The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-02-21
Pastor Cruzan's Sunday Sermon.


\ very large audience was in attendance Ut Fort
Street Church last Sunday evening. Mr. Cruzan
preached the first Of a series of sermons on "The
Home His theme was Marriages The text
chosen was Hebrews 1854, Marriage is honorable
in ALL Mt, Cruzan spoke as follows:
The Bible commends marriage. Even in Para
disc God said that II was not good for man TO b,
alone" Throughout the Old Testrment marriage
is represented as the normal state of man. To h
unmarried was regarded by the Jews as calamit-
and disgrace. The highest earthly destiny of |,
woman was to be the mistress of family and tn,
mother of children. Bachelors were at discount
The head of family was the king among mel.
In the New Testament the teaching is the SAND
The better judgment and practice of the worli
since the creation of man accords with the text
that Marriage Is honorable in ALL But il is na
honorable in all TO marry. Nay; it is the plai,
duty of some not to marry. There are some con,
mon sense limitations to the general applicatio,
of this text. There are thousands who, on til
score of health alone, should never marry. Their
are other thousands whose moral natures are s,
diseased that they should never marry 'Dip III.
soul in seas of ink says Joseph Cook, land 4
ceases TO be really marriageable.' There shouli
be such degree of physical, mental, and mord
health in those who stand at the marriage altar
so that the of spring from their union should no,
be brood of physical, mental and moral cripnles
Nature never violates her laws. Imbecility neye,
reproduces strength and beauty. As we'll erpec:
TO gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles
Continual suffering and premature DEATH or yors,
still, hereditary tendency TO sin so strong, thai
it is almost irresistible-these are the birthrioll
of thousands of poor unfortunate children brouch
into the world every year, only to burden it, o.
curse it.
This whole question Of marriage is treated TO,
lightly. The most important day, the most sol
emn day, the day most heavily freighted witt
earthly and eternal destiny, is the wedding day
For better or for worse till death do us part =
Search our language through and you cannot firi
ten more solemn, deep-meaning words. Earta
TO Garth, dust to dust are cheerful, restful, con
pared with them. For, at the grave, if the lie
was constant pain 1t is ended so far as earthl Is
concerned. At the marriage altar il il is FIR
worse the lifelong pain has Just begun AID
yet how reckessly and thoughtlessly Young peoph
and older people who should know better. rush il
TO marriage
The marriages OF the latter day can be put mo
i've classes: l. The ignorant and the thoughtles,,
9. The selfish aud the sordid; 3. The vain and tlp
ambitious; 4. The lustfll and the base; g. The tru,
marriages, where love Is the strait-gait" and the
marrow way which leads to welded Joy. Stand
at the marriage altar let there be any other motive
than love, you sin against God, your own sonl and
your own peace; but most of all you sin against
the soul and the peace Of the one who stands by
your side,
few hints in regard to marriages. l. Never
marry but for loye-but see that you love only tina,
which is worthy. 1t is said that love is blind and
the large number of false marriages would seem
to justify the assertion. Love can be controlled
Never should there be such keen, clear sight as
when making the life choice. . Remember that
blood will tell; that like becets like. fast man
or son of n fast man. is poor timber out of which
to make a good husband. 1t is the daughter of a
good mother who makes the best wife. 3. Marry
your equal. Love there may be between unequals
but there can be no lasting sympathy or congeni-
ality of tastes. Without these married life is a
terrible drag. 4. Remember that You cannot live
on love; you VIII need Something more oubetau-
tial. The Italian proberb is full of sense: ''Re-
fore you marry have where to tarry." s. BE not
unequally yoked with unbelieyers. Let the young
Christian beware how he plights faith with one
who is living without God and without hope