The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-11
THE HUSBANDS DUTY.
DIR. Talmage Tells Husbands
How 10 Treat Their Wives
Their Responsibility.
Some Wise Counsel Drawn from the
Ancient Incident Of Abraham
and Sarah.

Brooklyn tabernacle lho nlul OF hlh heilph VI
sermons on "The Marriage Ring tho subject
being sDutioa OF Husbands TO Wiyea" Be-
fore tho sermon no explained the twenly-third
chapter OF Genesis, concerning Abraham'a ad-
mlratlon for Sarah, her age, the only woman's
ago mentioned In the Bible, implying that IN
quialtiyenesa on that subject ia an imperu-
nenoe,
Tho teIt OF the sermon was from donohis
xiv, 09, sand Isaac went out 10 mediate In
the field at the oyontlde, and no lifted up his
eyes, and saw, and behold, the camels we're
coming" Following Ia tho sermon In full
A bridal pageant on the backs Of dromodA-
rioal The camel Ia called the ship OF Tho
dosert Ita swinging motion In the distance 10
suggestive OF vessel rising and falling with
tho billowa Though awkward, how imposing
those creatures on thoy move along, whether IN
ancient or modern times, sometimes carrying
| 400 or 1000 travellers from Bagdad 10 Aloppo,
or from BAssora 30 Damasoua In my toKt
comes caravan. We notice the nolsooss stop
Of the broad foot the velocity OF motion, the
gay caparison OF saddle and girth and awning,
sholtering tho riders from tho sun, and tho hi
larlty of tho mounted passengers, and wo cry
out, "Who arc hoyY' We'll, Isaac has boon
praying for o wife, and II IL time no had onN
for hess 40 years Of ago. and his servant d.
roctod by tho Lord, has made q selection OF
Robokahi and with her companions and maid
ems, aho IN on her way 10 hor new home, carry
ing with her the blessing OF oil hor frondh
Isaac Ia in tho fields moditating upon hla pro-
posed passage from colibacy to monogamy'
And no secs a spock against the sky, then
groups OF people, and aftor q while ho hndH
that tho grandost earthly blessing that ever
comoa 10 man Ia approaching with tho gay
caravan. The drivers cry "hneoP 10 tho
camola, and they kneol, apd putting foot on tho
mock Of thoatooping beast tho bride diamounb
and groots tho man who was ~ worthy OF hcr
az aho was worthy OF him "And Isaac wont
out TO modtato In the field at tho oycntldoi and
no lifted up ha eyes and saw, aud, behold, the
oamols wore coming
In this fifth discourse on "Tho Marriage
Ring having spoken Of tho choice OF q hfo-
tmo companion, take II for granted, o man,
that your marriage was dyinoly arrange and
that tho oamols have arrived from the right
direction, and At the right timO, bringing the
one that was intended for your conrorC-a 10
bokah and not JozobGl, ! proceed 10 dis
course on 10 how you ought N troat your wife,
and my ambition ie to toll you moro plain
truth than you over heard in any three quartorO
Of an hour In all your life
First Of all, charge you roalacyour roapon-
eibility In having taken hor from tho custody
and care and homestead In which aho was once
sheltered What courage you must have had
and what confidence IN yourself to say 10 her
practically II will bo to you moro than your
father and mother, moro than all tho frionda
You ever had or ever can have Give up oyory-
thing and tako mo feel competent TO SEQ you
through life In safety You aro an immortal
being, but am competent to dofond you and
mako you happy However bright and com
Portable home you have now, and though In
one Of the rooms IL the armchair In which you
rocked, and In the garrot N tho cradle In which
you wore hushod aud tho trundlo-bOd In which
You slept aud in the sitting room tho fathcr
and mother who have got wrnklo-facod aud
atoop .ahouldorod and dlm-sightod In taking
caro- OF YOU yet you will do bottor 10 como with
mo" am amazed that any OF us ever had
tho sublimity Of impudono0 10 ask such
transfer from homo assured 10 homo con-
jocturod and unbuilt
You would think mo very daring and haz-
nrdous adycnturor II should go down to ono
Of the pors on tho North River and at timo
whom tLoro was great lack Of chip captains
and | should, with no knowledge Of navigation,
propose 10 take steamer across IN Glasgow or
Hawo, and say 4Al aboard Haul In tho
planks and swing out" and passing out into
tho sea, plunge through darhnosa and storm
II succeeded In getting charge Of ono, that
would bo the ship that would noyor bo heard
OF But that IL the boldnoss Of every man that
proIors marriage llo says; 'lwll navigate
you through tho storms tho cyclones, aud tho
fogs Of lifotmo ] viii run cloar OF rocks and
icoborga have no oxpori nco
and ! have no seaport but all aboard
for tho voyage Of q liIotimo admit that
thoro havo boon tdh thousand blipwroclts on
this very route, but don't hohmto Tut, mtl
Thoro, now, don't cryl Brides mud not cry
nt tho Wedding"
In response TO this The woman by hor action
practically saysi al have but ono lifo 10 1.-Two
and trust II all 10 YOU My arm Ia woak, but
] will dopond on tho etronglh Of yours don't
know much Of tho world, but ! roly ON your
wisdom, Iput my body, my mind, my soul,
my timo, my otonity IN your hopping lmako
no rosoryo Even my namo roslgn and tako
yours, though mino is namo TINT suggests all
that was honorable In my father, and ali thu,
was good In my mother, and all that was ploW-
ant In my brothms and sistom start with you
on journey which shall not part except AT tho
odgo Of your grave or mino, Ruth, the Moab
itoss, mado no moro thorough solf-abnoga,ion
than mako whom | tako hor tremendous words,
tho pathos Of which many centuries hayo not
oool0d Entroat me not 10 loayo thOoor 10 ro-
turn from following aftor thoo; for whithor
thou goost will 70, and whore thou lodgost
will lodge Thy pooplo shall bo my people,
and Thy God my God Whom thou diog will
die, and thoro win bo burod Tho Lord do
10 10 mo- and moro also, if aught but doath
part lhoo and me- sdo by side In lifo Side
by eido in the burying- ground Side by sido In
hoayon, Bo'oro God and man. and with my
immortal soul In tho oOth,I swoar eternal
ildolity,"
Now my brother, how ought you 10 front
horY Unoss you Oro on migrate infinite you
will treat hor woll You will treat her bottoi
than anyone in tho universe oxcopt your God
lIor namo will have in II moro music than In all
that Chopin or Bach or lIhoinborgor composed.
Her oyoe, swollen with throo wooks Of night.
watching ovor child with scarlet foyor, will
bo to ocu beautiful as May morning, Aftor
the last roso peal has dropped out ofhor chooh,
aflor The ast feather Of tho ravens wing has
fallon from hor hair, aftor across hor forehead
aud indor her oycs and ocrosp her faco thoro
nro M many wrinkles as thoro aro graves ovor
which eho has wopt you will DO ablo truth
fully to say, In tho words Of Solomone song
aDohold thou art fair, my loyol Behold, thou
art fair" And porhops sho may respond APP
proprately in tho words that no ono but tho