342 SERMON PREACHED ON THE ISLAND. 
" Bless God, then, for Jesus Christ, my 
female friends. Serve Him with sincerity of 
heart, and remember it is He that commands 
you to submit yourselves unto your husbands 
as unto Himself. 
" Men and brethren, To you I next address 
my discourse. On you chiefly depends the hap- 
piness of your families. Remember, 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 disrespectfully 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 com- 
pany. See that your children pay a proper 
respect to their mother. Set them a good ex- 
ample 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: 
