The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-05
TRINITY CHAPEL.

Tho Discipline OF Domestic LiSe-Discourse
by Rev. Morgan Dix.
The aforementioned edince in West Twenty
nth street. was thronged to It's utmost capacity by
the members OF the church TO near the rector OF
Trinity church axpound his views on the relations,
duties and proper aspirations OF all whose calling
has fixed them in the sphere OF domestic life The
reverend gentleman Is evidently no advocate OF the
divorce system, still less Of free lovesm. both OF
which institutions received an implied emphatic
condemnation in the course OF his address.
The Doctor commenced his lecture for 1t Is one or
a series OF lectures which the Decor IS engaged in
deliverng) by showing the necessity OF domestic
and social life to the pursuit OF
HUMAN HAPPINESS.
| No man has q right to pursue happiness for the
sake OF itself alone but rather for far higher pur
pose. There Is q 0fter theory of life, according to
which 1t Is duty TO work for that calling which God
has destined for man. We are here under discipline;
we are here to perform duty to ourselves. to God
and to each other II we do this we cannot fall to
be happy because happiness Is the handmade OF
duty. 1t is unworthy OF mortal endowed
with reason to pretend that the rightrul AIM Of
every duty which devolves on human KIND is not to
glorfy God, TO do some good for mankind and to
make ready Tor eternity. Long before the days OF
tna I,I SappIness might be the more easily obtained
proclaimed that II Is not good for man to be alone.
ALONE VIZ CANNOT STAND
against temptations; alone we are unable to perform
in an adequate manner those nigh duties that
should engage the attention OF mankind IN order
some exceptions, OF course; but, in order
thar men might the more effectively
the union Of the sexes. We should look at this
! question soberly and calmly; we should view the
can be done without breaking that love when
| makes humanity beautiful. me time allotted Tor
80 onr nS END s so
the members OF the family to make good use OF II.
81. Paul. III writing 20 the Romans. compares the
RELATION OF THE SOUL
to Christ In its ndssolubty TO the marriage OF the
woman to the husband. II Is true that on her side
Independence Is gone; she can be separated from
Nor is the nusbans less 4ee estrs%
who would seek to impose unjust burdens Oh his
spouse and congratulate himself on having less OF
the difficulties OF lie To encounter than she. 1t may
seem strange. but II Is no less true tnat persons
SHOULD NEVER CONE TOGETHER.
This very unlikeness which should characterize
the married pair tends to restrain each still more
and aids In promoting tneir mutual happiness. 1t
may be difficult to explain this. but let us rest
assured that 1t ls for the best. Tne domestic life Is
the great school for killing selhshness. The man
has no ground for gOrylng In superiority over tile
woman for she has indeed promised obedience.
Neither Is greater than the other. aud neither Is
UNHAPPY MARRIED COUPLE
find themselves gradually sinking from bad to
| worse every day. anu are not untrequenty over
| whemed with miseries. But such Instances form
| W
ousy, contradictions low natures, want of the lear
or the Lord, ana many other defects In youth, are
invariably the sources whence such allction arises.
Holy matrmony essential 10 the vitality oil COM
munites. Without II everything beautiful, noble
and exalted should speedily vanish from the earth,
and society itself become confusion Where have
men ana women been found nooier or happier than
those who have lab0red together under the discl-
pine OF domestic life, each sacrificing much Tor the
sake of the Otners There no claim ON Gods re-
gard for man greater than that he did his duty well
| towards her ~ whom he had been bound III loyalty
| and honest seif-sacrlfcing love. II there be one
tnIng pressing on US, Churcn, more than
another IL Is the necessity or
STANDING FIRMLY
by the sancty and lnviolabliy OF the marriage tie
SO long as the Church has name and an existence
let ner never fan TO hit her voice against the enc
mics OF religion and society, and uphold forever the
| solemnity OF the saying. "What God hath joined
| together let no man put asunder." Although 1t Is
true that IN the resurrection neither party Is mar
red to the other. still 1t Is hard to believe that he
VINO has faithfully t0ed loyal and true to his com.
panOn In this life Is to be separated from her by
! God IN the world TO come Rather let US believe
| that they who labor jealousy together, sharing
alike the joys and msl0rtunes OF the world, shall be
| crowned with mutual ana JOINT nonors In Heaven.