Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-06

passing away. With 1T, the family
altar is going. Boarding house life
and the necessity of living in flats
have made it impossible in many in
stances to have the old type home.
But in face of all the adverse cir
cumstances we ought to make an
earnest and conscientious effort to
realize the happiness of the true home.
What the home is Will depend entirely
upon the individuals who compose 1t.
1t will be my purpose, therefore, III
these sermons, to study the different
individuals who compose The home.
CHOOSING WIFE
''Tonight we will consider the ques-
ton of Choosing a Wife This is the
first great step in making or marring
the home We will be guided in our
thoughts on this subject by the serv-
ant of Abraham, as he goes to choose
a wife for Isaac.
Happy is that young man who has
a truly godly father and mother to ad-
wise him in the choice of young
woman for a wife. However about the
last person a young man will consult
is his father or mother. If parents are
so negligent of their sons destiny that
they will wait until the boys are In
love before they give their advice,
then they might as well keep their
l.
once in love, there is no power in
heaven or earth, or in hell, that Will
turn him. If young man waits until
he is in love before he seeks advice,
he might as we'll not ask for 1t. lie
would never change his mind anyway.
The Bible knows what it is talking
about Where there is a fundamental
difference in principle between lndl-
viduals there can never be the full
nTOnhaf
clared the great principle when he
said. Two cannot walk together eX-
cept they be agreed You cannot mix
oil and water without putting in lye-
and then it becomes soft soap. we
have a lot of soft soap marriages
that soon dissolve in the hot waters of
matrimonial difficulties. A marriage
in which this fundamental principle is
ignored is almost certain to end IN
unhappiness.
about the last thing a young man
thinks of doing is to go to the Lord
for direction in his love affairs. Yet
there is no choice that will so affect
the present life and the eternal des-
tiny of man as the choice of woman
for life companion. Whether man
shall be made or marred by marriage
depends almost entirely upon the choice
he makes in a wife. Nothing is bet
fer than a good woman and the right
woman for you. Nothing is worse than
a bad woman, or even the wrong
woman for you. Before you stand be-
meath the orange blossoms, ask God
about it, and let Him lead you.
DO NOT ADVERTISE
"A Young man who believes in the
direction of God will not advertise for
a wife Such a plan is absolutely
disgusting. A young man advertised
under an assumed name for a wife,
and his sister answered the advertise
ment under an assumed name. When
they met, you can imagine their sur
prise and disgust. They both went
home, sorry there were two fools in
the same family. Too many of our
young man are blinded by passion and
moved by unholy desire when they
come to the choice of wife.
eft is character that counts here.
Select a young woman who is neat
and modest in her dress, and do not
select her simply for her beauty. Ii
she has it, all well and good; but there
is something deeper and more lasting
than merely the external appearance.
"There are only few soft young
women in the world. No young man
ever thinks of marrying them. He
may go with them and make fools OF
them, but when he comes to choose a
voung woman for a wife the sensible
Young man will never think OF tying
himself up to q silly fiirt who smiles
at him without an introduction and
fits from beau to beau, as the but
terhy from flower to flower. She may
think that she is popular-in way
she is; but she will never be the one
that a sensible young man will choose
for a wife.
"a young lady who has nothing to
do but to read novels, play ithe piano
a little, sing a little, paint little
pictures, 1 mean-and knows nothing
about cooking or housekeeping, would
never make a suitable wife for the
ordinary young man. The ordinary
Young man wants a helpmeet-not
merely a help to eat meat. 1t is true
that a young man should not be look
ing for a servant. But the young
woman who is going to know how to
direct the household affairs, take care
of the servants, administer the finances
of the house with economy, and prop
erly train the children that may come
under her care, must be an industrious,
Intelligent young woman.
"a woman with a sweet disposition,
with a kind and generous heart, who
knows how to control her temper and
her tongue, married to the right kind
of a man, will make happy home
wherever she may be-"
A PARADOX