John Angell James proposes that if you are not happy at home, you cannot be happy anywhere, and if you are happy at home that will help your trials elsewhere. The family is specially designed by God to be a hallowed circle of love and grace. For young people, it’s also the crucible of preparation for a happy life. The pressures on marriage and family are real, and here is timeless practical help to make the home as it was intended.

Table of Contents:

1.The Domestic Constitution
2.The Mutual Duties of Husbands and Wives
3.The Special Duties of Husbands and Wives
4.Some Remarks on the Formation of the Marriage Union
5.The Duties of Parents
6.The Duties of Children to Their Parents
7.On the Fraternal Duties
8.The Duties of Masters
9.The Duties of Servants