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Its Meaning and its Sanction—- Tras Ausband’s and True Wife’s Parts,

$) <i | Marks of Trae Lovsa——A Matter o° Importance to the Human Family.

I st. Paul’s Church, Halifax,

o S lay ast. the rector, Rev. \ J, Armitage, preached to rge congregation on the subject of mereege, taking for his text Genesis ii, 2i:**lverefore shall a man leave his faiher aod his mother and ahall cleave writ - wife and they shali be one flesh.” [ti+ « matter of supreme importance to the hun fam:ly the world over that the views «' marriage should be widely known and ty d, and should indeed prevail. Mar- riage, | 19 true,is acivil contract, subject to the jurisdiction of the state and to the law ot ie land. In all civilized countries

the niniual assent of the parties interested

is made a partorthe ceremony. Indeed, It may be said that the essence of mar- riave ‘i-s in the contract agreed to and

publiery made before proper authorities and wiinesses. Shakespeare, who so care-

fully w-izhed his words in his Twelfth Nigot ) 18 BpoL the lips of the priest to Whom Olivia appeals a description of

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* A contract of eternal bond of love, Conti: med by mutaal joinder of the hands Aitewted by the holy close of lips, Streog’vened by interchangement of your Pia, Avd «'l the ceremony of this compact, Sealed iv my function by my testimony.”

When Edwin Arnold recently took to himee.t a Japanese bride we are informed thatthe original ceremony si.oply consist- ed ot drinking a cup of tea together. The custom was perhaps the siga or eeal of the contrac’. But for conscientious reasone, or in deferenceto public opinion, or to sati-fy cue law’s demands, Sir Edwin and bis brid+ were afterwards married accord- ing to (he laws of England and the rites of the church. But marriage is far more than a mere civil institution, which may be sutj -ttothe changing opinions and custom- of men. For marriage is a divine institu’ oa, and as such dates back to the birth «four race. Asour Prayer Book so beautifully saya, “It is an honorable estate instituted of God inthe time of man’s innoce: vy.” This text is the great charter of nrarriage. Itis nothing iese than an inepire:! declaration of the law of mar- riage. Marriage cannot rightly be divorced from u- ccligious meaniog and significance. Human laws are needed to regulate it, but for the principles upon which “it is estab- lished, we must go to the Word of God, There we find it described as a

BOND OF HOLY LOVE, A UNION OF DEVOTED HEARTS.

Its ol} ct is stated to be to promote human happiness, to furnish the blessings ot home life, to ~pread the human race. And its great design is to be aa the very nursery of heaven.

Marriage has God for its author. — It éame from him at the first, and we r - p'ze His guiding hand when we repeat the old saying, “Marriages are made in hea- ven.” There is profound truth in Shaxesp are’s words, “God isthe best maker of marriages.” The first marriage furvishes us with the pattern of all otbers. It isthe true model; God was its author, He wa+ present at the service, and as Father He gave the bride. His blessing was upon the wedded pair, aod it was a mar- riage ~f one man to one woman.

‘The union of our first parents was one ef heart and life. “They shall be one thee,’ xard God, which literally translated means * sato one fieeh.” That is to say, a vital union, not simply a conjunction of bodies or ®& community ot interests or mutual affection. It is @ sacred relationship of mutual sympathy, honor and responsibility. Its binding link is love, which is the cement which pine loyal hearts tbe one to the otLer. appy indeed are those who see the love light in each other’s eyes, and rest secure in love reciprocated~when true hearts bat as one.

It is related by Xenophon that when Cyrus had taken captive a young prince of Armeuia, with his charming wife, to whom he was most deeply attached, they were brought before the tribunal of Cyrus to receive their sen- tence. Cyros asked the prince what he would give to be reinstated in his kingdom to which the prince replied that he vaiaed his crown and his liberty at a very jow rate, but if his noble conqueror would restore his beloved wife to her former dignity and possessions, that he would willingly pay his life for the purchase. The prisoners were dismissed to enjoy their freedom and their former honors, Joud in the praises of their magoanimous conqueror. “And you,” said the prince

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addressing his wife, “what think you of

Cyras?” “I did not observe him,” she replie i. “Not observe him !” exclaimed ber husband; “upon whom, then, was

your attention fixed ?” “Upon that good and generous man,” she replied, “who de-

clared his readiness to purchase my liberty

ut the expense of his life.” Her thoughts centred in ber husband; she had eyes for him alone,

