, 1886-02-28

than they could do to take care of those who
were forced In. rs by reason OF the extreme
weather outside 1t was very uncomfortable
for tho constantly increasing throng outside
the church and extending well down the
street After the congregation had sung
Praise God, from whom all blessing
flow, . 70 tho leadership Of the cornctis'.
the preacher opened the services with
prayer
"Oh, God, We thank thee that thou hast
made 20 many things administrative
20 our comfort Though outside the day is
chilly. yet here, in the house Of our Lori.
we find nil comfort and all, brightness and
Christian .snlutntion. And our songs, nj
ready begnn. mny they 10 filed with thanks
giving and with praise. and this mornings
services advance our spiritual interests and
great good this day be accomplished for
Christ's sake.
The doc or read the last chapter Of ths
book OF Proverbs, or extracts, and said.
a proyerb Il Compressed wisdom; thsre
have been many men, able 10 write whole
books, who could not write n proverb
solomon wrote many proverbs; they have
lived through all the agts and will 1--we for
ever
rHK SERMON.
Samuel. XIV, part Of the third verse.
The name Of his wife Abigail; and she
wa n woman Of good understanding, and OF
n beautiful countenanco."
The ground In Carmel Is white, not with
the fallen snow, but with the wool from the
backs Of 8, coo sheep that are being sheared
! hear the grinding OF the iron blales, and
the bleating Of the focks, caught and held
betw cen the knees OF tho shearer, while the
clipping goo, on, amid the rustic laughter
of the workmen.
r-A-r - "A. III. atf--r HI -
tina homestead David, the warrior, sends n
delegation for Eabal at this prosperous time
Of sheep shearing, and Nabal roughly and
peremptorily declines the request Revenge
Is the cryi Yonder, over the rocks, come
David aud four hundred angry men, march
ing in double quick, and tho loosened stones
tumble from tho sides Of the mountain as
the warriors touch them with their swift
feet The command is forward forward
Abigail hastens to the foo. OF the craig to
sec II she can save her husband and the sheen
fold and his vineyard She Is all armed
not with sword. or spear, but with her own
beauty and seif-sncrifcc. And rs she knees
at tho base Of the rocks David, tho warrior,
secs her, and no crios to his storm Of men,
HALT haltf' and the caverns echo it, haiti
halt
Abigail is the conquercs One woman In
the right, mightier than 4o0 mon IN the
wrong. A hurricane stopped ut tho sight
OF a water lily. A dewdrop washing back
Niagara.
Abigail saves her husband and saves his
sheep folds and raves his vineyards and
saves hor home, She lifts and leaves before
all age, an nlustrious specimen OF what a
wife can do u she 10 cody and prudent
and vigilant and devoted TO the interests OF
her husband
In this series Of sermons on the Marriage
Ring Sabbath before last l told hu band.
how they ought 70 treat their wives, and
while | noticed that some of the men
squirmed n little in their pews, yet they
took IL pretty we'll
To-day / came TO tell wives how they
ought to treat their husbands l suppose
that your domestic alliance has been n
happy one. aud that, though you may hnyo
discovered in your husband ~frailties that
you did not expect TO find, you have also
discovered excel cnccs that far ouibalanco
his ~frnilties. So that to-day, il | should look
into the hearts Of "A hundred wives before
me IA this vast audience. and | should ask
them whore Is the k ndest and the best man
they snow Of In al the world. and they dared
speak out, ninety nine out OF every hundred
OF them won d say; Right in the other end Of
this pew" Though you may sometimes snap
VIII RNAt up u AAAAAt AAAAAH 4 hNIi NkAA
alliance has teen rs fortunate ms that OF the
married couple OF whom have real. The
husband snid TO tho wife; - have made up
my mind 10 lie submissive TO all misfortune
that will come upon u.s." They had lost
their children. he had lost his health, nnl
with It the income from his profession; yc
said the husband. W ought 10 be suhmis.
sive. and 1 viii toll you something TO which
we ought To he submissive. First Of all, We
have a happy home, and We can submit To
that Then We have food and raiment, and
We must submit to that Then we have each
other, and We must submit to that Then
No have a good many fricndt and we mua
submit 10 them. And moro than all, we
have a kind Heavenly Father, who has
promisel to take care OF rs all our lives. and
we shall have to submit 10 that 'Stopl
Stopr' said tho wife; II will never again
talk about submission 10 cd"
hope you have married AS much a
Christian md we'll balances man Rs that
But suppose you have been swindlod in the
conjugni bargain You are worse oil than
this Abigail OF my text Her husband was
cross. qunrrcling, ungrateful and i'm
bruted, 80 much that On the very evening %
the day In which she had mAdc that splendid
achievement by geniaiity aud strategic no.
havior. having captered 400 nrmcd men-
btf lAtbuuh was ~ uiAhh tNhN slN could
not tell the story TO him that night but the
Bible says sho had to postpone C until the
next morning
10 ! do not want ny wife to say, a. !
proceed In this discourse. THAT is the vaY
the wife ought To treat n disagreeabio hns
band" For this Abigail had, at the oppo-
site end OF tho table, a moan. snarlish. con
tempible sot II she could treat M well
such a bastard, how ought you, o wife. To
treat the p~rincely, splendid man who is
walking the path OF life beside youl
First Of all, l charge you. o wife, TINT
you realize that your husband Is engaged in
the severe and terrific battle OF gaining .
livelihood. whether Il DO in commercial lfc
or professional life or a mechanical
life or mn agricultural life, he Is. from
morning until night In a Solferino.
n not a Sedan and / wonder that he La,
any nerve or suAvity loft To get a living
In this next 10 the last decade OF tho Nine
teenth century Is n struggle indeed n
your husband come home tonight preoccu-
pied, excuse him II be does not fecl iike
going for n walk or To an entertainment
rcmcmber he has been out all day. You say
he ought TO leave ali his vituperations a
thu store, The shqp. tho factory or the hank
ing house, and my reply is, that o.
a man La iesn during The d.