Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net * * * * * +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Transcriber's Note: | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved. | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document. | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ * * * * * The Wedding Ring. A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony. [Illustration] By T. DE WITT TALMAGE. _Reprinted from THE CHRISTIAN HERALD._ PUBLISHED BY THE CHRISTIAN HERALD, LOUIS KLOPSCH, Proprietor, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK Copyright, 1896, BY LOUIS KLOPSCH. CONTENTS. The Choice of a Wife, 5 The Choice of a Husband, 24 Clandestine Marriage, 42 Duties of Husbands to Wives, 60 Duties of Wives to Husbands, 78 Costume and Morals, 95 Husbands and Wives, 114 Matrimonial Discords, 136 Hotels Versus Home, 148 Easy Divorce, 166 Maternity, 184 The Children's Patrimony, 198 The Mother of All, 217 Sisterly Influence, 234 Trials of Housekeeping, 252 Woman Enthroned, 268 Old Folks' Visit, 286 Home, Sweet Home, 303 The Wedding Ring. THE CHOICE OF A WIFE. "Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?"--JUDGES 14:3.