Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-04
How Jephthah's Terrible Vow
to The Lord Was
Kept.
Goth Sexes Cautioned Against Max.
ting IncOnsideratc
Promises
Marriage engagements Should be
a. sacredly Kept as business
Engagements.
The Subject Of Alliance Not to he
RELOCATED to h Realm
OF Frivolity.

BRocV-.YN, Jan. 22.-The Rev. r. De
witt T'aiDiagc, .. d. preached thi
morning the third OF his series Of Ser
mons To the Women of America. with I'm
cortant Hints to Men His subject was
Broken Promises OF Marriage, and hi
tAxt from Judges ri, 35:
81 have opened my mouth unto the Lord
and ! cannot go back
He said:
General ,Icphthah. the commandcr-in
chief Of the lsraclitish forces. is bucklins
on the sword for the determination of tn
pestifcrous A%mmonitcs. and looking VI
20 the sky he promises that if God vii
give him the victory he will put to dealt
and sacrifice az a burnt offering the frs
thing that comes out from the door Of hi
homestead when he goes back. The hur
.ahing Of triumph soon runs along tn
linz OF all the companies, regiments an,
divisions of Jcphthah's army. a wors,
beaten enemy than those Ammonitci
never strcwed any plain with their car
rasscs. General Jephthah, fresh from
his victory, is now on his way home. A,
ne comes over the hills and through th'
valleys the whole march homcward foI
his men is a cheer, but for him a grea
anxiety, for he remembered his VOW tc
10 s,iv and burn the first thing that come.
forth from his house to greet him aftcl
ais victory.
Perhaps it may be the old watch doc
that shall first come out, and who coult
get heart to beat out the life OF a faithful
creature like that as he comes fawninl
and barking and frisking. and putting ny
is paw against his master in merry wei
rome after long absence? No. it was no
that which came forth to meet Jcphthah
Perhaps is may be IA
YOUNG DOVE
let ont from its cage in the general
home, which, gaining its liberty. may
seem to rejoice in the public cladncss
aud fluttcr on the shoulder Of the familiar
head of the household. But who coul(
have the heart TO Stay such n winged in
accent No, it was not that which came
forth TO meet Jcphthah. Or it NAV b,
some good neighbor that will rush out t,
greet him. after having first been in L
tell The family Of the near approach q
the general. But who could slay neigh
nor who had come on the scene TO rejoice
over the reunited household? No, it WA.
not that which came forth 10 meet Jcph
thah.
A. be advances upon his home the door
opens and ont of it comes one whose ap
Dcarancc under other circumstances wOulc
have been an indcsCribablc Joy, but under
she pi1dgc OF q sacrifice becomes Il horror
which blanchcs his cheek and paralvze,
his form. and almost hurls him flat &c
the earth. His child, his only child
MS DAJGuTrR
come skipping out to greet him, her steI
keeping time TO "a timbrcl which sh,
shakes and smitcs. Did ever "A con
Qucror's cheer end in such ahittcr groan,
No wonder Dorc, in two Of his master
pieces. presents the scene. And liande
made il the last and climactcric work oi
his life to pat this pathetic and over
powering circumstance in an oratorio
seven months toiling amid its majestic
harmonies until his cycsight gave out
and, as though the sad scene of Jcph
thah's daughters sacrifice were too mucl
for mortal vision, the grand old musician
was led blind into the orchestra for Tx
first rendering Of Jephthah. All thu
clori0s Of victorious war are blottcd OF
from Jcphthah' memory. and his 6annc.
Is folded in grief. and his sword gone
back into the scabbard with dolorou.
clang. and the muiiied drum takes tn,
place Of the cymbals, and the 'tremolo'
the place Of the trumpet, and he erie!
out: ALAS, my daughter, thou has
brought me very low and thou art one o
them that trouble me; for | have opened
nv mouth 10 the Lord, and ! cannot &c
back" During two months amid tht
mountains without shelter the maiden.
who would have been at her wcddinl
ranged with Jephthah's daughter up ans
down, bcwailing her coming sacrifice.
he CAREFUL or PROMISES
Commentators and theologinnS are i,
dispute as to whether that girl was slair
or not and "a to whether if Sac we're slair
1t WAS right or wrong in J'phthah &
bc The executioncr, "A discussion int
the oycrmastering consideration that w
had better look out what we promise
better be cautious what engagements vs.
make. better that in all matters Of be
trothai aud plightcd vow we FEEL tho re
srosibilitv, least we have either to sacri
fee the truth or sacrifice an immorta
being and be led to cry out with the par
oxysm of J%epthah: II have opened NY
mouth unto the Lord and | cannot 4,
bach
nero Is one warn III iiiiibSI III viz III
Sane asylunls and a large region IL Amos
every cemetery that You need to visit
They are occupied by the intn and wo
men who arc the victims Of broken prom
Uses OF msrriagc, The women in thos'
wards and in those mortuary receptacle;
are in the majority because woman live
more in her affections than does man
and lac-ration OF them in her case IS NOR
l.. y,,.nsie and a fatality 1,
sonr regions Of this land the promise o
marriage is considered to have no solemn
ity or binding force. 1t was only mad
in fun. They may change their mind
The engagement may stand unt!l som
one more attractive in person or opulon
IN eFtaR appears on the scene then Tia
rings are returned and The amatory letter
aad oil relationship ceases. And 20 Their