The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-29

the 3 iTiptural teachings contained in that "boOk
OIL ooksp The parent the child, the master
eq dally with the servant, the rich as we'll as the
p overty-stricken-ahl let not one forget that
Gods law should govern every condition and
4 sphere OF life.
establishment. 1t had It's origin mid the un-
spotted and unmingled purity of the creation,
before the blight and influence OF sin had fallen
| upon spear OF Grass or q flower of the field,
| or had interrupted the free course of love IN
the human heart. This relation was instituted
| by the God OF peace, to promote not only the
| universal diffusion OF the race of man but 10
| make him the great and holy centre of all
| earth's joys and happiness. That was the great
| obieCtl He declared Himself that cit was not
, good that man should be aloneln Such a life
| alone, is a miserable, lonely existence in the
| unhappy sphere OF solitude. For man is then
| without social influence social enioyments, or
the privilege and comforts of social lite. The
| position OF a husband is a marvellously import
| ant one. Everything that is honorable holy
| religious manly, and of good report centres In
| that great and important relation. There is no
| position equalling that wherein man has such
ample and grand opportunities for exhibiting
his manhood.
To that individual who walks with him
| through this short existence he turns, and
counsels, and receives, what hopeful cheerings
what tender consolations In every hour of his
lies pilgrimage, and in the duties devolying
upon him in that unity, he feels the strength
which comes from warm aud gushing heart
who feels so deeply his welfare, VINO feels that
his life is her hte her every joy and blessing,
And when we take into consideration that deep
and enduring happiness that man derives from
holy union with another nature that can be-
come imbued with his own, we have the mea-
sure of JOY almost full, and filled to overhowlng
when such loving hearts receive sustenance and
heavenly strength IRON that Infinite Being with
whom all is love and all is peace.
What manifold means are employed, what
arguments are used what promises are Lmade,
what endearments are offered to secure a re-
turning affection of that heart which he so long
lnQlV gppkgl Promises. nlp0pp9. .UVOWs nnnunn-
bered and innumerable are given so lovingly
so truly, so generously before the marriage.
Everything that can be is offered to induce
woman to leave the family circle, the old home
around which are clustered so many fond
memories, to leave her present condition with
spirit free, qnhindered, in the joys of youth,
and to trust herself to him who offers as her
protector, her shield, her undying friend and
lifelong companion.
Men will do anything to gain the affections of
another. We see them attend with their be-
trothed the house of God. We have seen them
willing and ready TO perform whatever was
necessary, could they but gain that heart and
hand they sought They might be false in other
relations, but their words would be, Let this
heart cease to beat if l am false to thee" All
this is constantly being done. On one side we
nave untold offers, great inducements, unnum-
bered pledges; on the other sweet homes are
given up, hallowed and friendly associations
often sundered. What losings of friends, and
partlngs IRON parents, what many sacrifices
are made by the loveiest of Gods creation
woman! What maternal and paternal associa-
tions are destroyed, what brotherly help or
sisterly devotion is given up, all for the plighed
faith, love, and honor of one man!
She is persuaded to break from the society of
that good mother who has watched over her
with untold devotion and care-only less than
that watching which the good God exercises;
and who loves her as no heart but Gods loves
her, and who has protected her with that shield
which is only surpassed by the immortal breast
plate of the great Jehovah. She is asked to
leave that father, who from the time she was
little prattling child to now, when the years
that have lntervened have powdered his locks
with snowy white, has watched her with joyous
heart. She is induced to leave that noble
BROTHER who for her sake and her protection
has barred his breast to the storm OF danger, and
butfeted with the waves of adversely. She is
asked to part from that sister who has grown
with her to mature years, and the affections of
whose heart are twined about her own like the
tender ivy which clings so tenaCiously, and
keeps bright its refreshing color of green.
Truly, the inducement must be great, the love
of untold strength, that could cause her to
sunder this bond of traternal unity with home,
and in the protection of him for whom all had
been given, depart for some tar-of place, or
land beyond the rolling sea. All! how often do
we find, and how sorrowfully too that the
pledges, the vows of never-tailing love, the obl-
cation which m an took upon himself, are but
things of moment, which, in the morning of
the married life, stand out bright, like shining
stars, seeming to cast beauty and hope and
happiness into the vague future; but the morn
of welded life wears apace, and how often do
we find mans heart growing less warm; the
noon comes, and his affections and disposition
are Chilly-hardly a ray of affection shows
itself to brighten the path of that one who sacr-
feed so much; and night soen comes. The
nature once warm, then chilly, now cold, is
treezing-has bhghted the tender flower which
was plucked TO be protected and shielded-oh,
so we'll by him who, by his neglect, has killed it,
How comes this all about? How strange that
all the promises which man made should be
unfulflled WhV is it? Is there good cause?
Have other things Weaned his affection from that
beautiful and good woman-his wife in the sight
of God and man? All, these VOWS were forgot
ten-lost! They have become supplanted by
other things-the influence of the clubhouse,
the league, the billiard-room, the card-table,
the drinking saloon, the theatre, and other
places too numerous to enumerate-where time
is lost, affections blighted, hearts chilled, and
souls ruined.
Tell me not that these things are not SO!
look at them and witness Tor yourselves. Llit lit
the veil cast over this city, and see! There sits
one alone in some room, with light dlmly
burning. Her little ones have each been tucked
away SO softly by mothers kind and gentle
hand. She attempts TO read' a sorry tElai cn . 10
return of him who promised so faithfully never
to cause pang of sorrow TO her bosom. Ten!
No footstep yet-the minutes fy-the hours
mass and the distant bell tolls the midnight
hour, evil he not come? Surely he cannot
leave me alone!" She peers out into the black
ness of the Multiplying to pierce the mky
darkness, 10 catch the sight OF him whom she
loves so much. The CLOCK srkes one-tWo-
each stroke chronicles many tears, heart
sphiups, which fast eat away the strength. All!
man could you see these tears-scalding tears
falling thick and fast; could you hear these
heavy sighngs of heart depressed surely you
could not pursue your UNJUST patn'
In times of such sorrow, how hopes huctuate
with the falling tears now rising as she speaks
to herself "He will be better TO me-" me nus
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