The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-23
DON'T KILL TINE
WHILE COURT|NG
NY MoN0PoLIxING Young LADY's
TIME. sHE MAY LOSE ANOTHER
sUITOR.
POP THE QUESTION
DR c. A. JENKINS REFERRED TO
sAcREDNEss OF ENGAGEMENTS,
WHICH SHOULD NEVER
BE BROKEN.

Before an audience which packed
every nook and corner in Cavalry Bap-
list church, the pastor, DR.. Carter Ash
ton Jenkens, last night delivered the
second of his sermons on The Home.
having for his theme "Courtship."
Combining humor with seriousness,
Or. Jenkens held the undivided atten-
hon of his hearers, and proceeded 10
deal out some interesting and instrne-
tive pointers to the unmarried young
people.
He pointed out the sacredness OF
engagements, and asserted that after
a couple had>promised to walk down
the pathway Of life together. 1t should
never be broken unless there were very
good reasons for not carrying out their
Intentions.
DR.. Jenkens tried to impress on the
minds Of the young men that they
should not wait upon young lady
eternaily without proposing. He de-
clared that he should not monopolize
her time !: he had no desire to be-
come beredict. for there are others
who might want to cultivate her
acquaintance
These special sermons are attracting
attention amoag ali the denominations
and at an early hour last evening
every seat In the house was nccupicd.
a large number was unable TO gain
preach on Marriage. Last night DR..
Jenkens said in past;
Engagement implies marriage.
No gentleman should address "a lady
unless he expects to marry her. Both
parties should consider the question
seriously. whether they should marry
at all which is better. marrIed or
single life?
"A police magistrate Of the West,
Luke j. Connorton, says to be single
is failure.
"All men who wish to succeed
should marry-there are few single
men who are truly great. My advice
to men, says Mr.. Connorton. is marry
young. My advice TO any girl is, II
you are certain young man loves
you, and he hesitates 10 pop the ques-
ton. help him along to 1t, Talk to
him about the advantages OF marriage
and he will propose and be grateful all
his life, -
Married men behave better than
single men. IL may he not because
they want TO, but they have TO. Then
we may we'll doubt kipHngs state
meut: He travels farthesi who travels
alone for the Bible says: 'TTwJ are
better than one: because they have a
good reward for their labor. For II
they fall. the one will lift up his fell
low. bur woe to him that il alone when
he falleth: 10. he nath not another
TO help him up. Feel. 4:e-i1. Mar
ried life is Ct course, better than
s.ngie life pcca.ise God intended It.
'.He says: II is not good that the
man should he alone; / will make him
Ii help meet for him
God Famed the marriage II is
not COED for man 10 be alone. II rs
not good for woman To lac alone To-
gathe- they mast fght the battle Of
life God intended one man for one
woman; no more, They were created
to so In pairs, not itocks.
II remember when / Ered for a few
years OF nv heyh".d in New Jersey"
declared pr. Ienkens, Saturday
afternoon was q half holiday. The
girls who lived at home, the working
girls the professors daughters, all got
together with the boys Of the town
to get cut for an afternoon on the
lake. The ttys hired the boats and
.hc girls tcu4; lie lunch And what
rivalry there w9s over those lunch
boxes, Some yearr later ! went back
20 the cid 'eke. But. alas. what a
IN anee had tome The place had
turned to Il park, filed with picinte
shows. rcller- skating hall cafes, etc.
Tho dear OLD shed under which We ate
our lunch was gone. No lunch box
IA row boats. hut the boys were In one.
the girls another. They passed each
tther and spoke, but did not mix
Time Has Changed.
These are the modern girls In bust
ness. They make so much money that
hey can take their own trips, live in
Tub houses pay their own bills. and
i ONT care to marry. They go in Joy
.sus Eocks, finely dressed have good
boarding apartments. live daintily and
Independently. beholding to no man.
Happy girls, That's one picture. Let
as have another We have here pre-
sSntcd the brightest side of unmarried
txomanhood. Let us see the brightest
side OF married womanhood.
Bride Honorcd BY All.
1.-THE brida--iust marred--honored
rs never before New affections are
awakened. She never knew what life
Twas. Noble man she calls her nus
f,and. He has selected her from all
.pnmen The woman enters larger
life Those girls were selfish, living
in >fiocks. disreearding matrimony be
cause they had little money But
.vhat low plane of life. Nothing
higher than material things, Such
women stifie the nobiest instincts of
their natures. The don't love and are
not loved
'Of course. for special reasons some
persons ought not to marry, ana some
OF these are most useful. but / am
speaking in generalities," asserted the
pastor.
But the young married woman has
her own home. In il she is supreme.
Her husband may be poor, but he is
building up. He Is one of the COM
ing young men of the town She
watches his advancement. His sue
cess is hers IF he becomes king
her Office is queen She listens for
his football at dusk. She meets him