Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-05-06
For the Spirit Of the Age.
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BY MANsE.
True, it is, Gertie, "that over the manger
at Bethlehem arose the stay of woman's
hope" IT'S christianity alone, that places
woman In her true position, the position God
designed her to occupy; that marks out her
sphere OF action, at once gentle as her spirit
is, yet noble as the holy aspirations, the sweet
affections which form the woman. Gentle
'Gertie," if thou writest but a transcript of
thy soul, thou hast tasted and canst ap.
preciate the blessings of christianity. To
woman, christianity looks, as to the guiding
force, which is to direct the ship through
storm and tempest to it's haven. The strength
ofthe church is found in all ages, every where,
among those who have been trained from
childhood to reverence Deity, and love his
laws. 10 woman is this work peculiarly
entrusted. She it is who must teach the
young plant to Irvine its tendrils round the
cross and grow up about the altar. She it
is who can most effectually restrain the pro-
pensities of the heart to evil, and lead her
offspring to the ONE who, while on earth said,
''suffer the little ones to come unto me and
forbid them not" She it is, that can lead
her children to Heaven.
To m our country look for the uer.
petuity of its institutions, the fhaintainance
Of its liberties. The mother forms the mind
just as she will. She teaches the child tc
love his country, to honor its laws, to be a
man. Truly woman's sphere is one of honor
of responsibility, of laborious e~xertion and
if the banner of the cross be ever unfurled t.
be kissed by the breezes of every cline i
ever the sun of righteousness shed his beams
over all the earth if ever the dark places o
earth are enlightened, and made glad witt
tho hraoH sc life - ill - Ahuo.nL L. -
strumentality.
A herald of the cross plants his standard
its folds flutter out in the breeze, d~isplayin,
the bloody cross and the light encircled nam
of JESUS he labors, suffers, dies at his posi-
You ask him why this zeal, this anfalterin
fight; how he came to enter upon this work
"Mother first taught me to love it," will b
the answer of a large majority of those er
gagged in this glorious battle for the world
redemption.
If the knight, in the days of chivalry, wei
forth to win a name and honors, to lay thel
down at woman's feet if the TroubadoE
sang her loneliness and did homage to HI
power, how many a spirit redeemed, tunes
sweeter harp to her praise, than ever TroI
badour tuned or mortal heard; and if the
her influence were great, great is it yet, ar
noble the work before her.
Buttell me, gentle Gertie, do not too mar
live regardless of their high position /
not many even scott at Chris tianity? Do
not woman too often, like men, disregard Il
position assigned her in life, and forget h
Immortality Aye, it is true, toe true b
such pens as thine and the circle of tr
J hearts that have so bravely spoken, can
much for thy sex and thy country-for chr
|, tianity. Write on, and may q life ofhapl
ness and usefulness be thine, and in st
land of the hereafter immortality. Sure
we could wish thee no happier fate. Won
3 is beautiful, and happy only as she is GOO
: 'Beauty is but q vain and doubtful good
! A shining gloss that fadeth suddenly"
: but the minds beauty can not fade-it
: immortal.
Rosedale, S. c., April, 1857.