The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-07-06

| splcaouS wisdom breath speaking influence,
exhibiting both the agreement and the adapta-
ton.
As man was created 10 be happy, his Crea-
I tor, ~ Infinite wisdom, perceived that without
woman, this object would fail or success, and
henee be declared that it was not good for the
maa be alone. We NAY with propriety, at
this inncturr, mount the chariot Of Imagination
and view Deity as sitting in eternal council and
declaring his own judgment in regard TO our
race. He is rejecting upon the condition OF
being after his own image, without the society
of woman. and his solemn conclusion is, .sWn-
man is necessary 10 complete creations Won
drons cham, and stamp the whole with '.rooF'
and ''perfect." Therefore, taking into consider
alton this fact, that mans present felicity vas
! imperfect without Woman, even IN the shades
OF paradisical innocence, how much more IS she
necessary to il, Snce misery aud woe have dfS-
olatrd his hrayenly inheritance In what and
! bow IS she blessing now, and how dorS slt
mitigate the suiFpringS OF orr race In consid-
ering her influence. We will notice these points.
/ Families are composed Of individuals, COM
InnuItIeS OF families, nations Of communities, and
/ the world is compounded of nations Even as
the mighty oak whose branches wave in the
wind aud whose leaves quiv"r in the breeze,
and which shelter The birds Of the air and which
screens the bleating herds from the piercing rays
OF the sun even as this huge tree, say, has
sprung from one small branch di an acorn, 50
the world, with all lis diversity Of character,
/ OF hahit, and Of refinement, is constituted OF
families and their individuals. Now, TO see
where woHau'S inilllrnce is exercised. and to
! lorma proper estimate of its worth, we have
/ bnt 90 turn our eyes TO this primary source of
all social and national existence. Here wre
may woman IN her true character and pro-
pet sphere. Here we may behold her with her
magic wand. swaping the destinies OF the whole
human race. Il will not b. improper to with
draw the veil which shronds the secret place of
social and domestic existence, and here hehod
woman, gentle yet powerful, modest Yet daring,
arFayed IN the winning garb Of her innocent
Write, and exercising 4 mighty influence
Let as approach 10 The rsside, for here may
see mother, sister, or friend, performing
the work OF her mission.
Behold the fire which kiudIes in that child's
eyes, and the rosy flush which anxiety paints
on It's check. as il approaches its mother, its SIS
Ter, or It's friend, with an inqnisHive mind, 10
ask for information 1t NAV have seen ihr sun
rising in burst ofgoldrn beauty. gradually ap-
preaching IFS Zrnith-.and then again sinking be-
bind the western hills. Or, perhaps the peeu-
Iiariii's and beagiirs Of The vegetable kingdom,
as they instinctiveIy impress the infant mind,
NAV have been the cause of this anxiety. The
child cannot comprehend abstrusr things, and
hence simplicity, that brightest bHt rarrSt Jewel,
must be exercised in these instructions. What
an auSpiconS opportunity Is this for making I'M
dying impressions Perhaps the child's inquiry
is s,ch character, 10 require the attributes
OF Deity, both natural and moral, to be referred
to in the explanation. The chld's query is sat
isfsctorily answered, trulhsare planted never to
be plucked up: for the nStructress, in esaAapt-
I'd phrase and familiar story plants seeds which
will grrmirate and brar fruit in after life |
repeat It: she can instruct and-lntluence fhe
tender mind, for il is mol yet hardened by de-
ceittnl practices and bad habits, that The impress
sion VIII be lasting as eternity. hud thus her
instructions, sauctiGrd by her prayers and haf
tIzrd in her tears, and eXempfied by holy
life, are so sealed upon that plant heart, that
all the cavilS Of the inGdei are not able 70 erase
them. Oh. who can estimate the influence Of
this one lesson Could we follow its results (
both through time. and eternity, then we might |
attempt it. Bat as we cannot follow the wave
which is caused by the pebble cast into the
midst Of the sea, through all its roIliugs so
we may only entertain an imaginary idea Of this
influence.
When "" rrcolIect that the simple circuHn-
stance of an apple falling to the ground, nov .
ed the mighty mind OF Newton to discover the +
laws Of gravitation, aud when we think how /
susceptible and ready 10 grasp and hold firmly |
every thing, the chidS mind Is, W. may form
slight estimate of the worth of female in
Struction. Hence, considering all things, the I
blessings OF the Gospel excepted, woman is un- /
douEdedly the greatest blessing our race enjoys. |
Again, we See piouS and intelligent woman /
in society, and from her beams forth light !
which, like the head of Mrdusa, changes all .
who look upon ii. Nor are the lights Of this /
picture too bright. Every one knows that, tho /
he may be addicted to many vices, yet, in the
presence oi a refined and vlrtuons woman, he
cannot act out these monster qualities. | say
vlruouS woman, for woman as we'll as man,
without pietY, IS like the engine which carries
the water away from the raging flames she
perverts her influence and pours The strength of
her powers into the channel which rolls On to
destruction. And in the counteracing inhu-
encr she eXerts. surely we may observe how she
mitigates our woes. For the man who carries
out some benevolent scheme, bV which thou
sands are benefited, is not reverenced merely
because he has done such great good, but be-
cause be has prevented SO much evil. Hence,
woman is not blessing merely because she does
good, but because, through her influence, 50
much evil is prevented. Take woman away
from society, and you leave il bleak and drta-
nv waste,
Where forms ofdesolation walk,
And melancholy sheds its muFky shades abroad.
Oh! when shall she, like the eagle of Mn