Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

WORD TO YouNG LAp1Es.-We wish to say a
word to you, young ladies, about your influence
over young men. Did you ever think ofhs Did
you ever realize that you could have any influence
at all them? We believe that young lady,
by her constant, consistent. Christian example, may
exert an untold power. You do not know the res
poet, the almost worship, which young men, no mat
ter how wicked they may be themselves, pay to a
consistent Christian lady, be she young or old. A
gentleman said to a lady who boarded in the
same house with him, that her life was consistent
proof oil the truth of the Christian religion. Often
the simple request Of lady will keep young man
from doing wrong. We have known this to be the
case very frequently; and young men have been
kept from b,eaking the Sabbath, from drinking,
from chewing, just because lady whom they res
pected, and for whom they had an affection, reques
ted it tract given, an invitation to 60 to church,
a request that your friend would read the Bible dai
ly will often be regarded, when more powerful up.
pcals from other sources would fall UNDECIDED upon
his heart Many of the gentlemen whom you meet
in society away from their own homes-away
from the influence of parents and sisters and they
will respond to any interest taken in their welfare
We all speak of young mans danger from evil as
sociates, and the very bad influence which his dis
sipated gentleman companions have over him. We
believe it is all true but believe it is just true
that gcntleman's character is forelnd, to very
great extent by the ladies that he associates with,
before he becomes a complete man of the world
ty much what his sisters and young lady friends
choose to make them. We know family where
the sisters encouraged their younger brother to
smoke, thinking it was manly, and to mingle with
gay, disS,pated fellows, because they thought it
smart" and he did mingle with them until he be-
came just like them, body and soul, and abused the
same sisters shamefully. The influence began far.
Their back than with his gentleman companions
1t began with his sisters and was carried on through
the forming years of his character. On the other
hand, if sisters are watchfu and affcconate, they
may, in various ways-by entering into any little
plan with interest, by introducing their younger
brothers into good ladies' socicty-lcad them along
until their character is formed, and then high
toned respect for ;ades and manly selfrcspect,
will keep them from minging with low society. If
a young man sees that tine religion which in youth
he was taught to vcnerate is lightly thought OF, and
perhaps sneered at by the young ladies with whom
he associates, We hardly expect him to think
that it is the thing for him. Let say that they
have no influence at all. This is not possible. You
cannot live without having some sort Of influence,
any more than you can live without breathing. One
is Just as unavoidable as the other Beware, then,
what kind of influence it is that yon constantly
exerting. An invitation to take glass Of wine, or
to play game of cards. may kindle the fires OF in
temperance or gambling, which will burn forever.
A jest given at the expense of religion, light tr''
fling manner in the house Of God any of the nu.
merous ways in which you may show your disregard
for the souls of Others may be the means Of running
many for time and eternity.