The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-02
THE NATURE or MARRIAGE.
Az. Seen in creativn--common Owner
ship, Privilege and Companion
ship in the Home.

ship in the Home,
Following IL part OF the first OF
series Of four sermons on marriage
e. be given at the Cairo Baptis
church by the Rev. :, c. ohrum. Thu
remaining subjects will be. "Th'
Enemy of Marriage THE Friend o
Marriage" The Mystery OF Mar
Jiage.'
There are two accounts OF mar
rage presented in the first two chap
tiers in the book of Genesis. one Is
general and the other Is special, II
tho general account at Gen. 1861
We have two things that are included
in marriage, the image OF God AM
4 int ownership
Gods Image In Marriage.
God said, let us make man In oul
own image after OFT likeness. And
God created man in his own image
1. the image of God created he him
male aud female created he them.
The divine image takes In the en-
tire nature of man and woman. aud
Is both physical and spiritual. God
created man in carefully planned
lair, both containing some qualities
In common. while each one contained
much in disposition and desires that
l.. entirely different from the other.
This difference is indicated In the
voice OF the man and the woman.
Woman Is loving and contiding; man
is strong and Independent. Woman
loves the house: man prefers the
field.
These opposites are both required
b. make up the entire image of God
IL marriage While the image has
been married by the fall, vet the rem
lants OF the defaced picture are
here to be perfected by the mercy
md grace Of Jesus Christ
II Is not possible for one alone to
,ttain to the highest perfection Of
nan on earth. This remains for the
attainment of the human pair In mar
'iage. where the two separate per-
ioDalities are united in that larger
md stronger personality of husband
me wife
Common Ownership.
And God said let us make man in
'ur own image. after our likeness;
nd lot them have dominion over the
ish of the sea and over the birds of
he heavens, and over the cattle. and
ITer all the earth. and over every
Keeping thing that ereepeth upon
he earth
Husband and wife Jointly were to
4 the lord OF creation Not man
lone, nor woman alone: but both in
he marriage bond. They were to
aultiply and replenish the earth with
tier earth rules like themselves. In
his war Of conquest husband and
wife were TO march side by side.
BY this joint campaign. they were
, unitedly come into their own. And
hey were born TO own these things In
nmmon as husband and wife. Man
nay not own the woman. nor the
'oman the man: but both together
Jay own all the other merchandise
/ earth.
This disposes of the legal side of
in the case of married peo-
le: for the legal ownership, by
ivine right is vested in both the |
usband and the wife in common.
Common Privilege.
The use of the fruit of all food was !
iyen TO husband and wife Jointly. I
here was dominion in the using as
ell as In the owning. II is the one /
urse idea. with this provision added. |
TAT neither one is to have access to
lie purse without the agreement of /
9TH together.
The Idea that the man Is king in
Is business and the woman is queen
the home. does not inhere in the l
arriage institution. unless IL be bv /
lie mutual agreement of both parties
) the marriage The business prob
ms and the home problems come.
the very nature of marriage, under
e Joint dominion of husband and
ife. BY mutual arrangement they /
ay turn over certain duties TO either
irty, TO be taken up Jointly when.
'er the exieencies of the occasion
av demand. /,
This divine method is bound 10
ing TO the family the largest sue.
ss and blessing: for IL brings to
ar upon every subject both the
refUl Judgment of the man and the
zen insight Of the woman. II is not
'ssible tor any man to rise to his
CHEST possibilities In either bust D,
'ss or religion without the sympathy !
ID cooperation OF his wife. Nor In IL
'ssible for the wife to attain TO her /,
st and sweetest self with the love |
u cooperation Of her husband. II
The specific account of the creation !
man is found AZ Gen 2:i-25. where
ID prepares home for man. /,
Place For the Home.
God selected the locality. and
anted it with trees II was the
ost beautiful place that God could ;
axe. Trees that we're pleasant 10
2 eye. and trees that were good for
nit. The choicest flowers we're Il
ere also. = river flowed out OF the d,
irden carTying life to the world.
~ lion and the bear walked peace. .