The Washington times., 1907-06-22
LllGy Suggestions for Summer afternoon LunChcOnS
The TEST of LoUe

There Is a rough old proverb which
| says, Talk is easy" In fact, as W,
all know. IL Is the cheapest thing in life
Certain church members were one da,
discussing the truly depressing failur,
of men and women to show themselves
regularly at church, when one of then
said, After all, church-gcing is In,
| cheapest and easiest way Of tcstifying e
ones religion. What is il 10 Jut on one,
| good clothes and sit in a cumfortabl,
| pew an hour or so. and listen 10 must,
/ and more or less interesting talk bS
the pastor? II Is going out the next day
and DTacticing the religion that is the
! hard part
/ He had measured the matter rightly
| These little forms and ceremonies
though important and not to be neg
lected, are not the standard of ou1
| love. 1t is what we do.
A certain young girl kept on her bu-
reau picture of her dead mother, and
professed the most passionate attach
ment to her memory. Yet she wiufully
disregarded the teachings Of that mother.
and constantly went counter TO what
she knew that mother would have
1 wished.
You remember that your mother did
not like that companion OF yours or her
| family" eXpostulated the grandmother
with whom she lived.
oh. mother didn't understand her.
She's all right" the girl would answer
nOnchalsntly
Your mother would have went II she
could see you smoking those cigarettes"
Il don't think So" the headstrong
creature would protest. If all the rest
of the girls were doing il. she would
not mind. She would not want me to
be queer and different from everybody
else"
She certainly would. if il were right
The incest girls we know do not smoke
You understand very well that those
girls whom you have chosen to 20 with
your mother would not approve OF AT
all. She did not like even men 70 smoke
much less girls like you. And Christ
says, II We love me. keep my command
ments.' The disciple says. This is love.
that We walk after His command
"Oh, grandmother, you are so old
fashioned the girl would laugh light
~. Il wish you wouldn't preach so
much. / 90 love my mother-but I dom
think that my doing these little things
means one thing or another about my
II a wife loves her husband she will
try to do what he wishes. 50 far as her
convictions will let her. II a husband
loves his wife. he will refrain from
what troubles her and actively try 10
promote her happiness. Half OF the di-
Norces probably come from an attempt
to crafty the sentimental impulses OF
love without doing the stern duties
which go with IL. There Is nothing more
eXasperating 20 a wife than 10 have her
husband call her pet names and kiss
and fondle her, and then go out and do
exactly what she has over and over beg
ged him not TO do. Whereas. much as
women love TO be pettcd. they could
easily do without the sentimental part il
they found a husband willing 10 act up
to their wishes.
Generally a sacrifice Of some cherished
way on the part Of a wife. will make
a man ready TO give up on his part some
way which is offensive TO her. II is
a pretty mean man-and there are not
many such-whO viii not respond TO
loving and generous treatment
To the newly married so many Of
whom are setting forth this month. this
point cannot be writ too large II is
what you co far more than what you
say which is going 10 make your new
life happy. Kisses and endearments are
all very well-but they are a mere
mockery unless there is strong sup
port of self-sacrthcing. honest deeds be-
hind them.