Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-04

and costly apparel should never be put
on. If it is decided by the taste Of the
community that plated hair is becom-
ing, then let it be plated. God has
made the hair to grow, and there can
be no sin in arraying it to suit the taste
Of the majority. God has stored the
gold also among the rocks and soils,
and has made it to be the exact supply
Of certain demand Of our political
and commercial and social circumstan-
ces, and we cannot doubt that he
meant us to search for it and use it,
And if one prefers to carry it as a
shining ornament upon his finger, or
about his neck, than in his pocket; and
if the good taste of the community
agree-eth thereto; | see not but he
may do it.
Only let it be real gold, for that
which looks like it, but is not it, is a
cheat, and We cannot knowingly wear
it without being degraded And as to
costly apparel, the best is often the
cheapest, that is, Of course, within
certain limits. Besides ''man looks
at the outward appearance;" and that
IS a good reason perhaps why women
should have regard to it. But let not
these things be the adorning. If wo-
men have no other adorning than these
they may be admired indeed, but it
will be, as fine dolls arc admired by
the children, or as the wooden lady
who is dressed up to show off the
goods in the fancy stores, only this and
nothing more.
"BW let 1t be the hidden man Of the
heart IN Mat achich IS not corruptiJle
even the ornament Of q meek and qniet
spirit, echich IS IN the sight Of God Of
great price,"
Even in the sight Of man, mere ex-
ternal array will at last become but the
badge of dishonor, if there be nc in
ternal, spiritual, graces.
An6 then if one has those spiritual
ornaments she will not care very much
fo~ the outward and perishing ones.
It is character that wins in the LONG
run. Patience, endurance, strength,
courage, constancy, these win the race,
and during the course, many ornaments
are a needless weight And when the
race is won, what so becoming and
beautiful as a meek and quiet spirit.
Then whatever husbands may say
out Of regard for mere style, and 70,
the sake Of appearances, it is not out
ward ornaments that win their real re-
gard. These may please their vanity
OR win their praise, but their hearts
are moved, after all, only by those
same things which are in Gods sight
Of great price.
If the things that make beautiful
lives are in the heart the outward ap-
pearance can hardly be other than come
ly, and however it may be with strang-
ers, husbands see the lives, the char
acters The woman that loves her
husband so well chat she tries to looh
beautiful when she goes out with him,
deserves his thanks, but she who loves
him SO well as to try and be beautiful
in all her life. she deserves and will
surely haye--if he be a naan--his best
love.
"And ye husbands" dCeU uih them
according to Ano"1edge, giving honor
INTO the rife as INTO the 'ceah:er vessel. "
That is, let your home where your
wife reigns, be your chosen place; Use
your knowledge, all you can get, to
make it home worthy Of her and OF
you, a place of all comfort and pleas
antness, spend your leisure there.
IF she is weaker, it is only in the
very Indifferent matter of bodily
strength, and is reason for special
care and helpfulness on your part.
"And as heirs together Of the grace
| Of life hoty prayers be not hinder
ed.
Oh how it hinders the one, if the
other be not a christian, s'as heirs to-
gether," the husband owes it to his
wife to be christian, even as does the
wife to her husband.
r. NJ. ".
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