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EDITDAR PRERE GENOITE,

"WELL! if you're sure that's all you have, suppose

the only thing to do is start over again."-

CAREFUL, question-and-answer survey has. Just been made of the, beliefs and feelings, and hopes of or- ; dinary men and women in the London suburb of Hammersmith. »

The survey was made by Mass Observation-a group that specialises these factual inquiries into people's ways of behaviour and thinking on behalf of the Ethical Union.

The Ethical Union wanted to know what beliefs about religion- and kindred matters were in fact held by A representative sample of ordinary

CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE FACES NEW DANGER

THERE never was a time

T

whon was more néces

By CLAUD MULLINS

sary than it is now to try to uphold the standards of Christian marringe. Yet ut this time a number of eminent clergy of the Church of England have put forward a proposal too wise to accept the proposal which, if it were 'adopted, would of his colleagues about mar bring a new danger to these ringe. standards.

Signor Marconi, married in"". "1905 ho· divorced his wife' and it 1924 he successfully petl- tioned the Roman Catholle Court at Westminster for nulli- ty on tiis ground. He was, thus free to be married again, in a Roman Catholic church.

One of the proposals of those who want to revise, the Canon Law of the Church of England There are two ways in which is that there should be Church This proposal comes from a husband and wife can end Courts for members of the An- book just published, called Canon their marriages during each slican Church and that such Law of the Church of England, other's life-time. The ordinary courts should have nower to It is a report from a Commis way is by divorce, and, as I make marriages vold, in other sion, appointed by the Arch- wrote recently, the remarriage words, to grant decrees of nul- bishops over. which the. Arch in church of a divorced person Uty bishop of York Dr Garbett, is a much debated question of presided. But Dr Gurbett was the day.

Londoners. For this parposo. the area of Hammersmith was selected for scrutiny.

of the The results

survey aro given in a book called Puzzled People; a study in popular attitudes to religion, ethics, progress and, politics in a London borough. The book is published by Gollancz. In the book Hammersmith is referred to as Aletrop.

Iorc la an extract from the book describing how. Haminersmith men

and women, answer the question: "What is the most important thing In life?"

THE SOUL OF W.6

THE following list shows, in order of frequency with which they were mention- ed, roughly the sort of things wh.ch people say are mos: im- 'portant!

20

this typical struckt:

moderation

note is

By Back Doore..

The other, and lesser known, TN this way Courts of the way is by a decreo of nullity,,. Church of England would which in effect means that the enable its members to be re- marriage was never a valid one; married in church In simplo but, strange though it may words, the propogal is to enable scom, children born of such a divorced porsons to be remar marriage can be legitimate; ried in the Church of England in other words, born in wedlock. through the back door. After a decree of nullity either party is free to remarry in any churdh

Strict Viow

:

Warning

This scheme could be put for-, ward only by those who are somewhat fearful of the stand that the leaders of the. Church of England have been making, ENGLISH courts of law have The refusal of most of the

long recognised that some Bishops to sanction the remar marriages must be annulled. riage in church of divorced. The grounds for annulling mar- persons is right,

by the rlages were increased on it, compared with 13 percent of fulfilment in life as dependent on Matrimonial Causes Act, 1937, courts to separate the sheep We do not need any church those with elementary education. their relation with others, and those clined than bellevers to say that do what they can do for themselves.

Non-believers were much less in- who leok upon it as dependent on But English courts have always who can be remarried In church taken a strict view of nullity. from the goats who cannot. ing good, or being good was the It is the dependent-on-self fuifl-

The State provides for the re- most important thing (7 percent to ments which

with But in some countries decrees marriage of the divorced and are, associated percent) and rainer more inclin- tacit of religious bellifs, and 'which of nullity are granted in church that is both right and sufficient. 1. Happiness, happy home life; 2, ed to say that pleasure and hap- are on the up-grade to-day adva. courts in such countries the Health: 3. Family; 4, Doing good, piness were

mest Important Though few people 5. Money: 0,

Love, marriage; 7, things (20 percent to 18 percent), eated moderation per se as the way Roman Catholic Church pre- Righteousness,

being good;

independence to get the best-from life, the idea dominates, and, it must be re-. 6. All those mention ng Pleasure, having a good time; D, were non-pollevers (one in 25 of of moderation is a

Very Living, ie, getting the best out of

them):

theme. Here are examples in which membered, that Church refuses IT is too dangerous to bring to remarry those who have been into the life of the Church of things; 10. Work; 11, Falth.

divorced. There are such courts England the granting of nullity In this analysis a very wide variety

for Roman Catholics. Their de- by church courts, Many Roman Do comments come into some cale

cisions have no legal effect, but Catholics deplore the conse Kories.

