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 which can endure only so long as the natural and worldly feelings are gratified. Wives in heaven, we are told, love only what is of wisdom in their husbands; and all true wisdom is from the Lord.

Every woman, therefore, who fully accepts this new and heavenly doctrine, will, before she gives her consent to marry, demand that her suitor shall give evidence not merely of some degree of worldly wisdom, but of that wisdom especially which cometh from Above; that he be a man of religious principle—a man whose ruling purpose it is to know and do the will of the Lord, who heeds the voice of duty sooner than the promptings of self-interest, and is ever ready to make personal sacrifice in defense of the right and the true. To such a man, a woman may safely give her hand and heart. But there is no security—almost no hope—for her future peace and welfare, if she consents to marry one who is devoid of religious principle. Nothing—no amount of worldly wealth, no rank, station, or connections however high and honorable, can compensate for the lack of this. And this every woman will plainly see, who understands and fully receives this heavenly doctrine of marriage.

Such is the practical lesson which this new doctrine teaches to young men and maidens—to all, indeed, who are contemplating wedded life.

And not less important is the instruction which the doctrine contains for those who have already entered the matrimonial state. It teaches both husbands and wives that they cannot know what true conjugial love is, nor have experience of its pure delights, save in the