McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-11-15

Mary here. Yes, do. But 1 don't
think wife ought ever to ask her hus-
band to submit. God has made shim,
not her, the head OF the household. He
is commissioned as captain. He must
answer at Gods Judgment bar for the
conduct of the ship. And he can't do
it if his mate is always trying to be
captain too. She is not responsible,
and he is" - g haE ss,1sa
'Don't you think, deacon, y said Mr..
Geer, "that they share the RESPONSE
ility forth children between themp"
"No!" said the deacon; and he said
it with refreshing positiveness. "Not
| If the wife understands what wife
ought to be. The husband is RESPONSE
BILE for he-children. All the wife has
to do is to submit to his directions; and
if they don't turn out we'll, she can GO
up to Gods judgment bar and say,
This is the husband you gave me; and
you told me to obey him, and, have
done il, and you must take care of the
consequences i 4
"That doesn't help the matter much, -
said Mrs. Hardcap, sadly, "if the chill
dren 60 to ruin"
There was moments pause; for we
allknew that Mr.. Hardcap was severe
father and Mrs. Hardcap was a tender
mother, and that she feared the conse-
quences of his despotlsm. Then the
deacon answered gently:
"This is very true, Mrs. Hardcap.
And / think nothing can be harder than
for wife to submit when she sees her
husband doing an injustice or an injury
to the children she has borne him. And
do not say that there are not cases
where she is right to interfere. But
you may depend upon it that it is always
safer to adopt Gods plan, and leave the
consequences for him to take care Of,
than to try our own plan, and assume
the responsibility for the consequences
ourselves. And Gods plan is, wives,
submit yourselves to your husbands as
unto the Lord. >"
"Seems to me that this is rather q
tough doctrine for the wives" said the
parson.
''Not a bit of it," said the deacon.
''It is an easy doctrine. 1t takes all the
friction and much of the burden out of
their lives. Our pulpits ought to preach
it, and our schools to teach it, and our
girls to learn it,. until no girl would
ever think of marrying till she could
find man she could so look up to that
to submit her will to his would be the
choicest delight of her ife.''
"There would be fewer marriages."
said [, Sin that case.''
''And fewer Divorces" said the dea-
con, sententiously.
''But how in matters of conscience,
deacon?" said Mrs. Geer; "surely you
wouldn't have wives submit their con-
sciences to their husbands?''
Husbands hive consciences as we'll
as wives, don't they?' asked the dea-
con.
81 don't know" said Mrs. Geer.
Whereat there was another laugh, in
which the deacon joined.
"Conscience, said the deacon, "is
simply the judgment applied to moral
questions. The wife ought not to do
wrong to please her husband; but in all
questions, I advise her to submit her
judgment to his.''
eff was 3 tract society,"" added the
deacon, ssI would print five rules for
wives on a card, to be given to every
bride on her wedding day"
"What are they?" said I.
The deacon reached over, took up
piece of paper from the table, took
pencil out of his pocket and wrote
thereon, as follows: a.s
r (. TO WIVES. |
Wives, submit yourselves to your hus-
bands as unto the Lord. 80
1. Never dispute with your husband.
2. Never refuse his request unless is
sinful. -..
8. Never offer him advice unless he asks |
for it.
4. Never m IKE any demand, and never |
hesitate to make any request.
B.. And never be bashful about letting |
him know that what you do, you do for his |
sake. not for your own.
There said the deacon, IS he
showed the paper over to me; 'tput that
in one of your letters, Mir. Laicus, and
tell the wives, with my compliments,
and if they try that plan faithfully and
SO unto the Lord, for year,
If they don't make their husbands and
their homes and their children happier,
and have their own way more than any
wives of their acquaintance, they may
put Paul down for an old fogy, and me
down for another"
''It seems to me-" said Mrs. Geer,
shat the wife ought not to take all the
| think the husband ought
to take Sc me, too"
The deacon Strengthened up, looked
at her for a moment with pause which
was emphatic, and then said Il think
he ought to take it all. 1 think she
ought to lay all her burdens on his
broad shoulders, and he should carry
hem for her-for them both. 1 think
hats what a husbands for; I think
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