The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-09-17
INSTITUTION or MARRIAGE.

to object to the Apos Ties admoui-
ton.
Moses who lived in the old dis.
pensation says, "It's not good that
man should be alone'' Soloman
who had much experience on this
line bears witness: "Whoso
fiudeth q wife, findeth q good
thing"
Women were plentiful with the
"wise man. but wives were
scarce article. The Lord uttered
these words: "Whosp findeth a
wife obIaineth favor Of the Lord"
IL seems then that a wife Is
gilt from the hands Of God, not
only a gift but 0na of Gods priz 8.
The Bible which should be our
guide in all matt rs, both tempo
raj and ritual, has much to say
ON this subject. In fact the Sab
bath and the institution of mar.
riage are the oldest institutions IN
the world;--the only relies we have
from the garden of Elem. They
have come to ms through many
centuries. They are indeed heavy
with age. II age Is 10 be respect
cd, surely these two institution,
should be honored.
[ may TemaI k just here that / do
not pres. nr this ambjec; in order to
stir mp the sea of matrimony, bnt
that We may hay. Bible concen.
tions of the marriage sta q. A.
It's a 'iiviaa institution, IT. has IA
much claim on US q, the iuren or
the Sabbath If lo d's da, y This
being the case is highly ces ary
thar tOu aud ! shout have sOms
knnwledg. spec i,g this claim.
M Y He wh0 sent the dIscl,les
out two and two and graced tue
marriage at Clna with his
presen Q, hell, us today to stud,
this subject.
Ii G a 9th Institutions, this one
has been gr ally abused.
Gd gaA Aldm only one wife.
aud Paul sal 4: Husband Of on.
wife, but owing to mars ieprayity
bigamy was introduced into the
marriage state. God tolerated
this, but he no where approved OF
it. Soloman aud David made this
mistake and they realized il before
their earthly pilgrimage was
ended.
It's "a question which is being
discussed now whether you have
u right to marry again though
your wife be dead. Though | am
not here to discuss that phase Of
the subject, but merely mention it
that it may be food for further
thought.
The divorce law has greatly
demoralized this God given insti-
tuition. The Bible knows but one
cause for which man can put his
wife away. But in every chan
cery court you may find bills pray
ing for divorce. This is tod v
the crying evil of the New Eng
land Siates, ,and it will NOT ba long
before IL Is going to curse the South
like II is dong the North now.
South Carolina has NO divorce
law and We are told they have bul
few separations.
There il society in Boston
! which advocates that marriage ii
a failure. They have faile bul
: the institution is as divine ~ Go.
II divine. Some people make mis-
takes and wait 70 charge it Il
God who is not the author o.
confusion.
IL ia a fact doubtless you hav,
observed before now that til,
} colOred race have aud are abusing
7 the marriage state. I don't know
whethrr slavery is responsible for
this or not; but nevertheless they
are 10 "A deplorable co pditl0n now
The best work for the cburcl
9 20 do t,-da' Is tsi get the negro {,
: rave Bible conceptions of matrI
! mony. As | ng as this is tue Sc :,
ut things we siialI have or m.
I among Q black r CO. LIT th
: ,,0lorei AMI white preacperi
|, minister this t, xt TO- them: lie
: .,ery mau have his own wife ;
J, This is q Q best IN ss.Onary wOrl
: hat can be- dour for tpem.
~ - NCt ~fAt lHfb fAl tIC HOl "
q to be al vwed T., marrt.
= In England alo i,- there are on
{ nlIliol nyr women thai m u. 4
9 st'iistics re tine TIA ratio is tn
: same in America. You ask ho.
thts Isl answer: TIE wars has
0 r.-duced the nen, Yea, they Sic,
: upon some bard f,ught battle fisl,
Z without any hc+dD0tfd to mari
" their resting place. Peace to tiieI
ashes and joy 10 their souls.
What of 1t 1T some do broom
old maids. Some If the best Cbris
rs tan characters in history hay
= been "afternoon maideusS as Br'
: Parish would say. Hannah Moor
SO Jennie Lynn, Francis Willard an
2 4 host of others have lived I
- bless the world. IL is not ba
e, thing to be an old maid il she hs
ve s,me divine calling such as u
y y church fOst1rs, visiting the sic
"a and speaking comforting words
lfh0ae who MOURN Yea rif