Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04

p came not only by the tens, but by rh
/ hundreds. The bridal home was fun
ana all the nelgib3ring houses we.,
| crowded with the invited guests.
Week Of Festivity.
Then the ceremony was not finished
by few words mumbled of by MN.
lister and quick scunying away fOI
the train by the bridal couple after n
few grains Of rice had been thrown.
But days and sometimes even week
We're given up to the festivities and to
the hilarities. As l came over the hills
toward this village l saw the maidens
by the score, with their hair decorated
with flowers and their garments of the
bright, gorgeous colOrings Of the east.
shining in the sunlight With their
p arms enclrcling each others waist
they We're as Miriam of old dancing
over the grecnsward and singing in
time with the moving feet The young
men came there with their fleet horses
caparisoned with the finest trappings |
There were games and feats Of /
strength for the competitors at these ,
festivals. At last. after days of frolic,
came the wedding ceremony. Then
came the great climax of all, the "wed
ding supper" Christs first miracle
was performed at a season of social
Festivities
I am glad that Christ's Nativity was
announced to the world by the overture
Of song. l am glad that his first mira.
Gle was performed at wedding ] ,
am glad we do not see Jesus at this
time standing clothed in the skins of !
wild beasts, as was John the Baptist in 3
the wilderness. Christ came to this
wedding to mark his approval of limo !
cent pleasure His attendance upon J
the wedding in Cana of Galilee proves" y
wrote Bishop Ryle, that true religion =
was never meant to make man melan. u
choly. There are times when it is law
full to be merry and rejoice" The cal
endar of the sinner has only a few days
Of the year marked as festival days"
wrote ElOn Foster, but every day OF -.
the Christians calendar is marked BY ~
The hand Of God as day Of rejoicing" - =,
Yes, by the echOmg chimes of the we'd -
ling bells we know it, BY the joyful "
iongs we hear today coming over the ~ ~
ialilean hills, in the chorus Of which 70
lhrist's words may be blending. we IN
relieve it. Thank God. Christ's first To-
miracle was performed for a bride and ~
ot for widow, at banquet and not no
y bier! fol
.ejoice though storms assan thee. reioice ~
when skies are bright 10
eJolce though round thy pathway IS US
spread the gloom Of night Of
the good hope be in thee that all at p
last is we'll l
hen let thy happy spirit with iovful fiji ing
inss swell YO
Where Christ's Ministry Began. ten
Christ's ministry opens in a scene Of wei
imam festivities 1t does more than ads
at. Christ came to Cana of Galilee ice
prove that the most important place mol
earth this side of heaven is the mar weT
ige altar Marriage" wrote DR.. and
lylor, sis the mother of the world a d
d precious kingdoms and fills cities to 4
d churches and heaven itself. Like The
useful bee, it builds a house and dreI
theirs sweetness from every flower. we
d labOrs and unites into societies and enOl
'ublics, and sends out colonies. and Now
ds the worlds with delicacies. and take
'ys the king, and exercises many vir- refu
8, and promotes the interest Of man. Whe
d, and is that state Of good to which say,
/ hath designed the present consti- OF {
lon Of the world" That is, the right your
d Of marriage does all this. There so &C
2, as marriage is so important in he sa
rs sight and mans, it is very essen her
oh, young people, that you ask ed.
Us Christ to your weddings when barra
are about to be married! Yet the nigh
nge fact remains that the last be- Chris
in the universe some Of us would order
think of inviting to our weddings Of the
esus Christ. If
e treat Christ a great deal as some think
IS have treated our best earthly took
IDS when giving a reception or a this W
=. We take the calling list Of our away
IS and grown daughters and sons. then
we bunch them together with the TINS Z
es OF our personal friends, both phas,
ness and social. Then when the sister
/ of the entertainment comes ing to
nd we say to ourselves, "Why is aunt 5
Mr.. So-and-so bere9', Tban x-o 90 is the
lr wife and say: MY dear Mr.. Wedui
ld-sO is not here. Did you invite lor lnt
She looks at the list of guests you y"
mo, husband. We for. seiu
% put that name down" '"Too .nrOus
too bad" you say. Yes, it is too -uaiy'
But, though it is too bad, this gOu,
'emains incontrovertible You did saAe !
eglect to invite that very wealthy LII, -.U,"el !
to your daughters wedding - ;
Because you expected him to 80 -
her a present You did not for -
invite that prominent statesman -.
1cial queen. Why? Because you Tos,,.'
ted them to give that wedding M 70,
nence in the newspaper. But You boro =,
eglect to invite that old time roaso,,
who has been true to you for bis moi
many years. Thus we often ine, bo,,
t to invite to our weddings Christ
who is our best Of all friends. nerforn
Too Late to Ask Advice. teach L
only do the young DeODle often small o