The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-26
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ONLY ONE SAFE KIND.
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biblical Recorder.

Biblical Recorder.
We have heard much about Home
Rule IN Ireland ;" but, we must confess
We are more concerned about home rule
in America. The husband is the head
OF the family and being proclaimed by
both nature and revelation as leader,
his authority should he recognized
throughout the home. Inasmuch az
this is GODS plan, it Is, Of course, the
best plan 1t is not asserted that the
husband is the Wite's master only as
tie stronger, he i to protect the weak
er, and III tie common Journey Of life
to guide his equal partner He Is not
to rule his home with arbitrary laws
and nonsensical whms, but to consult
the interests Of his wife, submitting in
his govern ance to the teachings Of the
Bible. No superiority to the wife is
implied except that which arises from
the position in which God has placed
hlm-the head of the household He
may be inferior in point of wealth, so
cial position, culture, intellect still,
his headship is secured by divine right,
and must be maintained. though as
sailed by fire and sword and broom
sticks. Every Institution must have
some recognized head. Take the State
as an illustration. 1t must have a COY
ernOr. There may be many men in
the commonwealth possessing more
craftsmanship, more learning, more eX-
ecutive ability, yet these men must not
undertake to perform the duties of gov
ernOr, nor resist his authority for such
a course would result in anarchy; and
a poor governor is better than no GOV
ernOr Thus, the superiority is often
due only to the position the husband
holds under God. The wife must rem
der cheerful and loving obedience to
the house BAND, for he is the band hold
inc the house together. If this tie be
broken, every other tie Of the family is
If the husband is incompetent, over
bearing, unreasonable. dlctatOrial, the
wife's greatest embarrassment will be,
not in obeying, but III having such a
husband Still, even in so sad case,
the wife will find that, for the peace OF
the home, as we'll as for the social stand
ing Of the family, it is wisest to be gov
erned by the Bible ard respect the au-
ehority OF her official half.
Sometimes the husband assumes the
attitude of boss He tries to rule by
mere force but such course produces
friction, and in various ways under
mines the harmony OF the home. The
wives Of such men obey because they
fear, not because they love. They real
iZe the fact that III the eyes OF their
husbands they have no rights, are In
feriOr members Of the home. and mere
appandages Of their domlneering lords.
There is. however, another side to
this question. Instead of bOsslng he
Is bossed the home rule IS then re-
versed. and the husband enters that un-
conscious state-fOr he seems never to
be conscious ofit-which we may term
hen-peckerv. The wlfe's stronger ma
ture prevails. and she fills her husbands s
place as we'll as her own This unfor-
tunate condition Of things IS against
the success Of the home; yet, it the
man will not lead, the woman must
Instinct teaches that the man should
direct the affairs OF his home.
The home cannot be ruled by thun-
der and lightning and storm. The law
OF the home is love. When the wife
IS the man Of the house, the husband
is the woman Of the house. He cannOt
maintain his nghtful leadership by
grumbling peevishness, fault-tinding, o.
by any OF the little meannesses OF which
female men are capable. The wife:
broader sympathies Will prevail; ; he
nobler character will assert itself hel
larger nature will Overshadow the pig
my she, as a queen, leads by her apron
strings. If the husband is a cipher
the intelligent wife will be likely to re
gard him as naught and if he IS a zer'
| she knows ne can never be hero. s.
| it is not difficult to discern the genera
principles that determine home rule
Forei rrers in America.