Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-06-06
things, his family is his first re-

above ali other things, his family is his first re-
sponsibilty? ~
The questionable is endless But it is lmpor,
t.nt Marriage is important. Linking Oneself
70 another for an unknown number OF years 10
oo,oe has MAGNITUDE that is somewhat frlght-
ening.
That marriage is holy union was attestea
nv Jesus Christ in His commandments against
oron,iscuity and by His presence at the marriage
at Cana That makes everything about marriage
q bolv thing And it also makes all VIOLATIONS
Of the marriage contract unholy, wrong, evil
All animals mate: only human beings mar
- Human haing have souls and those souls as
we'll as the bodies enter into the marriage u'oi,
And these souls me day returned to God Will
a.tarmina whether or not the marriage was sue
cessful.
DESPITE the modernism that marriage license
g th. chaanest way to get companion, maid
and nurse. the God-made laws of marriage stlpu-
late that the fundamental purpose OF the oieSseu
union is the propagation of the race. God, the
creator of life. allows man and woman to snare
His miracle The dissertation OF that privilege
is a breach of the marriage contract Dlsrup-
ting Gods planned chain of events is preach
of the marriage contract. And the breach equals
mans saving, I'VE don't need you, God. This IS
between U.S. What You planned isn't impor-
tant. Well let You have Your way when we
can afford to pay the piper for the dance"
So Johnny Jones and Mary Smith stand
before the preacher for their 81 dos" They
never said bigger mouthful in their lives.
For better or for worse?" asks the preach
"For better AND for worse" the two had bet
ter answer because that's the way it will be-
The better part will be being together,
laughing nnocently, struggling to fulfill dreams,
welcoming a parade of little Joneses, watching
them grow ("Lttle kids little troubles, big kids
big troubles" molding them into good Chris
tians and good citizens, aging together, resign
ing to old age and death as two successfully
married people.
The worse part will be the Sickness the fl
nancia setbacks, the unimportant disagree
ments, unemployment, parting, deaths.
But all of this is nothing more than what
is classified under the broad name Of Life"
The better will be easy to take. 1t is in adJus-
ting themselves to the worse that Johnny and
Mary will learn whether or not they ever loved
each other unselfishy, sincerely, with Gods
grace, or if it was all something physical that
wore out after few months and became
takine-it all for granted association, the way one
gets to feel about dog that has been in the
family for years, or the family car after its new
ness wore off.
It's during the "worse" years that Johnny
will know whether they're really married or
Just conveniently mated in the eyes of the
church Pass them handful of woes and see
which way they run: to each other or to law
yer
Love never dies. 1t doesn't even diminish. It's
as exciting after so years as it is after 50
minutes. Love is God. And home without
Gods presence might just as we'll be railroad
depot.
Good luck to you, all you Johnnies and
Marys who will marry this June Gods bles-
sings Remember, nothing about your married
life will be a important keeping God as a
permanent visitor in your new homes Into
your hands, He is placing the reins to guide
your home through the years. together, happily.
And if you can't do that job we'll, if there
can't be unity and happiness and harmony in
your home, don't expect to find it among your
neiphbors or among the nations of the world.
Your home is the basic unit of life on this planet.
If you can't work together, live together struggle
to make yours constructive life, don't expect
anything better from the rest of the world