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PINEY
WOODS
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR MAN
AND WIFE.
Prizes Were Awarded for These in
One of Our Best Magazines.
FOR THE HUSBAND.
First Prize.
Thou shait not laugh and be gay
when the world and his wife be pres
ent, only to shut up like a clam with
a grouch when the door closes upon
them, leaving me and thee together.
Thou shait not bring home to din
ner, unannounced, a goodly portion of
a city’s male population, when there
is but a shred of lamb and a can of
tomatoes in the refrigerator.
Thou shait remember that the house
is lonely without thee, and that wait
ing in the still and dark for thy late
footstep brings fear and gray hairs to
the wife who loves thee.
Thou shait not reinstruct thy chil
dren, after thy wife has instructed
them, no matter how faulty thou
mayst consider her precepts. But
rather remonstrate with her in pri
vate that she may do better another
time.
Thou shait remember that the heart
of woman hungers for love pats, sweet
words and the thousand and one little
“attentions” always—even unto the
end.
Thou shait cause thy wife to feel
herself a partner in the matrimonial
firm, rather than an employee whose
pay envelope can not be made to
stretch over the week’s expenultures.
Thou shait be faithful.
If thou dost object to the interfer
ence of thy wife’s family’ see that thou
keepest also THY family from butting
in, thus following the good old theory
in regard to the sauce for the goose
and gander.
Thou shait not walk with thy wife
upon the street, and say, “Look thee;
GOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAM-
March 2, 1913.
Time—l9l3, B. C.
Gen 15:5 to 18.
Place —Hebron.
THE GOLDEN TEXT: “He is faith
ful that promised.”—Heb. 10:23.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What Should I do?
I. Believe God and His Promises. —
Vs. 1 to 7.
Chedorlaomer with the armies of
the four kings had captured Sodom
and Lot was taken captive. As soon
as the news was brough to Abram
he armed his servants and went in
pursuit of the four confederated kings
and smote them by night and won a
great victory. After this victory Abram
feared that these enemies might
rally and come against him. In his
fear “the word of the Lord came unto
Abraham in a vision saying: “Fear
not, Abram: I am thy shield and
thy exceeding great reward.” (Gen.
15:1; Psalm 91:4 ; Isa. 54:17.) God
said to him, “I am thy shield.” This
was to remind him of the secret of
his victory over the kings and a suffi
cient reason why he should not fear.
No harm can come to the man who
has Jehovah for his shield. (Psalm
3:3; P«. 18:2; Ps. 119:114.) God is
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NOT THOU LOOK LIKE THIS.” Re
member that if thy wife DID look like
that that thou wouldst say, “Go wash
the varnish from off thy face and dis
card those boughten curves!”
Thou shait praise thy wife’s handi
work above all women’s, and all her
earnest efforts. For it is thus that
thou wilt encourage her to perform,
gladly, duties that would otherwise be
irksome.
Second Prize.
The husband who gives a piece of
his mind too often adds nothing to his
wife’s gray - matter, only weights the
scales of matrimony as the last straw
did the camel’s back. Don’t!
A perfunctory good-by kiss in The
morning may be fulfilling your obliga
tions, but only a wife knows the meas
ure of interest in the Bank of Love
your occasional, quick, spontaneous
second one draws. It’s usury; but
try it.
Jollying is the benzoate of soda in a
family jar (r). No woman exists who
isn’t sweetened by it. This is to be
remembered.
A man’s idea of comfort —when he
has the time to take it —often means
a three days’ beard, slippers, a vile
smelling pipe and an immaculate wife.
Then is the psychological time to tell
the shield of every believer. His life
is hid with Christ in God. (Col. 3:3.)
No harm can come to him “that wick
ed one toucheth him not.” (1 John
5:18; Rom. 8:31; Ps. 84:11.) All;
things work together for his good.
(Rom. 8:28.) God is the shield of
men of faith in every conflict, and they
can safely rest in Him. God also said
to Abram, “I am thy exceeding great
reward.” This was to remind him that
while he had refused to accept a re
ward from the king of Sodom, he had
lost nothing, because Jehovah himself
was now his reward. God is better
than any gifts, even if the gift is the
gift of God. He is better than all else.
(Ps. 16:2, R. V.‘ Ps. 73:25.) Wait
for the Lord, for He is the reward
of the men of faith in the hour of
temptation and the rewarder of all
that seek Him and seek to do His
will. (Heb. 11:6.) God was Abram’s
reward, and also his rewarder. Abram
desired above all things a child, and
in his doubt and uncertainty God told
him to look up at the stars and see if
he could number them, and then said
to him, “So shall thy seed be.” He
could not number them, but God could,
so his seed would be so many that
only God could number them. That
as the stars moved in perfect order
and fulfilled the purpose of God, so his
seed would come as ordered by God
and fulfill His purpose. The promise
The Golden Age for February 20, 1913.
how much you love her. In truth it
lends rose glasses to her eyes.
