The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
Az INEIDhL IN LOVE
Half Minded Co Falsely Prors.. Christl..sn
In Order 20 Win hIs Sweetheart.

Half hiHded To Falsely I'rors.- Chrisslaasn
In Order TO Win his swcetheart.
Sin; bsloas To class Of pcrsRs Tor whom you ..,
% have much sympathy aud also To- another ,I,s- 49,
whom DOM waste lnGch Of hat prscus snrmsol
MG SS You Hs sc a. a." Y Sss s a" S 90 49,
% a prs. ed S ~ ne OS uS .s x 9 snd
them Now. unless one who believes neither nunty
benefacuons. cnlreat your sdvce. ~
am IN love with gri de veui Chr,stisn. VIE ESQ
lively forbds close Relationship AraEs iuyosyss
Now. Mi Editor. what am % dor II you dc-,r. ,o
uon,a Nd that could be,,ye ali that oril assy
,,np.ss 9ni EanL o's beard ~ anrclot. Of tcneh
Was pas',d mt riiens any Gu. Ronans from the rank
nj creed repiei. u,at he bad tie rsisn SIfesos
l. too care more tor my sweetheart than my rc,Aoa
wanted to he a french marshal why not ihoash snts.
nxs,,nx f , ne fs,,s@n %, .ares he,bae,
6ioosg maiden ysi she declared she so a., s he.
guity. Sow nis Just As i'np-bI me 10 bcGesois
all IT, ext rnal insisnis esn q all rs,cos
pockets hood my eyes when grace lie said. asl oiny
DO Jou advise me to this cOurtef As matters a,Ana
az nisoIau.. ny SUI " equally -" an ~. w, that
ana her conscience Il she follow ed Ihs pfnnrusrs,s
her nature she Neuid marry NE; bot she Il siras 20
Yield because nc scripture tells her that the material
pRri III the war Of creed. as in bs ieai. - fiiss
!eei was alm , Lh,losopher y len shc '1m ~.
tb' Montague, hut the Romeo that she waste
creed. Or opon. aid where dirnees cst III ss .
one say It thy ercsd. not iheu Ac. NJ sthssn
Is naturally tolerant Her attitude toWHrd tree tintere
Is that commits rstu rather than hosuh y n osf
beucr snd / theiciefe iecl cOnadeni that oar o@oa
Tg9'a SS 6g91 hss knoS .. no way 10 1n about
DO yeu uink would be lusun,d IN e ting con,rftdi
ssif aud prove fatal 10 m1uul tru, and lYm.. &c hlS
p slam hard money. anu uS,es d. v,rat
Our correspondent is in error In supp..slng
that we have no sympnthies for inndes. We
are very sorry for them. especially when an Ia
his case. their inAdelty proves bar 70 thsr
happiness. Many inidels are very agreeable
men. Of hard and solid principle and much
integrity OF character such men. indeed ~ de-
serve the consideration and regard Of eyefy-
body. We hope our correspondent 10 one %
these estimAblo infdels. and II he Is he ouxhtto
make a good husband. The trouble with him
TO- not thnt he believes what Is wrong, bot thai
he doesn't believe what his sweethear, tntnks
he ought to believe. Clearly such pair are
likely 10 have far greater domestic tranquility
than n husband and wife who both D'hovo a
great deal but differ totally IA 60 what they b.
lieve. A Baptist and a Methodist. Pro1s-isIi
and Catholic. Presbyterian and an kplsoo-
together that their married life will l., ono
kong theological squn',bie. How shall the babies
BE- baptized. or shall they bo baptized ~ all
Shall the wife 10 TO church with the hustani
or the husband with the wite1 Which uAfsoh
shall DO called In when spiritual aiNloe -
neededI Over these and other auestioAs the
Minated pair may wrangie 10y day aE4 %
night each growing more set by reason oi The
controversy. Meantime there Is no rs,l ~
lgion whatever in that household, Tor 70.
ligion which does NOT lend itself 10 the promo.
ton of domestic harmony Ii a curse aud uc,
blessing. tyrant which raises diScord. and y
spurious rel gion SO far no it's practice goss.
The pair would be more truly religious II ueT
were harmonious and solf-denying innle- than
they are rs wrangling believers. each nghuDs
desperately for tho subiuGation Of the other
II our Missouri friend. for he Writes from
Missouri. is otherwise m deserving AZ We hope
he ia, his believing sweetheart may proIerlS
take him ar a husband. in spite ofhs lnhdoly.
II is great thing to got good man for hur-
band. even II he is an inhde The state oi in
fidelity may be one from which be VIII 81
some time be aroused. while sound principles
nrmly established never desert "a man nor
will heart whose affections are fixed 90
things of good repute ever 80 Astray. But an
| inndel who becomes q fraudulent Christian 10
order 10 win a swecthoart who is n believer
sinks himself in wiekedness. and his sfaL 10
FAR worse than 1t was before. Therefor We re-
buko our nndel friend for even contemplating
the possibility Of prrtenco OF convefhlon'
Much may be- pardoned 10 the distraughi over
but hypocrisy can never be giided even bY hw
itself. square and honest inhdel is deeogylG
OF respect tut religious frnui II abominabe
Perhaps when our skepticd friend marrier hh
conscientious sweetheart. the beauty oi her re-
ltRion will bs made SO manifest before HE s,es
In all hor woriG and acts that he will gr'F q
love what 80 much conduces To her l0v'lln's-
But she Will be wise H. let his conversion o. e.
feeted. II IL shall be effected by other lnlutD'f
than wiirly arguments in theology Gus lin-
preston Is that in this cnse the grl vii, DO Teh
10 marry tho inndel though he Is n|ufM
man. for II naturally good and amiabe heh 10
apt To make better husband than u man VINO
has not boon thoroughly regenoraod out Of h@
Inherent ugliuess and often times oven aI'sf
conversion a sour and capuous man viii prlYs
very disalreeable companion fot wife. Ihm
II, experience seems to show that tho na'nnh
dispositions OF some men arG better than INC
dispositions Of other men. even after they 'h'p
10 have been transformed by grtco,