Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-11

that her merchandise is good" not u
slattcrn. not female doll. not a paint
cd millinery establishment am
speaking of such wife as the book Of
Proverbs Describes. IL is faithful
portrait. the fidelity Of which many Il
man in this church could attest by his
own experience.
Power Behind the Throne.
"Oh. no says the masculine egotist.
woman is not the breadwinncr Of the
family. IL is the husband. who. rs a
lawyer. wins fees in the courtroom; as
IA physician. gains money from pa
TENTS: as soldier. fights his countrys
battles: as Il legislator. enacts laws.
which the male executive enforces; he
is the merchantmen. who sells the
goods: he is the foundryman, who
manufactures the steel rails. Man.
man. everywhere is man the bread
winner. We lind that man tills the
fields. ana man rules the money mar
kets. and man sits upon the judicial
bench and the professional chairs" Is
that fact. my brother: Ills true.
man is the visible breadwnner. But
when you are looking for the driving
force which produces results in society
do not make the mistake of surprising
that there is no power but what you
Sec
The power behind the throne is some
times greater than the throne itself.
Ii this Ice not true. how can you ac-
count for the wonderful results which
come into many mems lives at the
marriage altar and end with the deaths
of ar the separations from their female
silent partners. Who was Napoleon
Ronapartc: The greatest military
stratcyist of the ages: Yes. But aft
or all YOU can find his wonderful sue
cess Ranked by two incidents in his
life. They started with his marriage
To Josephine. They ended with his
divorce. Had Joscphine's partnership
nothing To do with \apoleon's success?
Who was William T.. Gladstone: That
statesman whose energy and COM
inaulinG genius We're the wonder OF
his countrymen. acknowledged that
the reverence and trust of his devoted
wife had been Il source of inspiration
and stimulus 81 him all through his
long career. and that Ia have her sit
ting H.; him on the political rostrum or
looking down nj him from the gallery
of the house of commons quickened
all his powers. Who WAS John Bright.
the great culnInoncr: lie also WAS the
husband of - woman his equal in per-
sonality. On the day of their mar
iage she turned and said To him.
John. attend 10 thy business and thy
public affairs. and will provide for
the home and relieve thee from all
cares III home" And so great Is the
value of true wife in relation To her
husbands success that nearly all great
men are ready To testify 10 this fact
and declare that they can never repay
the obligations which their wives have
placed upon them.
was taught the obligation which Il
true husband owes Ia II true wife some
years ago 10y an eastern minister whom
| consider one of the greatest pulpit
geniuses of his age. ! WIS about 10 he
married. and was talkin. with him.
when he gave Ia me this characteristic
advice: Always love your wife. But
more than that. always learn To respect
AMI follow her Judgment. because she
can Ice Your best adviser. When ] was
young man | started out with some
success. knew ! could speak. and
could also write. And often when
would write something | thought very
fine | would take il down To my wife
AMI read it, Sometimes she would look
up from her sewing and say. John.
don't say that With that would
throw down my manuscript and stalk
up and down the room in disgust
why do you say that: ! would ask.
.Do you know how To preach: Are you
a better judge of preaching than my
self: Haven't | spent four years in
college and three years in the semi
nary: What business have you To tell
me what To do: You are nothing but Il
woman anyway But after Il long ex-
pericnce found that my wife's judg-
mcnt could always be depended upon.
w utH IoiioNtu
ways came out right. and when ! fol
lowed my own against hers | always
came out wrong. And. though ! am
now an old man and one of much ex-
pericnce. yet whenever | am in doubt
about anything I have ever written |
always go TO her. And when she says.
John. don't say that take my pen
and scratch out the whole page My
success is due In great measure to
my wife's judgment and not to my
own
Susan Talmnge's influence.
know that the world honors my
fathers memory. But personally
know T. DE Witt Talmage's success
was due To II great extent to Susan
Talmagc. who was his wife and my
mother. What most of us can say in
reference To- our fathers successes we
can say i'm reference To our own. Ii is
TO the good advice. the lovin. intuition.
the sound Judgment of the wife. whom
we have taken as Il partner. that we
owe in great measure all that we have
gained in life
Sal.