The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-01-19
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SERMON By A SINNER, 3idg
To Mothers Of Famihes,sdT

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The New York Sunday Times copy
of which we have beforeEus, through the
kindness of friend thus odiseoursesz to the
'women. of the cou6trytao.!s all s'uuhsppy
husbands conId do; as one has just done
Ia. Iowa. get seven thonsaud dollars DANA
gss of almanE&ho had -alienatsd from him
heaAectiohs6f his WiEO,awhat asdamaging
| time We should have ofit in this country
How many married men; there are who to-
day would ssseH OUT their domestic felicity
for haHthe money! How many married
women there are who would rejoice in be-
ing sold souf,L themselves, for sIessi L. TqThe
fact is, this is a sfast age, and young wo-
men are brought up after such fast fash
| ion that they are not fit to become aecepta-
bic wives, never find it within the compass
of their ability to create a happy home for
their husbands, butar admirably au fat at
Irritation, and all the other immodestly- mod
est habits which lead to shame, misery, a
broken heart, broken-up families, suits a Ia
Strong for divorce, for abandonment and
for peeunialy damages" ,Li sd d -easIlaa
-i4 This is'a very strong picture drawn by
the Times, but there is much truth in it.
To speak very plainly, girls of the, pres
ent day, are not ftfor wives-we don't mean
ale, but the majority of them and, mothers
of families! the Times speaks truly when it
says yon are chiefly at fault. It is you who
have. especial charge of the morals and the
manners Of the rising generation, It's you
who should jealOusly watch over their every
thought and action, and carefully instil in
to their bosoms and course of life such
| principles and tastes as should convert them
in time into good men and women. It is
you who should teach your daughters how
to become real ''helpmate" to husband,
not mere doll. for him 10 look at, and a
| speudtbrift to squander his earnings, It is
| you who should instruct them how to be-
come useful, as we'll as merely ornamen tai
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to become comforts
ers, home assistants, prudent. modest. pro-
yideLt, loving and beloved wives and moth
ers. not merely piano-playing, German
dancing, loose pfineipled, extravagant. ard
reckless women, Regarding hdst husbands
only as purse bearers and domestic tyrants,
ana every other man entitled to just as
much of their society and affection as it
may pay to bestow upon them. 1t is
you who should inculcate honorable senti-
ments and noble am bition in the minds ol
your sons. and notestimate them IS so many
machines for money making. with no anxi-
ETY. except for their own success, and no
dreams or hope beyond that Of acquiring a
fortune: tits youswho have saered duty
to perform in this matter. Have you per-
formed il? If not, how grave is your res
possibility! How much the age is indebt-
ed to your neglect for its present licentious-
ness! DE3
| This sermon is. intended for local as well
as general application, but we believe ear
girls are better than others We therefore
notify young men at a distance, not to be
too much alarmed at our sermon. Our
object is to mako good wives for you, not
to dspFive you Of them pitch INF sI9 40
We will continue to preach to you occa-
Il 81 )nalIy from texts to suit the times. q