THE MARRIAGE LAWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1920, Page 5

THE MARRIAGE LAWS.

•HAWERA CATHOLICS' -Vlßta/alg By IMegrasb.—Press Assoelatliav ; ? *g| Hawera; Sejrt^.2o'||l The Hawera Catholic congregation Um| nimously passed the following reaoluj tions:— "■>% "Whereas no power has authority io\ break the bond of a Christian marriage«| duly contracted and truly conaanusatwi and a repudiation of this bond is an on(v rage against nature, a crime against «Wij ciety, and a sin against God, whereas tfflEJ civil law has been giving new fttcllitiNp end therefore new encouragements fothii the violation of the marriage bond, 'and 1 * whereas the Legislative Assembly hav made immoral and iniquitous amend" < ments to the marriage law intended. Wjf compel Christians to approve of fttxaojM/ conduct, it is resolved that the of Hawera request the Government to member that marriage is an ordinance ol'" God, against which the State is power* less, and that the Government be advised to keep within its own sphere arid; ll.' content with regulating the, civil efftemj of marriage and not v degrade the Dwsn«? ion by accepting the amendments of thfrij Upper Council—amendments which aril' without precedent." ' '; It was resolved further: "That in cat* these amendments become law, the active;, help of this congregation be at the dig- ■ posal of our bishops; that n,o threat ot line or imprisonment shall drive us to act,' the : part of dumb dogs in face of the pW«. nioious code of public morality ltnat,ill' eating into the life of the'nation; tfa&lf we will stand by the Church in her flkt with the State, an*«that- we 1 wtil gladly suffer imprisonment, and* even death, to uphold Catholic reverence for, the holy sacrament of marriage and foj. the laws of the Church that wisely tect it from profanation." "jy*?-! It was resolved that copies of these >♦*•/. solutions be sent to the Press Assoftajt-j tion and members of both Houses,. «s*' Parliament. ' ':

VIEWS OF PRESBYTERIANS, * ,;l

Wellington, Last Night. h The Presbytery .of Wellington tO< *;! night passed the following t! "That the Presbytery having carefully /.-* considered the Marriage Bill now before *.. Parliament, and being advised that tb» $ clauses introduced in the legislative v. Council are doubtful in effect, ingei Pfcr* liamcnt to preserve the right of every -'. i church to hold and declare its rallgiou*.. v ;> doctrines, and at the same time edemas quately protect the rights of all persona].' y§ who conform to the law of the land ißf'llj respect to marriage." ",'Hj