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"And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and…

"Whose son art thou, thou young man?"—Samuel 17:58. Never was there a more unequal fight than that between David and Goliath. David five feet high; Goliath ten. David a shepherd…

"Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice."—I Samuel…

"What therefore God hath joined together let not man put asunder."—Matthew 19:6 That there are hundreds and thousands of infelicitous homes in America no one will doubt. If there were…

"And brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and…

"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"—Amos 3:3. A church within a church, a republic within a republic, a world within a world, is spelled by four letters—Home! If…

"Let every one in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband."—Ephesians 5:33. All this good advice by a man who…

"Moreover the Lord said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with…

"The name of his wife was Abigail; and she was a woman of good understanding and of a beautiful countenance."—1 Samuel 25:3. The ground in Carmel is white, not with…

"And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming."—Genesis 24:63. A bridal pageant on…