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They are capable of being taken by every individual for personal guidance, according to his own sense of propriety, and they can be accommodated by society at large with a due reference to the habits and customs of the day. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF BEING TAKEN BY EVERY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL GUIDANCE ACCORDING TO HIS OWN SENSE OF PROPRIETY AND THEY CAN BE ACCOMMODATED BY SOCIETY AT LARGE WITH A DUE REFERENCE TO THE HABITS AND CUSTOMS OF THE DAY
le in respect of conjugal duties we have such large, but sufficiently intelligible, commands as "to render due benevolence,"[j] whereby, while the obligations of the marriage state are maintained, Christianity is saved from the impurities which, in expounding the ordinances of Mohammed, surround the sexual ethics of Islam, and cast so foul a stain upon its literature. [Sidenote: Elevation of woman.] Take, again, the place of woman in the world. We need no injunction of the veil or the harem. As the temples of the Holy Ghost, the body is to be kept undefiled, and every one is "to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor."[k] Men are to treat "the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity."[l] Women are to "adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety."[m] These, and such like maxims embrace the whole moral fitness of the several relations and duties which they define. They are adapted for all ages of time and for all conditions of men.  IN THE ABSENCE OF ADULTERY THE INDISSOLUBILITY OF THE MARRIAGE BORN WHILE IN RESPECT OF CORDIAL DUTIES WE HAVE SEEN LARGE BUT SUFFICIENTLY INTELLIGIBLE COMMANDS US TO RENDER DUE BENEVOLENCE WHEREBY WHILE THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MARRIED STATE ARE MAINTAINED CHRISTIANITY IS SAVED FROM THE IMPURITIES WHICH IN EXPOUNDING THE ORDINANCES OF MOHAMMAD SURROUND THE SEXUAL ETHICS OF HIS LAMP AND CAST SO FAL A STAIN UPON ITS LITH RACHEL TAKE AGAIN THE PLACE OF WOMAN IN THE WORLD WE NEED NO INJECTION OF THE VEIL OR THE HAREM AS THE TEMPLES OF THE HOLY GHOST THE BODY IS TO BE KEPT UNDEFILED AND EVERYONE ELSE TO POSSESS HIS VESSEL IN SANCTIFICATION AND HONOR AND NOT TO TREAT THE ELDER WOMAN AS MOTHERS THE ENGLER AS SISTERS WITH ALL PURITY WOMEN OUGHT TO ADORE THEMSELVES IN MODEST APPAREL WITH SHAMEFACEDEDNESS AND SOBRIETY THESE AND SUCH LIKE MAXIMS EMBRACE THE WHOLE MORAL FITNESS OF THE SEVERAL RELATIONS AND DUTIES WHICH THEY DEFINE THEY ARE ADAPTED FOR ALL AGES OF TIME AND FOR ALL CONDITIONS OF MEN
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