The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

Last Of Series OF Sermons on Love,
courtship and Marriage" BY
Rev. S. c. Ohrum Of Cairo
Baptist Church.

Baptist Church.
Paul explains the mystery q mar
lriage BY presenting the Christian phil
losaphy Of marriage, viz, that husband
land wife arc the type of the relation
existing between Christ and Ills
church. From this relationship le
draws the necessary conclusion that
the wife should SO la subsection to
her husband while the husband should
love his wife.
This teaching Is found at Ephesians
5:22-s3.
IN Subsection to Husband
For the husband IL the head Of the
Wife as Christ IL tlle head Of the
church.
The relation Of the tirst married
pain was taken from the eternal rela-
ton between Christ and the Church,
and determines for All time the prop
cr relation between husbands AMI
wives The church is the bride Of
Christ as Eve was the bride of Adam,
This Is not merely theoretical, bnt
real In cssrrTce for when the soul
receives JasR ais Savior. that soul
BEG meg &H~ins part Of Christ by his
spirit and divine headshin
AIS our heard. he thinks and Wills for
rs. and. although We continue 10 have
freedom Of will, lie expects that Will
to be entire yielded I'd Him My SUI
lreme business in the w1rld II 10 seek
The welfare OF my Christ in all things.
rhe church Is to be suhiect to Che
Christ
Ana aa the church Is subject to
Christ M N the Wife ~ he subject Cd
her husband ia All things.
What III the occupation and mission
Il the husband In the world? Even
hat il 10 be tne supreme ambition
md endeayor ct tbe wife; for she was
saated 10 be his suitable helper she |
10 patiently ana earnestly study his
Felfare, ever submitting her desires |
md win to the interests aud the wei !
are Gf her husband Failure to obey |
his call of marriage led Eve to wreck |
Ter home; for she was simply fol |
Uwing her aWn ordinations, instead /
il seeking the amifarei and will Of /
adam. III a wife positively and per
istentIy refuses to fall In with this /
Irvine ORDER she may be able to /
freak down the resistance OF her hus-
and: but ut last she will lose respect
1T him and he viii despise her, and
he home will be DESTROYED This il
= price e pay fer hayins
nes way.
Int we must keep IN mind that the
objection Of the wife il only one
iamber Of the pair.
AS the marriage consists OF both
usband and WIFE, SO. also, Is there
q inseparable pair of duties between H
lem; and the one can not be com
lete without the prcscnce Of the 9th
!. As two cars are required to row
Il skiff, so marriage prospers BY the
70 graees OF submission and love.
be two things must go together, the
omission of the wife to her husband
ID the love Of the husband for the
ife. Let us, therefore. advance to
ie consideration Of the duty of the
lsEand to tho wife.
Husband Should Love His Wife,
Christ loved the church. and gave
mself for IT,
The picture Of Christ on the Grass
'esents the enternal love of Christ
r the church. 1t Is the loyalty of a
wing heart Jesus died to cleanse
&c church from all sins by his pre-
Gus bleed Of sacrifice. There was
i other way to wash out the sin
ain, and He desired to present this
bride unto himself. II should
, a glorious church, not having spot,
,r wrinkle, nor any such thing; and
. has been seeking diligently to per
ct us in holiness. in order that we
light be fit to receive Him when He
mes. Though we are such unattrac
We saints, still his infinite patience
i'll seeks to make us clean and
hite. Christ Is prompted to this
showing of his love because of his
ed Of a helper in giving the gospel
the world. He needs helper suit
lie for his world mission, and he Is
erefore. loving the church unto per
ction.
Even so ought husbands to love
cir own wives as their own bodies
Jesus loves his own body in loving
is church So when a husband loves
5 own wife he is simply loving Him
elf: for. according to the nature of
arriage. husband and wife are one
lis forever settles the question of a
duty to his wife; for ii Is
c nature Of the man TO love his own
.sh. The mere scratch of a pin will
use the man to cry out for help. and
takes coed care of his flesh: pc
use he loves himself. Just as soon
q man realizes that his wife is
IT of himself. he begins to exercise
r her a more careful love. II is the
ri of highest wisdom for man to
re his wife; since he is thereby pro
citing himself and conserving his
CHEST welfare. This appeal is al
E more striking because. as menu
rs of the body of Christ we are
instantly enjoying the fuiness Of his