"Love and marriage,"

for

a decree of nullity from such a 'quences to their own Church of instance, ranges from the remark of a. young man who said the most im-

court enables a party to be re- nullity decrees by their church portant thing was "Falling in love

married in a Roman Catholic courts: Mr Sheed in his book, with a beautiful woman," to that of

refers to "those who regard the the girl who replied: "I should say

church. to earn your bread or else get mar

The rules of that Chuch re nullity law of the Roman] ried."'

lating to nullity are far wider Church as a set of loopholes by which the [Roman] Church than those of the law. Thus allows that escape from unsuc marriages can be made void by Roman Catholic Church courts cessful marriages which more (however long the marriage has honest societies permit by lasted and however many child- divorce. As a loyal Roman Catholic, Mr Sheed refutes Unis, ren have been born) If it can be, but the fact that such criticisma proved that before the marriage the parties agreed that their are made should be sufficient

warning. marriage, should be terminated either at the end of a particular No, the judges, with their period, or if either of them legal training and their long should demand it." (I quote experience of trickery of all· from Mr F. J. Sheed's

book kinds, are the right men to dis- Nullity of Marriage,) No solve marriages. Let the clergy English-court of law-would-stick to their task of maintain-

Ing Christian.standards.

WOMEN were less able to answer the question than men. But they mention tove, marriage and the family twice as often; whereas men mention health and money twice as often as women.

were

~

E us run through the replies of 120-odd men under 40, and pick put all those who pre non-believers and who made comments of the kind we have called "independent" (plea- sure, money, independence). they

are, at random: "Having good time." "Swimmer for me, always.” "Mystic."

Here

"Enjoying yourself... "Money-all I can bee of it." *I should think it's life #self," "To be able to live your own life," "For me, to be musician."

All those who said that faith was

At present to get as much fun the most important

out of life as I can." thing

"Well, I think the most important women (one in twenty of them)..

Men said that happiness and plea- you by the nose to keep yourself ting is not to let other folks tend sure were the most important things weli nnd fit and see that you get a

In life much more often than women. real kick out of life."

Olá people said doing good was the most important thing "three times as often as young.

tioned health twice

R$

Young people said that

marriage was the most

They men-

love of one's culture,"

often

important.

the best of things. a sport-time while you're "Well, to get all the pleasure you

thing much more often than old. A can without hurting anyone else."

quarter of the younger generation mention happiness

Older people who gave the "inde-

"Do suficient work, have a me "dium of pleasure, and don't take any advantages"

Have enough to eat and drink and a roof over your head, and have good children."

To do away with ambition and Just be content, and to live a fairly

of life." average scrt

With these may be compared the Imony who said that taking things as they come, not worrying, keeping smiling, were the ways of getting the best from life.

And, from those who suggest work or money as the most important;

to think "Work, and don't stop about it."

J

4

"To expect very little and to work very hard." worry about it.".

"To have enough money not to

HIS sort of outlook is basic among

large masses of people. whether they look upon it like the working-class woman

``:- . . .'

think we're all born with arogant nullly on such a ground.

and we've got to grin and bear it" or her male counterpart, who said.

and pleasure, pindent" replies usually adopted the most important thing in life was

compared with only one in seven of cider people.

The difference between more and educated people was slight. The more educated were less inclined to think health of paramount Impor

slaply implies that; with their

rather different samples:

tance but, living standards, my mouth shut."

and

greater economic health problems

security,

do not loom largo in their lives.

Those with secondary educa tion say the family is the most in- portant thing less often than Any other. group. Only 4 percent men

THE

tone.

