The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-11-10
A SERMON By TALMAGE.
THEsMARRIAiG.E LAT1oN.

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As Mr., Talmage stepped upon the
platform of the tabernacle yesterday
morning Ills face was wreathe,l in
smiles which Swallowed forth in no IN,
certain way the pleasant nature Of the
discourse which was to fall from his
lips. He talked about marriage and
the duties Of husbands aud wivee, to
the evident delight of the women in
his focks who several times during the
sermon broke Into POUNDS Of rapturous
applause. Beginning with the asse'
ton that blonde might safely marry
! a brunette and that q maiden with a
nervous temperament might fearlessly
bestow herself upon. a phlegmatic
young man, and remarking incidental
~ that there was "no more need for
the driving-wheel than for tile brakes
in marriage relation" he said II will
however, take it for granted that you
are all we'll mated and that a little
good advice is all you need to make
heavens Of your homes. First, l re-
mark that spirit of compromise must
DO dominant. You" looking straight
TAT young woman in a charming tall
bonnet, who seemed to resent it)
"must remember that you we're thirty
years forming habits applicable to a
single life, aud that your husband was
even longer time. Yon cannot ex.
pect that everything is going to work
smoothly unless there is a spirit of
compromise. Let your rule be that in
all matters of moral principle your de-
termination shall be, iron but in all
minor matters Willows In the next
place" (Mr. Talmage now removed his
eyes from the young woman and fas-
tened them upon a bald headed gen
tleman in the gallery "there must be
consultations, frequent and full, be-
tween men and their wives. You should
take your business matters home
That last ugly failure, of yours might
have been averted had you taken your
wife into your business confidence
Every husband before he enters7into-a
business partnership witt, any man
should introduce that man to his wife
and get her opinion Of him. She will
know in five minutes more about him
than her husband would find out in ten
years. Very likely she wont be able
to tell you why she doesn't like him
but she'll say she don't and tell you
to 'beware!' After ten or fifteen years
if you fail to take her advice, you'll
go home some night and say .'Well,
my dear, you were right; that man has
cheated me out of my boots! (This
was one Of the points at which the ap-
plause of the women came in.) "Oi
coursep continued Mr.. Talmage, "all
this is on the supposition that your
wife is not fool-that you didu't
commit suicide at the marriage altar
| know Of q man" (Mr. Talmage had
caught the delicate little gold chain
attached to his eye glasses and was
Unwilling it in a jaunty fashion) "who
had kept his business affairs a secret
from his wife, having allowed her a
certain sum each month without ever
questioning her as to the use she made
oft. One evening be went home and
abruptly announced to his helpmate
that he was ruined; that he was una
bleito meet a large payment due tile
next day and would be compelled to
20 into bankruptcy. The good wife
comforted him with tender words; later
10 the evening az they were 9 tting
together said, my DEAR, would you
look up the definition of the word ''in-
dependence" il Webster's Dictionary
The unhappy man mechanically turned
to the word, and there to his utter as
tonishment found crisp $500 bank
note. The good wife then sent him
hunting for number of. other perth
nent words, and before the search was
ended lie had found enough money to
pay all his obligations. y 49, q 4.
This little apecdote was also the oc-
casion of applause on the part Of tile
women. The third recipe for domes.
tic happiness given by Mr.. Talmage
consisted Of advice that there should
be no secrets between man and wife. :
'It's a bad sign," said he, ."when Ell.
Their party offers any objection to the
opening of bic or her letters by 'tht
conjugal partner Beware of you,
wite's slady confidante.' Secrets are
nitro-glycerine under the hearth.
stone."
A spirit of forbearance Mr.. Talmagt
also specified as something necessary
to domestic felicity, but above all ht
begged for tolerance BY wife or hus
band Of the others peculiar religion
views. "If you are Baptist" osait
he, "ands your wife Pedobaptist
don't splash water in each other
rffaces; aud il, your husband is Metho
dist, while you are Presby tel ian, ant
goes aboutt house shouting hallelu
ljahs, don't give way to nervousness
Really the best thing you can. do un
der such circumstances is to come ant
take a pew here III the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle, where, although We stand ii
boldly for the Christian principle, VI
don't care a rye straw for those 'iuti
Intestinal differences between the diff
ferent evangelical scots. If you wan
j one drop IF water on your forehead
We say 'all right or if you would pre-
| fer more water. all right again. W
lon't care whether you have Lee
foreordaiued OF. not, if you ouly ar
saved. 0, ..irrelisious husbands, 80
must come t. church with your relis
ions wives. O, lrreligious wives, y0
must come to church with your relig
ious husbands. You twain, who in Il
worldly relations have heen for year