Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

would occasionally visit them in their humble
wayside Peoples Colleges" and speak to
them words OF cheer and encouragement.
This, Mr. Editor is no fancy sketch, no con-
Duration OF the imagination. | seem at this
moment to see the smiling, sweet, bengnant,
mot handsome such as the world calls, )counte.
nance OF that beloved teacher, as Der pupils
ran to meet her, if any of them were at the
school before she was, or as they gathered
around her when she came from her "bower
of prayer" her kind, persuasive but firm man.
ner will never be efaced from my mind, Me-
thinks even now heer her polite requests,
her gentle reproofs, her we'll timed admonitons,
her sorrow dissipating, tear drying approvals.
But she died, died in the midst of her use-
tuness, died as good soldier dieth, at her
post. All day of sorrow was that, when
the scholars were told that Miss G. had been
carried home too sick to teach any more a
day of grief and sadness for little hearts and
a melancholy day for those more advanced,
who had listened to her teachings in days gone
by. Her willing spirit passed up to its Crea-
tor, and the grave covered her body. Now
what was this teachers influence for this is
the question 20 which my mind was directed
when commenced this article. Did she live
for naught? Did her acts, her teachings die
with her All no, no they live yet, and
act and teach. Think you those little ones,
that drank in every word, copied every act,
followed every example of their beloved in
structreSS, have forgotten all ? Some of her
many pupils have become senator's, judges,
and ministers of the gospel, and very many of
them have become teachers in other portions
IF cd ;pt tbo;-
schools the lessons learned of her.
And where are the fathers and mothers that
she instructed where the brothers and sis.
ters Have they exerted no influence upon
| their fellows. which influence was received di
rectly from her? Yes, the name of that kind
faithful, fearless, christian teacher is revered
in that whole country till this day, although q
generation has grown up who knew her not,
only by her works Years after her death
those who had been her lille scholars in her
last school, refrained from doing what she had
forbidden, lest they might not be permitted
to spend their eternity with her in heaven
No influence why with emphasis may it be
said that she nodded the characters and shap
ed the deStinies of those under her care, and
that influence is still operating in those who
know not whence it came. Eternity alone
can unfold the amount of good done by that
devoted friend of children.
Such, fellow teachers may be your work il
you follow in the right path. You will, you
must exert an influence, either for good or for
evil. Each word and act is operating upon
undying minds ; each day you are making i'm
pressions more enduring than the everlasting
hills Look well then to your work, prepare
yourselves for it by patient application and a
rigid adherence to the stricteSt rules OF mora
ty.
Has the faithful teacher no reward 1es
a reward better, richer by far than piles OF
boarded gold more lasting than marble pala
ces name that shall grow brighter and
brighter when the names of conquerors have
rotted in dark oblivion. What though nc
fawing sycophants herald forth your achieve
ments-no historic page records your glorious
deed-no marble column proclaims to coming
generations that such being lived, laboreC
and died You have record of your works
that shall outIve these all it is written il
souls immortal, and registered on heavens
eternal records. L. IL. Z.