“The meaning of the word husband well defines his position and duties. Itis from the Anglo Saxon, and means the master of his house., The husband should be the house baud, the strength and land of the family. Asthe band bolds the sheaf of wheat, so he is to hold the members of the family together. There are some men

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WHO ARE A TOWER OF upon whom others paturally lean; bat there are others who are worse than 4 broken reed. And indeed there are many eases where the head of the bouse, tbrough drunkenness and general shiftlesenese, so fails in duty that the wife is the true husband. She keeps all to- gether by reason of her industry and thrift. The husband’s duty may be given in one word—love. He has chosen his wife and promised her a love which sbould be constant as the uorthern star, unselfish in its character,sym pathetic in ite expression, and, above all, undivided in its nature.

The love of Christ is its pattern in its nature ard in ite measure—“even as Christ also loved the Chureh.” This love human language fails to describe, But its special marks are unselfishness, intensity and tervor. Sueh love is so lofty and beautiful tbat man bever errs by excess in its imitation but by defect. It is related of Rowland Hill that when a friend said, ‘lam afraid our dear minister 1oved his wife wo weil and the Lord has rewoved her!” ‘What Sir!” ssid Rowland Hiil, “can a man love a good wife too iwuch? Impossible, sir uuless he can Jove ber better than Christ loves the church.”

The wife is the queen of the home, and yet the word has a lowly English origin, for the wife means the weaver. Betore the age of factories one great duty of women was the manufacture of clothing. Every house bad its loom which was a most vecessary article. Tbe wool was

spinsters, and woven by the mether, who was called wife. This old idea is illus trated by a word in common use— the heirloom. Although originally perhaps loom meant any tool or implement, yet it shows how important the loom was in a family, as it was handed down from} arents to their childreu. The leading principle that governs the wife’s part in marriage is submiasion. So the inspired apostle de- clares: “ Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting the Lord.”

There may be some who may smile at this statement, while others may resent it as a worn-out theory. But St. Paul lifts the whole question to the very highest level. A heavenly pa'tern is given for an earthly l.fe. It is as** Chriet loved the church,as the church is subjec. to Christ.”’ Love is thus the principle of the headship and love is the very soul of submission. And & woman is never happier than when she submits to a wise hu-band’s loving guidance, not because she has found a master, but because her heart has found its rest, Let husbands use THE .BOND OF TRUE LOVE AND

AFFECTION,

and they will ever win the loving submis. sion of hearts that delight to serve. So it was in English history, You remem~ ber when Mary, wifeof Willmm Prince of Orange, was asked what her husband should be if sne became queen, she called in her husband and sbe promised him he should » ways bear rule, and she asked only that ie would obey the command of “ Husbands, love your wives,” as she should do that “ Wives be obedient to you husbands in ell things.”

It will be well perhaps, in conclud- ing, to give a few counsels on marriage. The first is: Do not marry with a divided heart; give the one of your choice, of your acceptance, your whole heart. The second is: make acareful choice of your partner for life. Let this be done in a prayerful spirit, not lightly; nor rashly. There isa lifetime to be spent in the closest of earth- ly relaionship. Guard carefully against incompatibility of temper, or want of sympa'hy with your ideals in life, or in- ierests in the things that lie nearest your heart. Value the qualities which go to build up character, and look for a nature which will be congenial in disposition and tastes. Anold author sagely says: “A good wife should be like three things, which three things she should not be like. First, she should be like a snail, to keep within her own house; but ehe should not be like a snail to carry all she has upon her back, Second, she should be like an echo, to speak when spoken to; but she should not be like an echo always to have the last word. Third, she should be like a town clock, always to keep time and regularity; but she should not be like the town clock to speak so Joud that all the town may hear her.”

The third counsel is: Remember the place religion plavs in life, and let religion influence your marriage and your married life. Marriage is perhaps the most im- portant step in life, and when entered upon and lived in the right spirit leads to the greatest happiness.

LASTING

The official journal o1 the Vatican re- cently declared that the Pope would seize every occasion to reunite all Frenchmen on @ constitutional basis to the interests of religion and society, the declaration having been brought out by a report that His Holiness intended to participate in the elections in France. ln pursuance of this totention, the Pope has despatched two *peciai agents to convey ipstrucitons to the Frenck electors enjoining them to frankly accept the Republic aud to oppose

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A MAD KING’S FREAKS

SOME OF THE WAYS LUDWIG HAD OF AMUSING HIMSELF,

Expensive Opera at Baireath—Brilliant Turnouts Used at Night In the Forests. Driving Horses Crazy That He Might Be Amused.

