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Chapter 3 MARRIAGE

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nder. In the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given

at Teacher came t

ded. Reading hi

it to be so now: for

ousness." Jesus' con

methods were for

piritu

age t

egal and moral pr

kind. Until the s

intact, is appre

kingdom is come

- where the corpo

t, and its spiritual s

will continue, su

will secure inc

ity r

he marriage covenant

pestilence that w

uction that was

andment, "Thou

no less imperative

not

ess. Without it there is no stability in society, and

l ele

uline and feminin

ss. The masculin

through certain

the feminine m

through masculine

nts conjoin naturall

is in spiritual o

pure, tender, and

tive qualities will b

bringing sweet sea

urning

ion's

th, or fame is inc

ffections, and s

ter claims of i

virtue. Happin

d Love. It is un

alone, but requi

shar

nd dis

is not poured fo

return. Love enric

ifying, and elevat

may uproot the f

them to the winds;

s serves to unite th

rts the struggling

rld and begins to u

0 he

st or blest, acco

ves or the hopes it

nstant intercourse w

d be the motive o

w pinions to joy, or

trail

and

es produce disco

be different, but

r to blend prop

e life-motives

nts of thought, ming

ectively true happi

man

al f

al freedom in Soul

y outlook by the s

time and tho

oys, benevolence

rrowness and jeal

husband forever wi

sweet interchange of

and, a wandering d

the home circle is

of wedlock. Home i

d be the centre, th

the af

ul sug

ant bride to her lo

eat separately."

t to court vulg

ease, because an

obviate the necess

re in the marriage

abolish the ca

ring

ied careth . . .

the Bible; and this

Matrimony should n

gnition of its endu

There should be

each other's ha

approbation should

marrie

es will often ma

wise become unbea

to participate in a

c economy, nor s

nd political econo

nds of their united

in sweet confiden

the other, - thus

d affections, in whic

ho

ing r

unselfish care in

piness of your wife w

er health and s

jealousy. Husb

how slight a word o

ysting

is too late to grum

position. A mutual

nion and continue e

atal to h

ent ob

ow should never be

ons are kept intac

that the sacred

s losing its influ

rmining its found

place, and it ne

ife were genuine C

lifts one's being h

ony and h

ent af

tives, and aspirat

of a happy and pe

eautiful in char

ndissolubly the

affection cannot

the mother-love incl

ich are immortal.

on under whate

ic of events we le

e are fleeting, a

asunder what sh

toge

for aff

mprove the human

ice, a protection t

centre for the

majority of ca

and why? Because

re is neglected, and

ous amusements, p

pride, - oc

tual

ear calls discord h

ysical sense, not

ing, places it

l correct the dis

weeter h

resources with whi

would be more readil

our keeping, if so

can satisfy the c

ot circumscribe h

l sense. The sens

enjoy

ency o

n affections mus

he spiritual over t

never be won. T

condition wou

crime, and give hi

lley of sin must be

hness be brought l

prepared in Scie

ded parents inherit m

, and sounder

ities i

circumstance plac

ms of gross parents,

droop and die

mid Alpine sno

ecome parents in the

helpless little one

. What hope of hap

nspire the child who

e overcome or redu

e w

opagation of the hu

ore solemn charge,

raising of stock to

thing unworthy of p

ted to c

mortals must gr

d. The scientific /m

If the propagatio

to reach this goal, t

y be permitted for t

must be kept men

tation have the sa

ion of children s

dience to the mora

hild can meet and mas

aws, a belief whi

tance

in their babes a d

be always fed, rock

ts should not,

r children's fre

the parents themse

t for your life, wh

k"; less thought "

," will do much more

than you dream.

