The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-06

The touchingly beautiful story of the
late DR.. Parher's married life brings to
the memory many stories of clerical WOO
ings and weddings some happy almost be-
yond description, and others as ill-starred
as any in the history of love.
John Wesley missed more than one
chance of matrimonial blessedness be-
fore he united his life to the ''vixenish
widow NiZeile-' He was a man with a
great capacity for romantic attachment
as witness his transports when pretty
Betty Kirkman enslaved his fancy. Betty
remained a sentimental memory to his
dying day. and years after she had passed
out of his life he would linger over the
spots where, in their young day-dream,
they haG sat and walked together; and
there are few more beautiful love-songs
IN our language than that which be-
Where er she trod the daisies grew"
His next attachment was OF a very diff
ferent order; for so uncertain was he of
his affection that he actually consulted
certain elders as to the advisabihty of
wedding far Miss Sophia Causton and
When they advised him to proceed no
farther he said. with mingled relief and
resignation, The Lords viii be done"
7,ea OF a second time. however he missed
brother Charles prevented his marriage
10 the devoted widow, Mrs. Grace Muir
ray ray who had nulsed him so tenderly
11nIough dangerous illness, and a little
later he led to the altar Mrs. Vizelle, one
OF the greatest ShreWs who ever wrecked
husbands happiness.
Few men have lived such temOestuo11c
married hfe-none bore it with such ex-
eemplary resignation. She logged his steps
sanest Jealousy She listened at keyholes,
Iansacked his pockets and read his let
ters. IN hts of uncomfortable passion
dragged him along the floor by his hair
and in thousand ways made his DAYS
martyrdOm. 1t is little wonder that
even SO patient man should. in bitter
puIIeo Just now. what loss would it be
10 The cause Of God?' or that when she
deserted him he should sadly write in his
not call her back
How different is the picture when we
Turn 20 the home life of c. H. Spurgeon
me abode of perfect peace and tender
anectlon! There is no fairer picture
ID the gallery Of conjugal love than this
OF the great preacher and his wife. hourly
wing with each other in all those tender
courtesles and attentions those sweet
mllilstra tons. which make of married life
such beautiful psalm LIN
rarely has there been q noOre idao1 ,,,,;or
than that of Dr.. Alexander archbfshon ~
cio,l5g5 ana his wife. "a life of I'M
clouds 6iouded sunshine. 1t is said OF this
5Hetf Gays was never ruffled by single
dispute, and that their life together was
matchleSS poem" W
When William Booth, an obscure tra1,.
ENG evangelist. linked his life with Tho
OF catherine Mumford, just fortv-seVeT
lars ago. he entered on one of the mos
- a. anu iaf-feachlng Of married lives
ii!te was IN MS own touching words zone
me one heart one soul In many a bitfaI
nour OF struggle and depression her conr.
- s,uStddIIleo me; her great heart was
~ ny conStdht inspiration, her wise brain
ny guide. and her hand my unfailfng and
feft ''i 6i,t nilllstef. and when she died and
1elt nm TO pursue alone the path whose
Steps she had long cheered She ..IinlIad
MN WIN the angels"
Won, mere a Kate, you lucky girl, I give
You al my fortune" the Rev Svdney
smith exclaimed, as he flung half a dozey
eflI( er teaspoons into his young fiance's
zap. 1t was a slender capital f is frne
10 start married life on: but sucb talon
as sydney Smith had. inspired bv low
as great and loyal as Miss Pybus dover
ca nm with was all the young couple
needed to make perfect happiness in thei1
married life; and alike when he was tn,
social hon of London and when he wa,
eHlled to remote Yorkshire parish
Wlth no educated neighbor within sever
mics, he and has wife were equally sui
themselves. " N "
The Rev. Rowland Hill was a very &c
cenulc man, full of wit and drollery A
lover his method Of wooing was quaint
1or he presented himself to his futur
pilgrim
But the list of these hanpv union
might be extended almost indefinitely r,
balance the picture we must turn for ;
LHon1ehI 70 the wooIng and wedding 0
George Whitefield, the great pulpit ora
Tor or the eighteenth century. Whitefielt
was; indeed. lukewaIm wooer. and littI
likely TO inspire in any woman an ardO
he never felt himself.
imagine a lover worthy of the name
writing IN these terms to offer his hand t,
the lady of his Indifferent choice: g
make no great profession to you.
II you lHlnk marriage will be in any wa,
PreJudlc1aI to your better part, be so kim