If Ludwig II, the young king of Ba- |

varias, Was mad, it was from excess of maj- €S\5 kingdoms of the world, his opinion of himself was magnificent beyond all dreams ef grandeur. Ordinary people were not sufficiently exalted to be his companions. Ordinary occupations afforded him no gratification. All the chateaus and pal- aces which he inherited when he came te the threne were squalid for one so great, Architecture and building were his ruling hobbies, and he was thus able to gratify the one delusion by building magnificent edifices, the second by occupying his time in the most extraordinary fashions and the third by shunning society and escaping the inspection of ordinary eyes, either in his gorgeous retreats or by retiring to one of the more humble dwellings he erected on various mountain summits, where a few attendants awaited his unexpected visits, Ludwig's mania’for solitude took the most unexpected twists. He enjoyed this own company best on those occasions when people whose minds are less phe- nomenally balanced consider companion- ship most essential. It was his fancy to have dramatic and musical performances for himself alone. Unfortunate theatrical managers and indignant musical directors, not daring to resist the royal whim, were driven to waste their talent by providing entertainments. The theater was dark- ened, the orchestra, the chorus and the full dramatic company were grudgingly provided, one and all detesting the work of putting forth their best efforts for the amusement of an empty house, save for the solitary figure sitting silent and mo- tionless in the shadow of the royal box. Music Ludwig loved, and many of his wildest extravagances and maddest acts of prodigality were due to the influence of Wagner, his one friend and adviser. It was Wagner who prompted his most tran- scendent folly, the erection of a huge theater at Baireuth for that composer's glorification. One performance alone en- tailed an expenditure of £20,000, of which £15,000 was paid by the king, the rest be- ing barely. covered by the sale of tickets.

Reared from his childhood amid the most enchanting scenery, Ludwig dearly loved the lonely mountains and the silens forests in which his possessions were so rich. De- lighting to turn night into day, he would order his horses after dark, and the jingle of his sleigh bells and the big crack of the postilions’ whips would bring the peas- antry to their bedroom casements to see a brilliant equipage flash by, a phantom that vanished in a whirl of snow dust, a dream of red and gold und blueand silver, and above the head of the silent occupant two crowns glowing with electric light. It was only the simple inhabitants of the Bavarian Alps who ever caught a glimpse of these f..i1rylike vehicles. The front of one wus formed by a gigantic shell borne by ‘'riions, with little Cupids seated on its edge, whose tiny arms carried baek wreaths to the royal occupant. The orna- mentation of another was so profuse that but three emall spaces were left on the panels, and these were occupied by delicate mythological scenes painted by the hand of a famous Munich artist. The king’s sleighs were never drawn by fewer than four horses. He appears tu have been fond of these animals, which he called his “dumb courtiers.’’ But, like everything else about him, they were compelled to euffer in order to gratify their master’s fanoies.

During the winter of 1874 instructions were sent to the royal stables that the 80 best horses they contained were for several days to be fed on nothing but oats. The grooms pe ee they were to be entered forarace. Though a blinding snowstorm Was raging, Ludwig commanded some workmen to at once set about erecting a wooden tower in the forest adjoining his palace, and around this tower a gallery wastorun. Finally when his plans were matured he stationed an orchestra of wind instruments near this erection, taking up his own position on the balcony. In the cornfields rear he had scattered here and there drums,. kettles and some soldiers with rifles loaded with powder, and an or- der was given that each man should re- main hidden and silent. Ata given sig-

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their eyes. It was days before some of them were found. Many were picked up enfeebled, still wild and terrified. Some had reached the mountains; others had penetrated the woods or become engulfed in the marshes. His majesty, however, was well amused.

The tricks Ludwig played on his horses he also inflicted on his servants. Every one about him was in danger of life and limb. He injured at least 80 persons, and cue he killed. Itis not to be forgotten, however, that he was mad long before this to have becn under med- ical charge. For some offenses his attend- ants wero confined in the dungeons of his castles; for others they were banished to America. One miserable lackey was charged with looking too curiously at his eccentric master. For this he was com- pelled to wear a black mask over his face for a whole year. Another was simply stupid. He had a seal set on his forehead. The king himself paid reverent homage to a certain tree, and there was a hedge upon which he bestowed his benediction as he drove by.—Pearson’s Magazine.

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