The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-11-29
THE ADVOCATE.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO.
a clereyman's Address to Maryise
Persons at the Altar.

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The duties between man and wife
are various and important. They
suppose the union not of persons
only, but also and principally OF a.
fecfions. II is not joining OF hands,
~ but of hearts, which constitutes mar
Mirage in the sight Of God. This alone
W5rings and preserves the sexes To-
Z gether, and both sanctifies and per-
fects this most solemn and sacred con-
nection. But where this Is wanting,
the mere cohabitation of man and
woman, in spite of all the ceremonies
in the world is nothing better than a
legal prostitution. The Office says,
and with great propriety, that, so
many az are coupled together other
wise than Gods word doth allow, are
not Joined of God, neither is the mat
rimony lawful.
~ See, Their, that no motives Of in
terest or convenience deceive you into
notion that you love one another,
while you do not. 1t is not the bare
form of vowing in the most solemn
manner, at the altar, that can possibly
e.kive q sanction to falsehood, or render
Gercenary lies.
~ Trifle not, charge you, in this aw-
llgaaEul instance, with the God of Nature,
truth, your own hearts, and your own
comfort! Surely of all kinds and de-
b grees of prostitution, that which
screens itself under the cover of the
law, is the most criminal; and she
who gives her hand to the man whom
she does not in fact prefer to the
whole world, is almost as worthless to
all inteDts and purposes as common
prostitute. God never winks at the
violation of nature, nor suffers it to
take place with impunity. But this
must be the case in every marriage
where mutual attachment is wanting.
fsAnd that family is uniformly cursed
with the most substantial wretched-
ness, where there exists no love be-
!, sssveen the heads of it.
~ ou who are the husbands, must
y MNa your wife with delicacy and dis
AiiAn. Nothing in nature is so en-
y .&g, so winning, SO captivating as
81 Asss; nothing creates aversion
I no strong, so Invariably, as
l'VSoSesthdifference or disrespect.
he weaker vessel and depends
4. for protection and comfort, in
n difficulties. For your sake she
.saIas left her friends, her connections
and all the world and should she
meet with a tyrant instead of a lover,
she may repent of this day as long as
as she lives. Never incense nor insult
her; and as you wish to keep your
a own temper and peace, ruffie not hers
7 ift2possncss and asperity, especially
th9 they settle into moroseDess and
yt s9ature, are the qualities OF a saw
ne, not of Christian. Never, on
&1g pretense whatever, squaader that
in dress, drinking or dissipation,
which you should lay by for the ben
eft OF your family. BY all the laws
of God and man, of justice and love,
they have an exclusive claim on what
ever you earn and every unnecessary
indulgence which you take apart from
them, is at their expense and injury.
Consult your wife, especially in oil
cases of difficulty It's her interest rs
well as duty, to give you the best ad.
vice she can. Never keep her igno-
rant of your circumstances; this has
been the undoing of millions of fami-
| lies. The wife who deserves the name
never fail to economize, when she
Es that her partners circnm-
kes require it. Be not uneasy
p the world should sometimes
yhe has her share of influence.
Tien of good sense seldom abuse
heir husbands confidence, and you
ill see few happy families in which
be wife is either a slave or CIPHER.
Mutual happiness is your mutual
&Rjeet; yield therefore to one another.
y BE We equally yoked," is the COM
and of God; let neither seek TO
= lSrow an undue weight on the others
houlders. Suffer no interference
iom any quarter whatever to inter-
8npt your harmony; you are con-
4 ssected for life. Nothing can separate
n Yur fate in this world. o, let
4 Aing divide your affections. Re-
n each other with the fullest con-
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