“H. J.” We fully accept the rendering of 1 John 5:16, as given in our most excellent authorized version. As to the scriptural mode of celebrating marriage, we believe that Christians are bound to submit to the law of the land, and comply with the requirements of the government of the country, which surely are framed in such wise as to meet the most tender conscience. We are called to “submit ourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake.”