The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-04-30

Evangelical church of Middle Greek
gave the following interesting SER
mon OH Head and Crown" at the
wedding reception at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Shoemaker given
for Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Shoemaker:
Our texts, one from the old and
the other from the new dispensation,
suggest two thoughts to us tonight;
viz, Head and Crown" Paul, the
greatest apostle of the new dispen-
sation. speaks of the relation of the
husband to his wife as the head of
the family. King Solomon, the
wisest man of the old dIspensation,
declares the relationship Of wife
to her husband as the crown of her
husband. How well put: the hus-
band, the head; the wife, the crown!
The head ought to be crowned; and
the crown needs a head. When
joined together the two form a
crowned head and a headed crown.
The two when properly fitted to one
another do not duplicate, but rather
supplement each other; thus forming
a perfect whole. Hence we often
refer to one or the other of this per-
feet union in the term of fraction;
as the better or fairer half.
On the anniversary of a golden
wedding day, the aged couple. after
a strenuous voyage of so years upon
life's sea, cast anchor at this much
coveted but rarely reached milestone
to pause briefly and to breath care
free as they cast a grateful glance
over the long and venturesome jour
ney. Their experiences were mingl-
ed with storms and Gains; hopes and
fears; sunshine and rain; joy and
sorrow. Moved by the faithfulness
and goodness of God, they exclaim
with Samuel of old: "Hither to
hath the Lord helped US! Glory be
to His name!" But you my dear.
young couple, VINO have just en-
barked upon the sea of holy wedlock,
are not looking backward, but for
ward. Full of life. ambition, hope,
and promises, you cast an innocent
and fearless look into the great and
mysterious future. Ask no ques-
tions about it, but meet it brayely-
in truly manly and womanly way.
And we as your honored guests have
responded to your kind invitation to
invoke heavens benedictions upon
you and to bid you Gods speed.
Since your journey toward your
goal in the harbor Of the pearly
gates on the shores of the promised
land. leads through the wilderness
of sin, lest you should lose the way
in the dark and stormy night of i'll
bred passions or by the allurements
of the glittering and enticing fruit
on the shores of channels.of UPRIGHT
| will point out to you two
very prominent stars, shining brilli-
antly in the armament of the Holy
Scriptures; which if you will take
heed, will guide you safely, and bless
you by day and by night.
These are the two great command
ments: Supreme love to God, and
love thy nelghbor as myself" The
one represents religion in theory,
and the other, religion in practice.
Let God our heavenly Father be
the third party in your marriage
covenant. Say with Joshua of old:
i and my house will serve the Lord"
Start your home with a family altar,
upon which you are offering daily
the deepest devotions of your heart.
from which ascends sweet incense
unto our God.
To my mind one of the sad facts
with regard to many of our homes
today is the absence of the family
altar. In them there is no burnt Of
fering, and no incense arises to hea-
ven. It's sad consequences are that
in many instances the plants of the
family garden are robbed of the
sweetness of true devotion which [
constitutes the real beauty of life.
Hence. take Jesus Christ into your
family boat. Make Him your cap
tain; so that when your family boat
IS tempest tossed, and the waves of |
the sea of life threaten to destroy
your ambition and life's hope, you
may in the hour of fear and anxiety