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God has placed the husband at the head of the family, and until
Sister D shall learn her place and duties as a wife, it will be best for
him not to be connected with her in any way. The wife is to respect
and obey, but if she utterly refuses to keep the marriage vow, she
will be more and more the sport of Satan’s temptations; and if her
husband consents to keep her by his side, to wear out his life, he will
become discouraged and unfitted for the Lord’s service. He is under
no obligations to keep one by his side who will only torture his soul.
I was shown that he has already been losing his manhood, and has
been influenced and molded by his wife. Their marriage was a snare
of Satan.
Priority of God’s Claims—Sister D is determined to rule or ruin.
I was shown that she has so thoroughly yielded herself into Satan’s
hands that her husband fears for her reason, but he will make one of
the gravest mistakes of his life if he permits himself to be controlled
by Satan through the device of his wife. I tell you plainly, she is
controlled by demons, and if these evil spirits have their way, your
liberty, Brother D, your manhood, is gone; you are a slave to her
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caprices.... She is just as much possessed by a demon as was the man
who tore and cut himself when Jesus cast out the devils.... Brother D
must let Satan rage, and not allow himself to be cut off from religious
privileges because his wife desires it.
If she runs away, let her go. Even if she threatens to take her own
life, do not yield to her wicked demands. Even if she should carry out
her threat, it would be better to look upon her silent in death than to
allow her to murder not only her own soul but that of her husband, and
be the means of destroying many others.
Permanent Nature of Marriage Vows—Brother D, you have
been terrified by the violence of your wife, but the course for you to
pursue is the straightforward path of truth, righteousness, and wisdom,
having the fear of God always before you. Satan is already exulting
over his success.
Sister D, I would not present this matter as I do were there not
another life so closely bound up with yours, and the life of one whom
God has chosen to be His servant. This marriage ought not to have
been, but the step has been taken, and for your husband the work of
overcoming is now tenfold more severe than if he had never seen you.
Will you think seriously over this question, whether his usefulness