Here are "beer a

and something to look forward

.

To enjoy yourself and

don't 10" there is the natural enough warry too much about the future, and expectation, so as to avoid risk- dency not to querdo hope, ambition Chances are you won't be there to ing too much disoprenisms, con- see It."

The lack of Mind your own busintes. I keep centration on the

the imme- the simple diate, the

unor

personal "Oh, make your own amusements. side,

non-Inter neighbourh Tako no

notice of anyone else. Make ference: on fun, and money for fun, up your own."

on keeping clear of too many oull- what you tell prople."

"Hold your tongue and be pareful gations and tles; keeping the home together and the home relationships between these who look upon their day strivings of most people's, lives. We can see clearly a distinction bright-these are the normal every-

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

Twhich has been considering

Standing Committee Mimsie Slopcorner

the Trade Statistics Bill, the Amentary Alm "Frozen Cod.".

NOTHER scene from the docu- other day heard a plea for, the simplification of Board of Trade Mrs. Housewife lles sleeping, to forms. This coincided with the the music of Tchaikovsky'a Nut-

goes to her larder at breakfast time

Rupert and the Young Imp-27

Taking only bis hullecock. Rupert runs back to the commop by roundabout route so as to avoid the pile of boulders. He has no very clear ides of what he is going to do except that he wants to warn the young Imp of the trouble that is in. store for him. When he reaches the chestnut tree he starts throwing the shuttlecock up towards the leaves. If he is still in the tree he may come to it" he thinks. He loved using it and pretending that it was a parachute.

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19. Atas be talaaty usca for disguise.

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And echo answered

and

Tra-la-la

great blast on his broken appointment by C. Suet, Esq., cracker Sulle. She dreams that che WITH

bugle, stuffed with dirt of a Super-Registrar.

und finds a lovely bit of frozen cod fearlessly) the other day: "Only straw, a professional pollelan said, The choice fell on that wallding there. She sleeps on happy ent by working harder can we produce hive of fatuitles, Mr. Gatherby. ter Musie

Ell (music Nemo, Mr. Nemo, vital, human and Sorcier"). She touches the order more" dynamic has already produced

duced door with her wand, and then Tail-piece several new forms. To simplify vanishes. Dawn breaks ("In A

72 of only

the 338 questions. Monastery Garden"). Mrs House and to save the wifs

The wife rubs her eyes and says to her mler-in Wered, department of duplicators will make Tel. There was

frozen

cod for the duplicate copies, at a trifling ex- breakfast," What a hope!!" saya Ted.

(New Item), pense to the tax-payer. All will be explained in due course by der, and discovers the frozen cod. a badger which had neglected its this She then gets up, goes to the lar- PROBABLY, you say to yourself, the 412 newly appointed. Publla Re ("Land of Hope, and Glory"). The oral hygiene: Wrong again. It was lations Ofleprs.

voice of Mimśle, from the akles, a speck of radium, worth £1,245.

It was labelled. “Keep

Alleen

time and trouble, a new husband: "Such a lovely dream, from Ottawa.

feet away," and had been flown

NANCY Foot Notes Out of Harmony

HERE COMES THAT PEST, NANCY, AGAIN

SHOES

SHE'S BEEN IN HERE FIVE TIMES WITH.. DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THOSE SHOES

1.SOLD HER

SAYI WANT S YOU TO. TUNE UP

THESE SHOES

WHAT DO You MEAN?

Acrons..

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(3)

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1. Produces a tinni cat,

One Middle Eastern language, (8) 3. Do. by at means, if you are sure.”

You won't get a hiding,{}

4. Dump effort to splitting the

14)

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droame sby

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7. it provides a mere tune. (

U. Makes hair fast (9)

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One Way to make, use of harm, 21-Wormen may claim .equat pay, but

14. Entrance (4) 16, Boredom. (8)".

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10. Metal, cookwiner.' (8)

Balmmige. “(0)

15. Lesson proving

dined. (16)

the sailor

10. Certainly an overbend. (4).

17. What sumne aetors indulge in and

footballers play for,

10. Some people think it's the bost

part of the cake.

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