When the Rev. Benjamin C. Dahnes of Mountain Home, Pa., married divorced 5¢-&-10¢ Tycoon Sebastian Spering Kresge to Mrs. Clara K. Swaine last December, he violated no civil law. However, in the Methodist Episcopal Church is a law which says that no minister may marry a person who has been the "guilty party'' in a divorce suit. In his last divorce suit Mr. Kresge was judged a "guilty party" and did not contest the judgment. Therefore, the Rev. Benjamin Dahnes did violate a law of his Church.
Consequently, charges were brought against him. Last week after a closed-door session, the Philadelphia Methodist...
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