CAUSE OF UNHAPPY MARRIAGES

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 December 1912, Page 7

CAUSE OF UNHAPPY MARRIAGES

DELICATE SUBJECT HANDLED

The Rev. J. I). McKenzie had some straight things to «ay on present day morality, or rather immorality, at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, on Sunday night. Basing his remarks on tho text "Thou shalt not commit adultery," ho held that it was time this very important question was more deeply impressed upon all, particularly in the interests of young people. In. dealing with picture shows, he said they were, on the whole, very good, 'but he had seen comic pictures which made light of tho marriage tie, and h-e had no hesitation in designating such pictures as devilish. He referred to the "White Slave traffic" at Home, and he alleged that it was known here. His congregation knew what he meant. He deprecated young people marrying for home or position, and he maintained that so many unhappy marriages could ,bo traced to such acts. Free and illicit | lovo were strongly denounced by the ! preacher, who also dwelt at some i length on the question of divorce. The : rev. gentleman maintained that except j for fornication, the marriage bond : should not be dissolved, and that un- ! less that was the real reason for divorce, those concerned who did marry I aorain were guilty of the grievous sin of j adultery. He pleaded with his con- ': gregation to give this matter its serious consideration, so that something might bo done to arrest the progress of sensuality which was eating the heart out of tho nation.