Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08

RiDr,n the subject being ''DEtieS OF IIus-
bands 10 Wiyes.p Before the sermon he
exclaimed the twenty-third chapter Of
Genesis, concerning Abraham's admira-
ton for Sarah, hcr age the only womau's
are mentioned Ia the bible Implying that
inquisityeness on that subject Is an Inn
portiuence. The hymn sung was
tBlost 10 tbe tie fhnt btnes
oar hearts IN Cle'lstlan love"
To-day was moving day ia the Brooklyn
tabernacle. Once year the pews are
rented, and while many retain their old
seats there are many changes seen to-day
AZ the annual rental Or. Tucker paid $3.50
for FIRST choice OF pew, making his rent
come to about 500; MIR. Everett paid
$685. for tho second choice oi pew, max
Ing his rent about $500 The premiums
and rcnRls we're larger this year than
ever hefogg, and the income Will be about
S3l goo All the pews IN the galleries ex-
cept the four front rows are free, so that
the church is conducted on the two plans,
the free and the rented, and no man can
say he may not attend because ne has not
the means.
The text OF the sermon was from Cen
esia x1tv, 80: "And lsaac went out 70
mediate ia the field AZ the cyentlde; and
he lifted Up his eyes and saw. and, be-
hold, the eanlcis were comingH Follow
ing IL the sermon In full
bridtl pageant on the back of drome-
darlesl The camel is called the ship Of
the desert. It's swinging motion In the
distance Is suggestive OF vessel rising
and failing with tho pillows. Though
awkward how imposing these creatures
as they move along, whether In ancient
or modern times, sometimes carrying four
hundred or four thousand travellers from
Baedad 10 Aleppo. or from Bassora 20
Damascus, In my text comes caravan.
We notice the noiseess step Of the broad
foot, the velocity OF motion, the gay ca
parison Of saddle and girth and awning,
sheltering the riders from the sun; and
the hilarlty OF the mounted passengers;
and we cry out, "Who are they?n Wen,
Isaac has been praying for wife, and it
Is time he had one, for he is forty years
of age and his servant, directed by the
Lord, has made II selection OF Rebekah
and with her companions and maidens,
she Is on her way to her new home carry
Ing with her the blessings OF all her
friends. Isaac Is In the fields meditatlng
upon his proposed passage from celibacy
to munogamy, And he sees speck
against the sky, then groups OF people,
and after awhile he finds that the grand.
est earthly blessing that ever comes to
man Is approaching with this gay cara
van. The drivers cry "KneeP to the
camels, and they kneel, and putting foot
on the neck Of the STOPPING beast the
bride dismounts and greets the man who
was as worthy Of her as she was worthy
OF him "And isaac went out 20 medi-
tate In the field at eventde; aud lie lifted
up his eyes and saw, and behold the cam
els were comingn
In this htth discourse on "The Mar
riage Ring, having spoken OF the choice
OF lifetime companion, / take It for
granted, o man, that your
was Dlvinely arranged, |
and that the camels have arrived |
from the right direction, and at the |
right tune, bringing the one that was in-
tended for your cunsort, Rebekah and /
not Jezebcl. proceed TO discourse as .
to how you ought to treat your wife, and |
my ambition Ia to tell you more plain
truth than you ever heard IN any three
quarters OF an hour in all your life.
First OF all, charge you realize your
responsibility in having taken her from
he custody aud care and homestead In
when she was once sheltered. What
courage you must have mad, and what
ionidonce In yourself to say to her prac.
ically; 81 Will be to you more than you,
ather and mother, more than all the
ricnds you ever had or ever can have.
live up everything and take me. feel
Competent TO see you through life IN /,
aiety, You are an immortal being, but
AM competent to defend you aud make |
ou happy. However comfortable and I
fright home you have now, and though I
Il the room Is the armchair IN which YOU '
ocked, aud In the garnet rs the cradle In \
which you were hushed, aud the trundle- 1
'ed in which You slept, aud In the sitting ,
Dom are the father and mother who have |
,ot wfinkle.faced and stoop-shouldered ,
nd dimreye, lighted In taking care of you, |
OF you VIII do better 20 come with me y [
am amazed that any Of us ever had the /
ublimty OF impudence 10 ask such a {
fansior from u home assured To home 1
onlectured and unbnllt. in
You would think ms very daring and I
a1ardous adventurer II should 30 down n
, one OF the piers on the North river. a
nd at time when there was great lack
ship captains, and | should, with no d
nowledge OF navigation, propose 10 take o
steamer ncross TO Glasgow or Hayre, and Il
~ Gan aboardl Haul In the planks v
nd swing out, y aud passing out into the Il
"a plunge through darkness and storm. q
succeeded In getting charge OF one ri
lat would DO the ship that would never 81
; heard Of. But that Is the boldness OF "
iefy man that proffers marriage. no cl
lysi al will navigate You through the 81
orms, the cyclones, the fogs OF a life. a
me, VIII run clear OF rocks and ice.
rigs, have no experience and have no s,
aport, but all aboard for the voyage OF y,
litetimel admit that there have been Il
a Thousand shipwrecks on this very Of
ute, but don't hesitate! Tut, Tut! m
iere nowi Don't cry Brides must e,
It cry at the wedding" OF
In response TO this the woman, by hor Il,
tlon, practically says: 81 have but one u.
9 10 live and intrust II all TO you. 10
farm Is weak but will depend ON the IL
'enEth of yours. | don't know much OF OF
Q world hut rely on your wisdom. | ye
tiny body, my mind my soul, my time, 81
y eternity, M your keeping. mako no ba
serve. Even my name / resign and ov
20 yours, though mine is name that 70
lgests all that was honorable IN my oy
her, and all that was good In my moth ca
and all that was pleasant In my broth. so