THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 11

THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

UPON MARRIAGE. . -It was another large —and'- deeplyinterested gathering that was. present ! in.-thfe ; Seamen's - Institute ' :yesterdayj ; when' Canon Stuart, gave a ; very' earnest address upon, marriage and'its responsibilities.- Wherever ' marriage is lightly esteemed,;;said' the; preacher, the nation ; becomes decadent. ; It is necessary, j both' as; a, patriot and: as-an '■ influence .upon the soul,:to-speak about this sub-, jeet, and to call .upon everyone who' loves tH'eir.- cpuntry.; and : .their';' , fellow men to. put this question upon the : highest' platform."-; The. Bible always, speaks, of- marriage. with'-^the.greatest; respect,, and;-St.; Paul likens! it to . the. 'relationship .'/between!- Christ , and ' the" Church. If .God's. commands concerning it are obeyed, then marriage is tho • greatest' blessing:, that 'can , befaE No matter what' tho "outside, world 'thinks;, there: isalways one 'pferspn : ; who; believes, in you, who trusts you, who' :you,. .who. understands you; ] ' and gives. you >som'ethiiig ;.else to live; 'for. than.'yourself;Tho Bible, speaks,.; ,'of •toi^agfe-'l'witli'i'thei-: I krid|'' : - : ]fchofe!--Vf.are'-."-steni--;" denunciations against' infractions; ofthis'tie.- : The fl h'6odj'|i'ani|hroughout-!creatio^^^^^^ ;bten ,aiming_-at.. motherhood. ...It is when' we . reach the level»6i biimanity. 'that it- reaches- its'ihighest .expression;; For a long time aftei| birth,, there is ,not-,only the - body -to ' udtirish,' * but' tho, isbul,, and God keeps the'.infant-close, to •;the'mothef not only for its for ' the .ijio tiler's, sake as well.. The mother, is.-itrained^f6r';-Heivm--;'as^well'fiK''-'tfe' : ' ■flhild^andtwherii.God^fiai d;-; tliait /in o'' rowy, : thpu'i' shalt^v !cpnp^ive, \- ; an,d,!; i bea,r, children,-' -it was not as a cross,but,as a blessing: Not only did He' reverence■.marriages/but';' it'-was" for ;,the. home.^ l It' can!'be the;'reflection; of lieaven above. . Women , do- not realise tliat power. ;As . lie' designed marriage and home ;as a training-ground for. mother - and child, with what, .reverence, -we ought;. to.. treat j! our '.;bodies,, bought with a-''price. ;■;• It -'is .right . fpr-' parents 'to speak ,to ;'theii. children) aboutthat" body; consecrated 'by .Clirist,'- 'Whotook . that, form .for our;'sakes;'.J-Who-.'bought', that body with His 'precious blood. ,It;'is-'desemng,:of, the greatest ■reverence,V Parents teach-.theirjchildreiri. that they,"must be honest, they, must not lie, must- do their duty to their fellow men, but they never, speak ..to • 'them about the. temptations with which they will oome into contact in the Iworld. .;- Those children have to' fight them without warning,, /withouthelp,; absolutely alone;' Can you ponder -that ■ -they; fall' through ignorance that ! ; might! have been avoided? They, will -learn about their' bodies ' at. school, but the ■first lesson, .will be in-.a. coarse,' jesting, !form-from . v y6ung companions! who": know; ! little:about it:.,-It.'is a diffieult.matterj-and-parents are • often' afraid -of it, afraid that; they may plant seeds*-which-;may. do harm; '"Ask God to 'help. ';! Much' Help can' he gained. from the analogies of ..the v'egotnblo world, "and parents ;should : ,speak.loyihgly, earnestly;'agaihst: the /'temptations' of the; body.AVomen should- ta-ke care.; to., .-'give- men the -highest ideals .. of ■ womanliness—that, they: are; not; toys,\ but helpmates in thei ■great sense of tne !:'wpr.d; the' ; woman helping ■ the'.; mail' and the-'- man the woman, and keep ever before her in thought , :and 1 deed the . high ideal' of ' .human,- marriage which hass put! before her in His own word.

■,: Bishop Julius opened his address with.' .the remark that we are'all-the victims 'of . illusion, . and the. greatest . illusion 'of ..all /was this "Ij" who we- so ' often make, the centre of everything." This illusion causes the; greatest confusion! and, unhappiness. V 'That;;' "I"' is - worV. shipped .more than any of .the. '.graven 1 images ! set up ..b,v Nebuchadnezzar. Many, of our troubles • aro "tnppenyha'peuny grievances," V. sometimes be- • cause' -vve were - not : spoken to, or .some one went to the other side of the road, 'and so; on. All '-I.'' We all want to> bo put in the best light, "to. be hung upon.the first, line,-.and if : we had been : turned' face' to' the wall it would have been better." '•Because 1 of; this'i.lack'>"of' appreciation .by the■ world - dismalness. comes of it, .dismalness that dishonours • Jesus Christ. It- is all; sheer, gated selfishness. . Another, 'thing .;:one hears: so much of 'is.' 'nerves," in some cases sheer .beastly ; selfishness, which i makes'.overyone. miserable.\lt is not\to say'that, there; aro not real cases of V'nerves, on .by our busy, bustling life,. But oikj. sees.- BO'l/niuch .where it is. only..Wiinking-'of.V self!,' 1 . ."A Christian' woman 'with 'nerves', is;worse tliin a blister," .Said the' Bishop. It is for /us -to be.;like St. Paul, "no longer.!." '•' ;■