The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-07
MORAL AND SOCIAL PHILcsoPH,

the Newark Advertiser gives tho following
outline of its leading points:
The first duty of the wife is submission,
reverence and Difference for the husband. i.
The Bible commands the husband TO lovc
the wife, but it does not say one word of
the wife's loving the husband; that Is taksn
for granted.
She should acquiesce in the authority of
the husband, who should always remember
that when command begins, happiness ends.
She should have submission to the reason
able authority of the husband, not like that
of the servant to tho master, but quiet
! submission which tends to her own adyan-
tage more than her husbands.
Some women are weak enough to marry
husbands to rule them. Such marriages
are always unhappy, as the wife acknowl-
edges she marries fool, and is obliged to
end finds she has less advantage over him
than she supposed. Women should submit.
as our first mother Eve had the sentence
passed on her that her husband should be
woman should not. however, be submissive
in divine matters but should differ in meek
ness, leaving God to decide.
The second duty is real and high respect
to her husband. If her husband is no model
in the eyes of the world he should be u
wife's; and when the latter thinks meanly
of her husbands appearance or talent, tho
next thing is contempt. When this begins,
the delicate sentiment that belong to the
relationship of man and wife is gone for
ever. Ifs woman marries man of stupid
ty, whom she can't respect, she is the more
foolish, and breaks that holy VOW to honor,
love and obey. A wife should respect the
husband VIXEN she can't the man, and
should never complain of his improprieties,
because q seal should be forever set on the
improprieties of the husband, which, whom
broken, destroys the family circle, and
makes the wife and husband no longer one.
She should not even confde in a mother,
for concealment is the true path, and these
faults should be hidden, and though it
bring her to her grave with a broken heart,
they should be screwed up in her coffin.
The third duty is gentleness and quiet
ness of spirit. A wife should be cheerful
and unmurmering, and should acquisce
with the husband in the management of the
family affairs. He should locate the resi-
dence, regulate the family expenses, and
have the power of deciding such matters;
for on him the responsibility rests to keep
the wolf from the door. A wife's complaint
of her husband, because she can't go to as
mach expense as some other women, is at
once mean, ungenerous and cruel.
She should have the control of her tongue,
knowing when to say just the right word in
season. She should not try to have the
last word. or to talk husband down, for
like an ancient General, another such VIC
tory would be her ruin.
Tho fourth duty is that she should be
help-mect. If .help-meet was necessary
in the days of innocence, what is now! Sho
should be wise and iudic:ous in the manage
ment of the household affairs and should
follow the commands of the third chapter
orn wives do. A part of female education
should be to attend to common things, and
no fine music or worsted piece can take
the place Of order and neatness at home.
Fancy pursuits should be secondary to
family duties.
She should have tender Cancellation and
sympathy for her husband, who comes from
the cares of the world to find rcpose and
sincere affection at home, and should make
him forget in its genial sunshine the storm
without. In fines Of sorrow and grief shO
should be an alleviation, and make the bur-
then lighter by bearing part of it. But in
sickness, tile wife shows the true woman,
which the preacher said the English Ian
guage was too poor TO describe.
Woman's love should be constant, and as
an illustration he referred to n case in his
own knowledge, where woman redeemed
husband from intoxication. after 20 years
suffering, by her constant love. He also
referred to the case of Mrs Patten, the
female captain, who was true help-meet.
The last duty is that of wife's helping
nef- BusOdbu III Llle cHtlFs vi noIy Hie'
She should do this by conversation and
aetien; not by continually thrusting religion
on him, but by her lowly meckIiess of de-
pertinent, her chasteness of riety, aud
anxiety for her hasband's welfare. Her
bread should be cast upon the waters, aud
perhaps would be found after many days.
The sermon closed with a feryent appeal
to personal piety and preparation for eter-
nifty, which might come at any time.
CRIyoLINE.-The term crinoiinc is de-
rived from the Latin word cTinfs, which
means the hair of the heal. This word in
the French Language becomes erin, aud Is
generally applied to horse hair. In COLO
ouiai Latin, or Latin of the Lower Empire.