, 1886-02-14
THE MARRIAGE RING.
Mr.. TALMAoe's SIXTH SERMON IN
THE PRESENT SERIES.

on the Marriage Heintion-How Hus-
bands Ought to Treat Their Wives.
NEW YoRK, Feb. THE series OF dis.
courses given by DIR. Talmago at the Brook
iyn Tabernacle arc attracting vast throng
many hundreds more than can get inside
the vast auditorium.
This morning. long before 10 O'Clock,
people from out CT tow began assembling
at the Tabernacle, and Notwithstanding tho
weather was raw and threatening, all the
available space In tho great church was oc-
cupisd whom tho preacher ascended TO his
platform at 1890. He read for his opening
lesson n part Of Genesis xiii
And Sarah was an hundred and seven
and twenty years old"
The preacher aid this was the only time
n woman's age Is mentioned in the Bible,
and IL suggests that inqulsitivoness on the
subject OF a womans age Is not 10 DO en-
Outraged Abraham and Sarah had lived
together sixty-two years. They had cele-
brated their crystal wedding their silver
wedding and their golden wedding, and now
that Sarah was dead there was great sad
ness.
As the preacher arose to speak n slide OF
melting snow on the roof caused some con-
sternation, but Mr.. Talmnge quoted all
fears by explaining the cause and relating
how his congregation, when thoy worshipped
In the Academy OF Music, were greatly
alarmed by a similar cause some years ago.
Genesis XIV. 63: 'And Isaac went out
TO mediate in the field at the oventidc:
and he lifted up his eyes, and saw. and be-
hold, the camols were coming"
A bridal pageant on the back Of dromeda-
ries. The camel has often been called the
ship OF tho desert. Its swaying motion in
the distance reminds one OF n vessel rising
and falling with the billowA
Though awkward, how imposing these crea-
tures as they move along through ancient or
modern times, carrying 400 or ZOO passsn-
gers from BagdAd to Elobo, or from Bassora
to Damascus
In my text there Is n caravan You notice
the no seles. tread OF the broad foot OF the
camel, and the velocity OF the motion, and
the gay caparisoning OF saddle and girt III,
and the green awning that shelters tho tray
elsrs from the hot sun, and the hilarity of
the mounted passengers, and you cry out;
who are theyi' lSaac has been praying
for a wife-and Il is time he had one, for he
is 40 years OF age-and his servant has been
sent out and has been d~ivinely directed and
has selected Rebecca. And with her com
panion5 and her maidens he is on the way 10
her new home, carrying the blessings Of all
her friends
1saAc is out In the field meditating on his
proposed passage from celibacy 70 matri-
mony, and he looks up and he sees n speck
against the sky, and then he sees n group Of
people advancing; and then no finds out that
the greatest earthl blessing that ever comes
to man is coming to him in that gay cara
van Tho drivers shout 10 tho cames:
"Kneelr and the camels kneel, and the bride
puts her foot on the neck OF the STOPPING
beast, dismo1nts and greets Isaac, who was
as worthy OF her rs she was worthy OF him
And Isaac went out 10 melitate in
the field at the eventide, and he lifted up his
eyes, and saw, and behold, the camels were
comm Z"
In this, the sixth discourse on tho Mar
riAge Ring, having spoken 10 you, among
other things, about the choice OF a lifetime
companion. / shall this morning take It for
granted, o man, that your marriage was
divinely arranged, and that the camels
came from the right direction, and that they
arrived at the right time, and that they
brought TO you your intended consort-the
one intended for you rs consort-a Rebecca,
and not a Je1ebeL And | shall proceed to give
you advice rs 10 how you ought 10 treat your
wife, and my ambition Is To tell you more
plain truth than you have ever heard before
In any three-quRrtors OF m hour in all your
life.
And first OF all, l charge you, realize tho
responsibility In having taken her from the
custody and care Of tho homestead in which
she was reared and sheltered How much
courage y GU must have had, and how mueA
confidence in yourself you must have had TO
have practically said to her; Como, l will
give you more than your father or your
mother; more than all the friends you ever
had or ever can have; / feel myself compe-
tent TO take you through lifo; l know you
are an immortai being, and / feel mysalf
com etent 10 defend and protect you, and
10 makoyou happy; come with mo; though
your present home is bright and comfort
able, and though in ono room Is tho arm
chair in which you were rocked, and In
tho garrett Ia the cradle In which you
were hushod, and the trun die bed In which
you slept; though In the sitting room *
dear father and mother, who got wrinkled-
faced and stoop-shouldered and d~im-sighted
In taking care OF you, yet come with me,
and / will give you more than all the world
besides You eau trust mo. IL Is amazing
tkat any OF US had tho suhlimity OF impu-
dence 10 ask such a transfer from "A homo es-
tablishod 10 one conjeotured and unbuilt
Would not l BE- considered n daring and
hazArdoui ADVENTURE II | should go 10 ono
OF tho piers on tho North river and, without
any knowledge Of navigation. at a time
whom there was a lack OF sen captains, and
INV mJ NA NNoa ahA lNRl11t Ahht " WV
pol across tho ocean 10 Glasgow, saying;
IAN RboardT hanlin the plank, swing out in
tho darkness and tempsst-no knowledge OF
navigation-that ship would never be heard
from But that is the boldness OF every
man who profors mArriage He practically
says; IAN aboard, now, for a hfetime's voy-
age; / viii I ,ko you through all the cy
CLONES and tempests OF lifo in safety
l will run clear OF tho rocks and leo
bcrgs; have no experience, and
! have no So, chart, but l will $50 you
through all The voyage OF this life. know
tsero have been iO.O00 shipwrccks ON this
very route, but do not hesitate. Tut, tut
nowl No cryingl Brides must not cry at
The ~wcddingr' In response to all that tho
woman practically says, ] have but one life
10 live, and ] iptrust It all 30 you. My arm
Is weak, but | rely on the superior strength
OF yours. ! have but little knowledge OF tho
world, but / depend on your wisdom 1
put my body, my mind, my soul, my time,
my eternity In your keeping 1 make no
reserve; even my name | surrender for
yours Though my name Is suggestive 10
me Of all that was honorable In my father,
Of all that was good and Godlike In my
mother, OF all that was pleasant In my
brothers and sisters l Join you In every
thing, and We shall not part except at tho
edge of your grave or nina.
he was not more fully In hor self abnega
tion than l am when she wroto tho words Of
pathos which oentnri v have not cooled.
"Entreat ms not 10 leave thee, or TO return
from 70 lowing after thee, for whittier thou
gcekt will go, and where thou lodgs-L /
will lodge; thy people shall 10 my people.
and thy God my God, where thou diest, will
l die, and there vii | 10 buried. the LORD
do 30 10 ne. and more also, n ought but death
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