The National tribune., 1893-04-27
A GREAT QUESTION.
Is Marriage a Useless and Tyrannicai In
stitutiop.

is Marriage Useless and 1yfanH1cai IN
stitution.
AT last have found the time TO answer the ques-
ton of my brilliant correspondent, Is Marriage a
Useless and Tyrannical Institution"
j take the negative side of the question and
emphaiicaly say
Marriage according to Webster means joined in
wedlock, the uniting of man and woman accord
ing the law Of The land But going before II
magistrate regular ordained minister and
swearing 10 take this "oInan 10 love honor. cher
isi, and respect for richer for poorer. for better
for worsi-to take This man 10 love, honor. cher
ish-and obey, that is not marriage
How many people make that mistake? That is
only the law OF The land.
Bat marriage is mutual reciprocity between man
and woman IL is love for love heart for heart soul
for soul. That is marriage and when vows OF love
and fidelity are pliglfted between man and woman
ia good faith. linen and there IS n,arriagc per-
formed; then the great God unites them In holy
wedlock. aud stretching forth Ills unseen hands
He besses that union. and there be no mar
rage without such blessing.
Man net born To live alone and he who says
markings Is useless and yraunical Institution is
a worse traitor To his God than Jndas Iscarioi Tho
soul Is the only Divine thing abeut is. and through
love WAS the soul created, and love IS the soul.
Marriage was ordained by the Creator; it was
His wsh, His first commandment. md he who
denies marriage disobeys The first wish Of God. aud
you cannot accept one com iiandfnent and rsiect
another You must either dsDbey obey them
all AS He gave Eve 10 Adam out OF his pierced
side so has He given unto to the
present day.
What a great creature is man: what a noble,
grand siupendous bengt He has conquered the
world and made the nations o! the earth lay tribute
at his feet. Again say, what a grand creature is
man. but yet TO what ignoniiuy and Shame lie
sink With what subtle graces can he begnile
woman
tell you young Of the c. C.. honor is the
greatest thing among you. Keep your honor pure
and clean and Nature will stamp upon your face
and upon your every action the flaming words,
This is Man.
Some men are prejudiced against woman because
they say 'She has robbed of eternal life she is
thn of mn 6nwfttull
temptation by eating the forbdding fruit, and then,
passing Il to man, made him eat.'
All. prospective OF this society do not say
that. Give woman q chance; do not condemn her
before she is tried.
What wonderful being Is woman! BY her love
she can take man from the stifns OF degradation
and aid him to ascend the dizzy nights OF fame
aud glory; size take him from obseuTity and
make him "A King amoug men.
She do his yet she can take him from his
pinnacle aud by her charms and subtleiy weave
about him chains-ehains strong that they cam
moi be brok eti-cisins hat ready hands pulling
at 10 draw him down to everlasting torture. She
can, like a brighi-eyed serpent, coil about him
ignomny and pollution. She can show him to the
spiders paror, from which lie can never return.
I ask you. girls irrespective women - which
would you rather do; lead man by golden string
OF good deeds to heaven. or by the oaiapult OF
shame aud disgrace hurl him TO the ready gates Of
hades?
TT,int; We we'll all Of you, before you enter life
As by faith and bravery Gettysburg was won, SO
by marriage ID paradise gained.
Maui place il beside woman, TO protect her from
The fierce storms of life that every hand assail
her; to ward the darts Of envy and hatred from
her honor; to keep her pure and clean and inno-
cent with the shield of faith. There is nothing in
this world "a would mol do for pure wongar.
WomGu's place is by the side of NAN. TO alleviate
his troubles; to sooile his careworn brow when
from his work at evening he returns: 10 cool tine
feyered brain TO light s rugged path with sunny
smiles BY the side OF man, and man only. is the
place for woman.
No, no, my friend; ask that beautiful, strange
who his mother was: look him straight in
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Loyally-Frank NJ Kemp, ISL South Laurel street,
Hazleion, PA.