SERMON PREACHED ON THE ISLAND. 291 
remember it is He that commands you to submit 
yourselves unto your own husbands as unto 
himself. 
"Men and brethren, To you I next address 
my discourse. On you chiefly depends the 
happiness of your families. Bemember, when 
you entered the married state, you promised to 
love and honour your wives. See, then, that 
you are true to your engagements. Let Christ's 
love to His Church be an example for you to 
copy. To each I would say, Love your wife 
with a pure heart, fervently. Never speak dis- 
respectfully of her to other people. Never call 
her ill names ; neither be fond of showing that 
you are master before other people. This makes 
a woman feel her inferiority, and lowers her in 
the opinion of many. Avoid all occasion of 
controversy in public. If you differ in opinion, 
argue the matter over by yourselves, and you 
will come to a rational conclusion sooner than 
in company. See that your children pay a 
proper respect to their mother. Set them a good 
example yourself, and they will be easily taught 
to follow it. Children are imitative beings; 
and if they observe one parent indulge in sar- 
casms, or improper expressions, at the expense 
of the other, they will be sure to do so too. 
Many children have been taught to despise their 
mother from improper appellations bestowed 
upon her by their other parent. If your wife 
wishes to send the children to any place, never 
countermand her orders without good reason; 
and then tell her why you do so. Whenever 
your wife sees fit to chastise any of the children, 
