the end Of this country
nearly 'hr"c- fourths OF all marriage.
VIII terminate IN divorc.
Would Not Compel Divorce.
'h" hiForcc amendment Canon
'hase said. would not cnriu.l AN,
state like south Carolina. which Iocs
i"t grant divorce, TO grant divorces
'"r would 1t compel Kew York. which
kt"hts divorces only for tho caus,
~ "'u''crE, 10 grant for other causes
'"' ~ W"H.d provide minimum
standard such AK that adopted by tho.
Nat"nal Congress on Uniform in
Norce Laws in 1903
IN" present lack %, dIyorr. nm
!'fhtitE he said. allows uuscrt,ruln,,s
'""N:fS 10 organize systematic .,,
persistent attacks FOR nnauclnI rn,r
upon the domestic lifc os ~. ~
r""rI". whereby adultery IS j.r,Ii,,
innocent rh!idron are made orphans
"n" "ei'hSel"ss. ana innocent spousns
az" irr"parahiy injured
y uniform marriage ana dIyo-,
~" would doubtless inc!iid. =,
Nv" weeks notice Of ,n,,ri,,.,
'N''h IN" Iic"nS" application ana ~.
ceremony. som" proytstc, ,,.t
lara |" the health az tn. ror,r,,t
I"' t!tSi an ! possibly SOM. ,.viIa,'',
""' IN" persons To bc married. b,I
'''h properly instructed courc,.,t,
80 purposes. OBLIGATIONS ana eacr.I
ness or marriage, surely. n, s,td
%$""!H at least rise To IN. Icyai
japan by providing uniform s,a,
rus tending to reduce the nI,,,,.,-
-. divorces ""'"'f
speak. ON Motion Picture.
'uFninS TO the question
motion pictures. Canon Cb,
mat NOT only was tho n,,r,,, S"'u
''""hni ideals Threatened ny
~ "p"I"u' producers. hu, ai.n
'nmthi Tor the people. sine ~
LILO" picture interests 40
.".h'en IN their own journal. g.
"'i'" politics" tho sc,c.r.
ne"u"hs power being nl,1,,,
."""e candidates who arrc. N
~" interests OF this on. s.Insp -.
=, "'eSs Of the public w.Ifn,.
1u,t .'"" attention TO S.na,. r.i,
40. !f2. Myers ..soI,,,in,,
jn,. :, 80, he'"f" Congress. r.quir
,r,9,i,' "''"! Investigation Of H..
ci,b.- industry. stating ma,
the ,Ilono, ''''E"d political activities
-, -" ahtiiair trad. noltci,,.
nc questionable. moral .i,c',''S or
n SUiilci"nt grounds fo, So, no
vs. ''I"t!on, for the ,,,r an
""'"f thc people with tba
dies. "S Tor IN" RENE.
ne said that tho recon,
""S salary TO n prouipn.,
n''""cr noted for his ,,,,, a."
,urn ;. To head the mo,innI,,.'
,,cha "nuSlr!' could hardly no
IN ,.;a,, '"'n us political sirnisc,
a. WOW OF the boldly st;,,cJ '''rhnc".
"o.h'lons announced in nr nn,;1'ci,
t''n picture trade journ,, , Zen,
"",e or July I6, 1921 under
some sort of legal regulation
Continued on Tenth paa1