The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-28

Is long as they live, and sfterward
sing in heaven.
THE MARRIAGE Ring.
Talmage has been delivering a
series cf sermons on the marriage
ring. This great divine is celebrated
for dexterity and adroitness, and, oil
course, understands the art OF adver-
Using himself. His love OF conspic'
uity is Unsuitable. He is one OF that
class who would be willing to stand in
the public pillory TO attract notoriety.
But, fortunately, the public does not
suffer by his overweening ambition,
a, he is a man of splendid natural
abilities, Of great originality OF
thought, and never fails to interest
the public. His sermons on the mar
rage ring have been read with great
avidiiy by the American people. In
deed, it may be said that for the past
four weeks be has had the largest au-
diences that any speaker has ever hal,
during the same length OF time, since
the creation Of the world, for his
sermona are delivered to an immense
concourse OF people, published in
500 Monday morning newspapers, and
II is safe to say that his Sunday morn
ing sermons are heard and read by
1000, 900 people. The privilege OF ad-
dressing such multitude imposes on
Mr.. Talmage grave responsibilities
But he has the irailties Of other men,
and his sermons are mixture OF truth
and error, sense and nonsense, fact and
absurditY. In his recent sermon to
young girls he coDjures, implores, begs
and btseeches them net to marry o
man who is not q Christian, and then
takes the position that marriages are
made in heaven, and that a man and
woman made for each other, as surely
as Eve was made for Adam, will meet
and marry, though born as far as the
roles asunder. II such unions are
foreordained, we would ask Mr.. Tai
mage how can the girls he advies to
marry no man who is not a Christ an
help from marrying the redemption'
less sinner preordsined for her? What
is the use Of advising girls whose
destiny fate has already immutablS
fixed. The records OF the divorce
suits, the experience Of the civilizet
world, show that irreligious men nj
more make had husbands than re
lleion makes good husbands. This i
q matter which depends on sentiment
oongeniality and compatibility OF TEN
permanent. Creeds have nothing to d.
with it. John Wesley and his viii
we're Christians, but there was moth
ing but discord, strife, bitterness AM
hate between them. Wesley's mothe
married a Christian, a preacher, ant
WAS forced to separate from him. 1
charming girl married Martin Luther
and he was cruel, tyrannical, meal
husband. John Milton was Chris
tau, but he took a malicious deligh
in making his two wives miserable
David was a man after Coils owl
heart, but he did not make things a
together lovely for his wives; neithe
did S, lomon nor Abraham. On tn
other hand the most ungodly me-
Us often make good husbands as tn
most righteous. Il. G. Ingersoll is
model husband, kind, tender and al
iectionst,. Many of the most devon
Christians, pillars in the church, ar
cross, fault-dnding, 50 ttingy and hate
full that they are despised by thei
wives, while their irreligious neigh
borg, who live ID make thei
wives happy, are 20 indignar
AT the cruelties that they al
J inclined to administer persons
chattisement to the brutal hui
band. According TO Tslmage onl
= men who are protesting Christian
: make good husbands, while the paga
priests and the outside barbarians IL
slst that only heathens can mai
| wives happy. In selecting husband
t it is not safe for girls to make test
creeds, empty professions. IL is IL
goo1 citizen, the chivalric, sweet ter
r pered, genial young man who max
J. the model husband. Girls shou
j. therefore be advised to marry only
+ man who is true, honorable and u
Q right, the man given to noble deed
h to genuine goodness, the man who
= she can admire and love with all h
n heart aud toul SSch q man can
: as safely trusted as the most sane
9 moniOus professor OF religion. Th
l. can be demonstrated in this city as
d every ether. There are as many goo
'e husbands among non-protessing Chr
y tiaus as among the denomination
M There is nothing in all this again
al Christianity. But it does show th
he there are better tests Of good HUSBAND
ly than OF their creed.
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