The Archive · 1937

Lords Debate Marriage Bill Able Arguments, Pro and Con

Presented — Br 0. 3, Gru

London, June 30, again, in its discussion of Mr.

Herbert's Divorce Bill, the of Lords has proved itself the finest debating sotiely in Europe. Seldom has there been heard such series of trenchant—well-argued'

"There were great experts in law: later by an over-enthusiastic disciple of St. Paul. There were Bishops who declared the Bill to be most Chris flan; and Christians, evidently congratulating themselves on not-being Bishops, who denounced it as most unchristian. But in the end the Lords passed the second reading by a large majority.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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