The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
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GIVES HUSBANDS
SOME ADVICE
Rev. DR.. Fulton Tells Them
How They Should Treat
Their Wives.

Rev. John M. Fulton, of the Central
Presbyterian church, delivered an adj
dress to husbands last evening. The
speaker said this was another of the
neglected subjectS-negl elected by the
pulpit, but not by the wives. Preachers
took it for granted that wives could
teach their husbands, but there was a
possibility that what wives said to their
husbands received little attention. Con-
tinuing, the preacher said, in part:
Husbands should be ideal. Many
husbands find, after marriage, that
they have not married an angel, and
many wives find that they have not
married saint The preliminary ques-
ton is often asked, who should be the
head of the house? The word 'hus-
band answers this question for us and
the Bible also says the husband is
head Of the wife Some husbands re-
joice over this and some wives fret
under it. One thing that should COM
fort wives who feel this way is that
our rulers are not always our supe-
riors.
This Biblical injunction does not
mean that the husband is to be des
pot, arbitrary and dCmineering. The
wife is the equal of her husband and
her voice ought to be heard at the
fireside. She should be the prime min
lister of the home. The husband be-
should not be asked to follow his pre-
JUDGES. Many a wife is more apable
of being head Of the house than the
husband, and it does seem a shame
that she must be in submission to a
haggling Micawber of a husband.
Husbands, love your wives. Tell
her so if you do. Think of the time
now so long past when you told her
SO frequently. It will make her hap
pier and smooth the wrinkles from her
forehead to have you tell her that you
love her.
Husbands, be companionable with
your wives. You used tc deny your
self a great deal to be with the Wo
man you now call wife. No clubs,
theaters or business enga gements could
keep you away from her. Now you
are away all day at business. Are
you in a hurry to get home? Where
do you spend your evenings now?
Your wife has the first claim on your
companionship.
Husbands, be kind and tender to
your wives. You all have touch of
total depravity in you. Where do you
show this? Not in society; not in your
business. You will choke your anger
down in the presence Of persons who
don't care a cent for you, and then
go home and vent your spite in speech
and words which you would not utter
to any woman on earth except your
WIFE
Husbands, be faithful to your wives.
Your wife has the first mortgage on
your affections. Men who think they
can trample on their wives affections
and send flowers and notes and meet
other women are sowing the wind and
will reap the whirlwind. The hero
ism Of the battlefield is nothing to the
heroism of wives who cling to husbands
who have been tyrantS.
Husbands, provide for your wives.
Perhaps before she married you she
was earning from $50 to $50 a month.
What do you give her now? The serv-
ant gets 81 per week. What does your
wife get? If you are out of debt give
her a liberal allowance. No wife likes
to ask her husband for every cent she
spends. If a husband spends % cents
a day for cigars, why not give his wife
the same amount to spend for her
self?
ut is a husbands duty to provide for
his wife and family by taking out an
insurance policy. No man can cheer
fully face the future if he has not pro-
vided for his wife and family in the
event of his being taken away by
death.
Husbands, confide in your wives
Have very few secrets from her and
above all let her know your financial
condition. Remember. also, that If
you neglect your religious duties you
are not model husband"