Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
PICKING A BETTER HALF.
BEGINS HIS SERMONS
ON THE MARRIAGE RING.


ing n WIFE.
BROOKLYN, n. y, Jan. lo.-Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage preached this morning
in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, the first Of
his series Of sermons on The marriage
ring" the subject being "The choice OF a
wife" In the series viii be treated the
following subjects, OF the greatest I'M
portance to every person: "The choice OF
husband and wie|' "Claudestne mar
riages and esclpades;' duties of hus-
bands to wives;' Duties of wives to
husbands" SIN matters of religion,
should the wife 20 with the husband, or
the husband so with the wife," "The
wrong ways Of women;' Costume and
morals" Competent house wiiery;" "Sen-
sible young WOmnh0od;' Women who
will pass life single;'' Induence Of sis
ters over brothers." The modern novel
and womau;'' 'Boardmghouse and hotel
hfe;" Treatment Of manservant and
maidservant.0 The hymn sung on the
occasion was:
The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears"
An organ solo was rendered by Prof
Henry Eyre Browne, who selected the first
sonata in D minor by Ritter for his musi-
cal theme. After eXpounding passage
OF Scripture DR.. Talmage took for his
text Judges xiv, 3: SIS there never a
woman among the daughters of thy breth-
rem, or among ali nay people, that thou
goest to take a wife Of the uncircumcised
PhilistlnesY' DR.. Talmage said
Samson, the giant. is here asking con
sent OF his father and mother to marriage
with one wAom they thought unfit for
him. He was wise in asking their coun-
sci but not wise in rejecting it,.
Captivated with her looks the big son
wanted to marry a daughter Of one
| OF the hostile families, a deceitfui, hypO-
critical, whining and saturn re creature
| who aiterward made for him world Of
| trouble till she quit MIN forever. In my
text his parents forbade the banns, prac-
| tically saying; "When there are so many
honest and beautiful maidens of your
own country, are you so hard put to for 8
lifetime partner that you propose con
iugality wIth this foreign iirtI Is there
| such dearth Of lilies in our lsraelitish
| gardens that you must wear on your
heart Philistine thistle? Do you take q
crabapple because in5re are no pOme.
granates? is there never a woman
I
among all my people, that thou goest to
take a wife OF the uncircumclsed Philis-
tines?V
Excuseless was he for such choice in
a land and amid a race celebrated for fe-
male l0Yeliness and moral worth, a land
and a race oi which self-denying Abigail,
and heroic Deborah, and dazzling Nashti,
and piOus Esther, and glorious Ruth, and
Mary who hugggd to her heart the blessed
Lord, were only magnificent specimens.
lne midnight folded in 51eir hair, the
lakes of liquid beauty in their eye, the
! graceluneos OF spring morning in their
posture and gait. were only typical OF tLs
greater briii8nCe and glory OF their sOul,
| Likewise cXcuseless Is any man IN our
time who makes lifelong alliance with
any one who, because of her disposition,
or heredity, or habits, or intellectual, van
ity, or moral Jwistifcation, may be said
TO be Of the Phllstines.
The world never owned such Opulence
of womanly character or such splendOr OF
wOmanly manners or multitudinOus in
stances Of wiiely, m0therly, caughterly,
sisteTly devotion as it owns to-oay. l
have not words to express m admira-
ton for good womanhOod. Woman is net
only mans equal, but in atfecticnal and
religious nature, which ia the best part OF
us, she is - per cent. his superior. Yea:
during the last 20 years, Through the in
creased opportunity opened for female
education. the women Of the country are
better educated than the majority of men
ana IL they continue TO advance in mem
tslitv At the present ratio, before long
the majority OF men will have difficulty
in finding, in the opposite sex, enough
ignorance TO make appropriate c0nsOrt.
IL / am under delusiOn as to the abund-
ance Of good wOmsnhO0d abroad, cOnse-
Quent upon my surroundings since the
hour ! entered this life until now, | hope
the delusiOn viii last until | embark from
this planet. so You viii understand. If
say i'm this course OF sermons something
that seems severe, am neither cynical
nor dsgruutled.
There are an almost every farmhouse i'm
the country. in almost every home OF the
great town, conscientious women. wor-
shipful women. se.f-s tcriHcing wOmtI.
holy women, innlmeraDle Maryg,
sitting at the feet Of Christ; IN
pumerable mothers, helping % feed
Christ in the person Of His suffering
disciples. a thousand capped aud spec
tacled grandmoihers Luis, bending over
Bibles whose prgcspts they have followed
from early girlhO0d: and toms Of thousands
| OF young women teat are daNninE upon
us from school and m.uary, that are go-
ing TO bless the world with good and
happy homes, tlrt shall eclipse an their
/ n
edged by an men except those wnO are
struck THROUGH Nlth mOral decay rom toe
% Uranium: and more .ueXeUsable than
the samson of tine teXs is than man WHO
amid AN this unparalleled mUniucence oi
w0marh hood marrIes % fool. But some Of
YOU are abroad SUFFERING from such disas-
ter. and 90 halt others OF YOu from gnin
ove~ the Same proCpice. cry Out in t1o
words NJ my text. "ls there never a wo-
man among che daughtersof thy brethren,
on among all my people, that tnou g0csi
20 take n wife Of the uncircumcised
PnilistuesT
There are thousands of American pull
pits. among them this pulpit, guilty In
The fact that ou some OF The subjects on
wlich mon and women need practical ad.
vice they have Teen silent 0r teaching
them only in fore less clrcumlosutOn.
About the choice Ol lifetime companion,
aqueatlOn in winch 800 much of timo aud
All ui oternity are Involved. what almost
universal silence Doe The church, 80 that
there are noe teu people iu ihis house wnu
have ever hoard DISCOURSE upon
thls theme: aud the nrst one
hBvo ever heard is Toe one
ana preaching. Wo leave lO the hip,
pant novel; or the snacfHculaf play, orth0
IugeOfn duHfnfni rhyme, that which
ought t0 burden me most tremendous Scr.
mon minister ever prHnenaHt from il0
Z day when nt fHkHs fi.utti0n tD thn daf
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