the case for married happiness
By Betty Bruechert
But what about marriage in this Christian land? Can most married couples here be thus held up to non- Christians as examples of what they too should be in their lives and homes? Do they present to the world a united front of married happiness, evidence of complete satisfaction with that tie which Charles Kingsley About the Author Mrs. Bruechert is the widow of the late Rev. I. P. Bruechert who wrote Helpful Hints for Soul Win ners that appeared in T h e K in g ’ s B usiness some years ago. She was managing editor of T h e K in g ’ s B usiness for eight years and is now secretary and editorial researcher for Dr. Louis T. Talbot, Chancellor of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
called, “ the life-long miracle, the self- begetting wonder, daily fresh” ? Recently I asked an attractive, un married, not - so - young - any - longer friend of mine why she had never married. I was aware that it was by her own choice, not for lack of oppor tunity to change her status, that she was still single. Her reply shocked me. I realized she was speaking from her heart without any attempt at fa cetiousness when she answered earn estly: “ If I could see anything more in the lives of most married Chris tians than I have myself, I would. But I know so many unhappy cou ples that I am afraid to risk it. I am lonely now, but not miserable.” To my surprise I discovered that her opinion was by no means a rare CONTINUED
J L ▼ .^^cieties prefer to send mar ried couples to their fields rather than single persons, because it has been demonstrated over and over again that a consistent Christian home makes nearly as great an impression for Christ upon the heathen as does the actual preaching of the gospel. The way in which a Christian man cherishes his wife and provides for his children, and the manner in which a Christian woman loves her husband and cares for her babies is an illustrated gospel. It can present a picture of such love that even the most degraded will find difficult to resist. The longing in the unregener ate heart for such wedded bliss often awakens the deeper desire to know the Lord of that household!
JUNE, 1955
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