A Critical Wife’s Influence
The following in regard to one of our sisters—a Sabbath-keeper, though she may not yet be a member of the church—tells a story that needs no comment. May it be a warning to every woman:— A sister who lives near me is very critical about everything. She is painfully neat. She has always lived in luxury, and without labor; but now she lives on a farm, and the dirt of a farmer’s lot is almost more than she can stand. Her kitchen is as nice as a parlor, and her stove is a thing to admire for its shine. She finds so much fault that her husband has given up all his religion. He said to me, with tears in his eyes, “The Holy Ghost has not made my home any better, if that is what my wife has. I am ready to keep the Sabbath with her, and do right, if my home can be less like a hell. She has disgusted me with religion, and I know not what to do. I would give all I am worth to have the peace of God, the forgiveness of the past, and a quiet, peaceful home.”