children in know

and women only th

g of man's h

ind c

ibute more and m

t less and less, if

divine Mind,

om, will care

t clothes the lily; b

vernment by thrust

human

or law

ure of man is not go

order of wisdom

of life hide e

e the ills of wh

lieve in material

is does not make ma

aw of Soul last. Yo

tter for warding of

lling Mind, if you u

bei

tual

the offspring of S

ure constitute his an

f mortals, in br

rough material

lligence. Spirit is h

ng; God is his Fat

f his

ghts o

lishes very unfair di

sexes. Christian S

uch injustice,

it in some measu

should accord wom

istian Science

discrim

ot impartial, to say

to the person, pro

wo sexes. If th

women will remed

ficulties of greate

anted. A feasible

ovement at present

al and the achie

ion, - a race hav

7 mo

band deserts his w

hance impoverishe

llect her own wages

eal estate, deposi

ree from i

m justice is a cryi

inhumanity of ma

faith in the directio

d: "Pure religion

, is this, To visi

affliction, and to

the w

lence

ealousy seems on

f ceremonies, ruling

a man lends

woman, struggl

wife should not say

ur neighbor's bus

d by a covetous d

ady aid her sympath

fo

sive de

ignify a union of

e cometh of which J

n the resurrect

rying nor givi

be as the angels.

in which passion

will unite in one p

ne love, spiritual u

al p

d that God is the

tinue. Let not morta

lead to a worse s

y and virtue ensur

ovenant. Spirit will

ally is, - and the

l be fore

ng of

uld be the school o

proceed from man'

Truth, be prese

e water into win

iration by which m

existence may

us foun

s of human affect

will be strong and

the age of some

state. The uni

cord. To gain Chris

should be more met

ess pr

wers of evil so

n the materialism

struggling agai

Beholding the

he powerlessness o

man mind will at le

ect

ion and

fermentation over

until we get at last

urity and erro

fermentation e

An unsettled, transi

wn account. Matrim

us, must lose its p

must find permanenc

ual ad

calization, whic

y to the surface, wil

riage will become

g

mmortal Shakespea

ani

re the uses

he toad, ugly

recious jewel

ary s

rtals not to lean on

hich pierces the

this in the

ity. Sorrow is s

n we enter the k

care. Spiritual

seed sown in the so

cay, Love propaga

ich have no taint

of experience unfold

ss and

r conjugal felicity

eeting are human jo

ell to hope, pray,

m to point o

ce is

wives should neve

mand for it. It is

than for a wif

her husband or

one is better tha

, the other pre-em

ates considered pat

, making his Xanti

hilos

ld and

s its reward. I

d us. The fur

dross that the p

h the image of God

we not drink it an

He te

ring t

stirred by a sto

rieks through the

es lift themselv

elmsman: "Do

steer safely ami

y, but even the dau

; nautical science

Yet, acting up to

at the post of duty

sue. Thus should

ocean of sorrow.

stick to the wreck,

itates his doom o

roubl

tual

t animal natures can

oo absurd for con

through spirit

nd Master healed

manded even the w

nd Truth are pote

ans and

ual power in the l

nity does not put t

Spiritual, not corpo

vered from sin,

ue likeness or

f true

igion and medicine t

Jesus rebuked the

ect. The epoch ap

f the truth of being

present mortals

ing thought rid

ion, pride, an

n how Spirit, the

nd women in Scienc

d false and to che

ur highes

he grave of affect

nfidence is due, w

ers love's petals

take the vow "unti

tions, its responsi

wth and to your i

5 li

and aga

e than one indiv

she was unmarried

ffering from inci

entist cured he

iduals, when cast

nd it may have caus

h their silly innuen

metimes incur thes

e floral species by b

scredit the belie

o the hum

reation

ence presents unfol

terial growth from

tion of the di

iverse. Proporti

the unbroken link

l be spiritually

th earthly but coex

tific fact that m

Spirit, and so are spi

s the proof that mo

hey lose the sense

er understand God's

reator. God's child

nly as man finds t

the real, ideal man

aterial disappears

marriage" neither

s sense of increasin

tually to understa

nfolds all creation

he sweet assurance of

hless and perfe

ntists educate th

hey can educate othe

cientific sense of

ask his parent: "Do

Do you have one G

If the father rep

" the child may

eates materially, or

, therefore matter

, "The children o

in marriage: But the

obtain that worl

ead, neither marry

marr

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