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years ago Sept. 9, 1911 There seems to be an epidemic of free love lately, with two couples facing charges of living together "without benefit of clergy." One couple was fined $25. But the other was also given 20 days in jail along with the fine because the man was married to someone else.
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... capital, but all were subject to the benefit of clergy, which after 1350 came to be available t...
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If you are among the fine folks who faithfully make New Year's resolutions, it's time to start thinking about 2006. If you have never made any, this might be the year to start. And what could be easier than making resolutions about gardening? Me, I never make resolutions of any kind. I'm like the fellow who lived with his significant-other for 35 years without benefit of clergy. Over the years they built their dream house, raised three fine children and owned a highly successful business. When a friend asked him why he didn't just go ahead and get married, his answer was, "Oh, I'm not ready to take on the commitment that marriage calls for!
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POMONA - It started out as an invitation to have a conversation, and it developed into a faith-based group that will take on projects that benefit students. The Superintendent's Faith-based Roundtable consists of more than 40 clergy and lay members of 16 different faith traditions, said Richard Martinez, superintendent of the Pomona Unified School District.
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...The political orientation of the Shiite clergy did not originate with the Iranian Revolution in 1... Shiite clerical establishment, which benefited from new political, social and economic privileges...
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Marleen Cenotti, Columbus House board member, accepted a $200 donation for The Homefront from Hamden Elks President Bert Martus. The lodge serves Hamden and North Haven. Next month, Columbus House will open The Homefront, a supportive home on Davenport Avenue in New Haven for 16 male veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Veterans will stay at the home for two years, and will be linked to the support system for treatment and job training at the Veternans Affairs medical center in West Haven. Columbus House has about $97,000 left to raise. For more information, contact John Brooks, director of development at Columbus House, at 203-401-4400 or go to www.columbushouse.org. A--Paul Steel, chairman of the Father Kavanaugh Council 7124 of the Knights of Columbus in Hamden, presented a che...
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Subsequently, by 1836, legislation was passed in Massachusetts that statutorily permitted the release of minor offenders upon their recognizance at any stage of the proceedings, with the understanding that the defendant would exhibit future good behavior.\n Of the remainder, 94 bear a respectable character; after long years of probation.
...As was true of the benefit of clergy, judicial reprieve, release on recogniza...
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This past Sunday, November 19, Rev. Butts called for a prayer vigil in front of the 32nd Precinct in Harlem. This is a far cry from Rev. [Powell, Jr.]'s calling for Blacks to put racist businesses in Harlem on their financial knees. Unlike Rev. Powell, [Calvin Butts] is in league with white businesses which are in league with the NYPD. Rev. Butts should be ashamed of himself What's in our hands - Rev. Butts? Blacks constitute the largest consumer group in New York City. A prayer vigil is no substitute for an economic boycott and it is demeaning since it is a form of begging. Rev. Powell advocated direct action. He would have been opposed to benign resistance. Blacks should bring this city down to its financial knees. It is time for Rev. Butts to honor his ancestors. He must adhere to ou...
...Moreover, the benefit of clergy doctrine should have prohibited the issu...
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... a defect in the indictment, pardon, or benefit of clergy, "the court must pronounce that judgmen...
