Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-23
MARRIAGE PROMISES.
DR. TALNAGES : TABERNACLE SERMON TO
THE WOMEN OF AMERICA
How Men and Women Break Then PLghted
Faith Have Opened My Mouth Unto
The Lord and | Cannot Go Back
Needs Of the Dag.
Special Tlgram {, he Register.

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unto the Lord. and | cannot 20 back. "
He said
General Jephthah, the Cummander-ln-
Chief OF the lsraeiitish forces, Is hucklng
on thp sword Tor the determination Of the
pesliierous Ammonltes, and looking Up to
the sky he promises that it God will give
him The victory he will put to death and
sasnh,r as a burnt offering the first thing
that comes uut from the door OF his home
stead when he goes back, re hurrahlng
ol triumph soon Iuns along the line OF
all the companies, regiments aud dlyI1'
ions Of Iephthah's army. worse
beaten enemy than those Amnoutes
ueyel stIemtd any PLAN with their car
c.,s,rs General Jephthah, fresh from his
victory, Is nov On his way home As he
roluvs over the hills aud Though the
valleys the whole march hOmeward for
his men is u cheer, bat Ior hiru a great
anxiety, for he remcmbrrs his ,ow to slay
and burn the first thing that comes forth
from his house to greet him alter i-VIc-
tory.
Perhaps it may be the old watch log
that shall first com" out, anl who could
yet heart to beat out the lite ol a faithful
creature like that ~ he comes lsYuiag and
barking aud trisking aud puttu! up his
paw against his master in mrtry welcome
after long absence? No; it w"S not that
which came forth to meet JrphIhuh. Per
haps it may be a young dove let out from
lis ,.,gr in the Generals home which, gain
iug its liberty, may srrm 10 rejoice
in the public giadurs; and llut:rr "u the
shoulder OF tie familiar head OF the house.
hold. But Who could hN" th" heart Ia
slay sUCh winged innocent 80: II Was
not that which cane forth t. meet Jrph-
thah. OrItnay he aomu g9"d ueiphbor
that will rush ont To erect hih aiteI h,,v-
ing liIst beru in to tell the i.nAily Gi the
near approach Of The General But VINO
could slay Il nrighbor who had come on the
scene toIei0icr over the reunited house
hold 10; il was not that which rurr
| forth to meet Jephthah.
~ he advances upon ms home the d0H
opens and out of it comes on whA.c Ep.
prauUre uuder other circumstances would
| have nrrn an indrscribahle joy, but uuder
| in, pledge 0l u sacrifice becomes huIlui
| which hIanrhes his cheek aud ptaaly4ts
/ his iorin and almost mIls hin, ll,' 10 ,ht
| earth iii, ,mId, his oui. rluii, hi
| daughter c,mcs skippin" uuJ DEGeet him
| hnr step keeping time tn lruhrrl Which
she shakes and -mntr-. Dad rvet
/ 4 coSQrEGoE's CHEER
end ,u surh Il bitter groau 80 vond.r
! Durv, Iu twU ot his masterpieces present:
| the scene And Handel Uiary - the last
and eInnaCteriC Wcrk oi his ii'.. tn pnt thi'
| pathetic and "vcrpOwering circumstances il
Al uratuIiu seven months tOiii8g amid it.
| majestic hrrmOnics until his eycSight navC
ont and as though the sad scene Of Jtph
! thnh's daughters sacrifice were too mHcl
| for mortal vision, the grand OlA musician
was led blind into the orchestra tor lh,
| inst rendering OF JephthGh. All th- glnTlr.
Of victorious war ar, LlOttcd out from
! Jcphlhah'a memory, and his banner /.
! folded ia grief, and h- sword Enrs back in,
| 10 the srabhlrd with ioloruus claug, aud
| the muIi-d drum tIke1 the place ot Ih,
! Jymha!s, and the 'tremalu takes th,
! place Of the trumpet, and h. cries out
! Alas, my daughter, thou mast brought
me very low and thou art one ct them that
! trouble me; for | have opened my mouth
| to the Lord and cannot 20 hack Dur
| iuI twO mCnths amid the mountain with
Our shelter tic maidCns who wCuld have
| been at htr wedding ranged with Jeph-
! thah'a daughter up and down, hewailins
! her coming sacrifice.
The Blhlr eAtOls one who 'swearrth to
! his own hurt aud ChIngeth not. ~ Thai
! l., when you make prom, SO keep Il 1t 0l
! hanTds There mag be ,0scs where de
crption has been used At the time Of en-
! panrment, and extraordinary circumstance:
where the promise is not binding, but ii
nine huadred and ninety-nine cases out q
| 4 thousand engagement il Il, binding q.
marriage. Robert EUua with all hi,
! faults well knew the
FORCE uf \ MARTIAL ENGAGETEEr
| In obedience to some rustic idea he, stand
| ing on one side the brook Ayr and Mary
Campbell Oh the Cthe, they batncd tnem
hands in the water tAd then Put them at
the boards Of Bible, making their pledgr
of fidelity. On the cover Of the Old Tes
lament Of that book to this day in Robert
Burns handwriting may be found the
wornds. "Lay,tirus Nix. T.. le shall no;
swear by my name falsely; am the Lord.
Aud on the cover ot the New Testament il
| his own handwriting. Matthew =. r.
/ Thou shalt not iOrswear myself, but shalt
! perform unto The ord thine 0uths
Suppose a ship captain offers hrs s"lyicer
| 10 take q ship 0ut to rra After he gets a
little way he cones alongside ut vr-seI
! with more hcautiiui llIy, aud which has
! perhaps, nrhfr cargo anu i7 bound ioI
''"'S n'''|,l''e Po'" ouPP"s' III i '"r
"5' II" '"' ."s''','' S'i. " ''T" T,e
/ "P "n" 'ne "ue'l s'5!'' ~" .i' .''
| ''P''''H "''"- 'oW''I' o''I 5"s sue VI 81,
/ vessel INTO ,!A"!' n'''' anu JIG &" ~" ~
! iLs gaF'r ana "'di'u.eI 'i"i'' "n" '''''''
/ Wp lhe sides ahd - sr'h ".""'"E Il"
/ hndEe oi the otuef alIP, p,'N up MS
resigned speaking irnmrh' an" 7h1"'
/ through 1t. captain, Mhai does ihi'
mean, Did you not p'"Hl7e 10 take tiiS
ship to southampton, EnE'and, le''
says the captain ""i / nave '''u-'" my
mind, aud have iouhu ] can 10 hvt"'.