New-York tribune., 1886-02-08
TALMAGE SAYS FLIRTlNG IS DEVILISA

HE PREACHES on THE TREATMENT OF WIVES AMI
DENoUNCrs FLIITs OF BOTH sEXFs.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle was crowded to ex-
cess yesterday morning. DR.. Talmage continued hts
of sermons the Marriage Ring" and chose
his text Genesis XIV G3 Isaac went out to medi
tate in the field at evcntidc, and he lifted his eyes.
and saw, and behold the camels were coming" In the
course OF his sermon he said:
shall this morning take it for granted that your mar
riage is all right, and shall go on and advise yon how
plain truth than have ever heard in any three quar-
ters of hour in all your life And first Of all charge
you to realize the responsibility Of having taken her
away from the custody OF her loving parents ana from
the homestead in which she sheltered. II is
ask such transfer TO home that Ia not yet constructed
How ought you to treat herl Ny brother you ought to
treat her well; you ought to treat her better than
any one In the universe excepting God Almighty;
music to You and her eyes, though swollen with watch
ing child sick with the scarlet fever should be brighter
to You than May morning she has s hrsS moT'SaSe nor
yOnr debts You believe IN the force OF contract II
fulfilled these promises then you have frandulently in
duced into conjugal partnership and should he In
prsoned for obtaining goods under false pretences and
should he mulcted for large amount OF damages. Oh
fulfil your contracts Men Of business have lots OF con-
tracts and sometimes they them and read what the
party OF the first part aud the party OF the second part
agreed do. Have yOu forgotten your contract Then
you had better take buy borrow Episcopal prayer
book and read the marriage Tie marriage
ation is more sacred after baptism OF tears-tcars
over the lost the grave.
Before marriage when you came into the house you
full OF smiles and poteness as peach orchard
in blossom week. Now you come In the house ana say
"I've lost money to-day" You sit down at the able.
criticsing the food and snatch the evening newspa-
per. The children are awed at the domestic autOcrat
Though filled with heathful curiosity they must ask no
questions the wife has had annoyance In the Kitchen
until her nerves all like spikes. My brother, yoi
have appreciation OF the fact that your children VIII
be I'm cemeteries and you Will have no
opportunity influence them the house IN which you
live will go into Othet hands ana you yOufSrlI
will be gone Marriage is bargain In some lands
people purchase their wives with cattle aud sheep In
our land marriage is an ahectionae bargain In when
promises protection. support companlOnshlp anu
love. Are you fulfilling all that bargain VIII toll
You what You all know Some men snow more respect
other wives than their and many man there IL
who allows his wife 10 carry a scutIle OF coal mp
stairs who will clear a room with one bound TO pick
another ladys pockethandkerchef Filtration Is devil
iSh. Why don't you put IL in the bond, you domestic
shylock Why don't you have 1t understood before you
are pronounced husband and wife married man
who INDUCES IN filtration is either fraud or rake.
care not high his her standing wonld not give
tree-cent piece that had been three times clipped for
the virtue of a masculine or feminine hirt