A husband’s morning humor often
makes or mars a woman’s day. To
be borne in mind when he gets up
with the wrong foot foremost!
Actions speak louder than words —
but no woman wants to wait for some
connubial cataclysm to have a man’s
love proved to her. Tell her about
it —the oftener the better.
Remember that she didn’t set the
fashions. She can’t help it that her
gowns hook up the back. So, if you
must swear follow the sting of your
ignivomous speech with some sort of
a compliment. Even a grudging one
will do —for a wife.
There are as many kinds of love as
there are men. See to it she never
finds out that another’s measures to
her standard better.
In the pursuit of happiness a hus
band sets the pace. By all means
be a good running mate. Most any
thoroughbred can reach the goal.
FOR THE WIFE.
First Prize.
“Don’t ask questions—you’re only
wasting time.
Don’t explain—keep him guessing
and interested. Men like a mystery.
Don’t talk too much. The noise of
seemed absolutely incredible, but it
has been fulfilled, so all the seeming
impossible promises of God will be ful
filled. (Heb. 11:12; Deut. 1:10; Deut.
10:22.) Abram did not stagger at the
promise of God, athough experience,
nature, reason and friends all said
“this can not be.” This promise can
not be fulfilled. But Abram believed
God and believed His word. He be
lieved that God was able to do what
He promised, no matter what ob
stacles were in the way, and through
believing, the promise was fulfilled
and he became the father of many
nations. (Rom 4:18 to 21.) This is all
God asks of us, that we believe in Him
and take Him at His word. God
counted Abram’s faith to him for
righteousness, and now all who take
God at His word and believe on Jesus
Christ, He counts that faith to them
for righteousness. (Rom. 4:3 to 6;
Gal. 3:6 and 7). As God brought
Abram “out of Ur of the Chaldees,
to give” him an inheritance, so He
brings believers out of the world to
day to give them an inheritance. (2nd
Cor. 6:17 and 18; Ist Peter 1:4 and 5.)
11. Talk With God.—Vs. 8 to 18.
When we wish to know things con
cerning God and His promises we
ought to go to Him and ask Him about
it. “A little talk with Jesus” will make
things all right. Abram asked of
God a sign to confirm the promise;
SKETCHES
By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW
a running brook is never heard in
time.
Don’t nag. There is always a wom
an who’doesn’t.
If you are jealous, conceal it as you
would a hideous disease and never try
to make him jealous.
Cultivate your sense of humor and
don’t take life too seriously.
Don’t spoil him by never looking at
another man.
Don’t discuss him with your family
and friends. He doesn’t discuss you.
Be more than his humble cook and
self-sacrificing housekeeper. Be his
chum and sweetheart. Make demands
upon him.
Don’t pour out your soul in love be
fore him. Remember that men value
most what they have to work for.
Second Prize.
Thou shait not expect all sunshine
in domestic life, all sun makes a des
ert.
Thou shait try to cultivate unselfish
ness, for the secret of being loved is
in being lovely and the secret of be
ing lovely is in being unselfish.
Thou shait be thrifty, for “if you buy
what ye dinna need ye will sell what
ye canna spare.”
Thou shait bridle thy tongue, for
she who bridles her tongue saddles
her temper.
Forget not an obedient wife com
mands her husband.
Thou shait live within thy hus
band’s income.
Thou shait try to be happy. Remem
ber happiness is a home-made article,
and she alone is happy who has learn
ed to extract happiness, not from
ideal conditions, but from the actual
ones about her.
Thou shait not worry. Worry and
fret are fatal to the nerve and brain.
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not that he doubted God’s word, for
we are told “He believed in the Lord;
and He counted it to him for right
eousness.” (V. 6.) The Word of God
should have been sufficient, but like
many who believe on Christ, they want
some sign of their salvation in ad
dition to the bare Word of God. (John
3:36;. John 6:37.) The Lord has
given us a sign and pledge of our sal
vation and inheritance. (2nd. Cor.
1:22; 2nd Cor. 5:5; Rom. 8:16; Eps. 1
:13 and 14.) Asking God for a sign
to confirm His Word is perilous busi
ness. Zacharias was dumb for many
months because he asked for a sign.
(Luke 1:18 to 20.) God gave Abram a
sign in a striking symbolic vision.
(Vs. 9 to 17; Jer. 34:18 and 19.) God
told him of the long period of trial
through which his descendants were
to pass for 400 years. He also gave
him the promise that He would res
cue them and bring them into this
land God had promised to him and his
seed. These promises were all fulfill
ed to the letter. (Exodus, chapters
6 to 13.) The promise was that
Abram’s own earthly end was to be
“in peace.” (V. 15.) This is the
earthly end that is promised to all
perfect and upright men. (Ps. 37:37;
Isa. 5:7-1 and 2.) As God fulfilled
the covenant He made with Abram,
so He will fulfill that larger covenant
made with all who are in Christ.
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