Telegram-herald., 1891-06-08
MARRIAGE IN HEAVEN
What God Hath Joined Together
Let Not Man Put Asunder.
The UNION OF WISDOM AND LOVE
Marriage Lose ths Parsss. tAs highest
the aolisst Love An aesses- nAs Re-
cspGiss of Wisdom, " oman OF
Lsse-A f1As Dsscoarse-


George Henry Dole preached on the
subject ''ls there marriage IN Heaven
from the text "What, therefore, God
hath joined together, let nos mAn pat
asunder." Marx 1919. lie said sub
stsntlslly that from, careless aud super
hclal reading, II has been thought that
the Word says that marriage does not
exist IN Heaven. Ii ssys nothing Of the
kind. nor anything that can nationally
be construed 10 teach such = doctrine.
Ia three gospels 4 says substantially
that in the resurrection they neither
marry nor are gwen IN marriage. but
are as the angels of Heaven. Ihis does
not say that marriage does not exist an
Heaven. Resurrection ia the Word
sometimes means Heaven, sometimes
bell, sometimes regeneration, some
tunes rising from the grave. The Lord
IN tins lustance has just been talking
about the kingdom OF Heaven. repre-
sented by the marriage OF the Kings
son. Resurrection nere means the filss-
ing np Of love and life ia the heart that
unites mankind, OF the Church a. the
bride. 10 Hum As the bridegroom. Res-
direction here means regenei alton. asld
10 say that IN the regeneration they
neither marry nor are gwen III mar
rage, means that when man - regene-
rated. he Is conJolned 10 the Lord and
will no more die the death OF sln. Thls
Is conclusive from the nexi verse Matt.
22:Sll which uses resurrection with the
other meaning. saving but ss touch
ing the resurrection OF the dead.
Genuine marriage exists ia Heaven.
Marriage love. little known IN the world
today, is the purest, the highest, the
hoiiest love in Heaven. IL "a the very
atmosphere OF Heaven. Ii has lis
origin IN the union of the Divine love
and wisdom IN the Lord. Love and
wisdom are perfectly united aud bal
anced In Him. His wisdom goes forth,
made tender, warm, and beautiful
with love. His love goes forth Justly,
perfectly, and resplendently from Hls
wisdom. He is full and perfect IN
Himself and all that He does, from the
perfect union Of HIS love and wisdom.
The masculine or the feminine alone u
not 80. Goo created man in HIS image,
male and female. The masculine and
feminine elements must lie united 10
present the image Of God. Man IL a
form receptive principally OF wisdom
from the Lord; woman Is a form reoep-
tive Of love from Him. The differ
ence in the masculine and feminine is,
therefore, primarily constitutional
difference of soul and mind, which
makes each receptive OF different quail
tiles from the Lord. Marriage, there
fore. is of Divine institution and m
tended as means whereby the exalted
graces and virtues of q noble feminine
love nisy be communicated TO the man
for his perfection and JOY, and the ele-
mente of masculine wisdom aud din
cernment may enrich and perfect the
woman. Marriage Is union % souls
for the purpose OF furthering the Di-
vine plan OF periectspg human cnarac-
ter. Gods love aad wisdom are united
IN Himself, like heat and light IN the
sun. But when received by man
and woman they are separated.
IN winter. From their UNION IN HIM,
when received IN the masculine and
feminine souls, they seek reunion.
Herein - the heavenly origln or mar
rage, love and wisdom seeking UNION
IN mutual service. The diierenc. be-
tween the masculine and the feminine,
soul and mnd. As the soul and mind
constitute the resl person and are thai
which lives after death, man lives after
death IN all respects man. and woman
a woman.
In spurious marriage, such as exists
in hell. each seeks for dominion over
the other. The cause of ihis y self
love. Self love dislolns man and We
maa. first in the inierors, and then in
exteriors. Thus the boly ioys Of maf-
rage are disecrates and Divine puf-
poses defeated. But in genuine mat
rage, such as IL in Heaven, the husband
gives all bis life aud abilities - his wife
and this is the greatest Joy of las life.
and the wife gives all her powers 81 her
husband. IA winch sbe finds her sutsin-
Ing and GROWING happiness. In such "a
marriage love and wisdom are united
IN husband and WIFI sitter tne slmilitBde
OF the union Of The union o. " -doe
and love IN Lord. such union u most
beautiful IN the sight OF Heaven. yea -
the very dwelling place Of angels. and
meets the Divine sanction oi heavenly
blessedness. Therein heavenly end
eternal purposes, for which marriage
should be entered luto. are secured.
Thereby Cod - 1oined "a - this iovc
and wisdom. % himself sr He children.
through husband ana wfe, and they
are one. This union a rsrflasf 'ng, be-
cause Il is the union of tsnll's essf nfsait
in human souls. II - the most ,effect
and exalted work of God it tss uaion
which He effects. u Isa union ef tvo
soais IN one heavenly life. and wlii en-
dure with continually increasing per-
feCtion forever n tlse Heavens Tbs
the Lord taught when Re said. What
therefore God hath joined together, let
no man put ssundef