Divorce and Conscience

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 5, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 23.

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Divorce and Conscience.

One prominent and prolific writer says of the recent divorce of a prominent “reformer:” “Divorce has become so common that it has blunted the sensibilities of the public. I confess the news of this remarkable case did not strike me with any shock. . . . The ultra-fashionable circles of New York regard divorce as a mere incident. A new wife or a new husband is as common to encounter in the smart set as a new gown or vehicle. The woman who sports a blond husband one year is apt to appear with a brunette the next. Styles of wives change in families with the styles of hat-brims. When our social leaders set a fashion, all circles follow it eventually. The case under consideration is but the latest, not the last. It is only a part of the general chaos of our social condition. They will be worse before they are better.” And this is Scripture truth; it is a result of disregard of God’s law and true Gospel preaching.