Will my brother closely examine his heart and see whether he is in the love of God or not? Will he see what feelings are arising there against Brother Meyer because he cannot bring his mind to consent to there being a union between you and his daughter? If you were indeed learning in the school of Christ to wear His yoke, to lift His burdens, to learn of Jesus’ meekness and lowliness of heart, you would not urge your will and your wishes so persistently.
(LYL 48.1)
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Do not unfit yourself through your strong will to carry your points at all hazards. Stop where you are and inquire, “What is the spirit that controls me?” Are you loving God with all your heart? Are you loving your neighbor as yourself?
(LYL 48.2)
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The very first duty that rests upon Brother Meyer’s daughter is to obey her parents, to honor her father and her mother. This she can do if you will not keep her mind in a state so unsettled that she cannot do her duty to her parents.
(LYL 48.3)
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The mother needs the help of her child, and when she will become a few years older, she will understand better how to choose a husband who will make her life smooth and happy. A woman who will submit to be ever dictated to in the smallest matters of domestic life, who will yield up her identity, will never be of much use or blessing in the world and will not answer the purpose of God in her existence. She is a mere machine, to be guided by another’s will and another’s mind. God has given each one, men and women, an identity, an individuality. All must act in the fear of God for themselves.
(LYL 48.4)
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There are so many unhappy marriages. Can we be surprised that parents are cautious and want to guard their children from any connection which may not be wise and best?
(LYL 48.5)
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