Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-05-19

your work 10 form the young mind,--tO
give it direction and insiruciion-to de-
velo7 its love for the gaod and the true.
1t is your work 10 make home hapPy-io
nouriSh ali the virtues, and inStill all the
sentiments which build men up into good
citizens. The foundation Of our national
character is laid by the mothers If the
nation. say that Heaven, seeing the
importance 10 the worli of fpiety in you,
has SO modified your relations TO man that
il shall be comparatively easy for you to
descend into iiat valley, over which all
must walk, before their feet can stand
upon the highs Of Christian experience,
between which and Heavens door the
ascent is easy.
For my own part, shrink with horror
from a goddess womln. There seems
to be no light in her-no glory proceeding
from her: There is something monslrous
about her. can see why men do not
become religious. Ii is a hard thing-it
is, at least, if experience and observa-
ton are 10 be relied on-for a man whose
will has been made stern by encounters
in The great battle of life, who is con-
scious Of pJwer aad accustomed 10 have
the minds around him bend to his, who
possesses the pride Of manhood and The
self esteem that springs naturally in the
mind Of one in his position, to become ''as
Il little child" Woman has only to rec
ognize her dependence upon one higher
than man, and, in doing this, is obliged
to do but little violrncc to her habits of
thought, ard no violence at all To such
sentiments Of independence as stand most
in the way Of man. So ! say that u god,
less woman Is a moastrous woman. She
is an unreasonable woman. She is on
offensive woman. Even an utterly god
less man, unless he be dcbauched and
debaSed to the position of an animal,
deems such a women without excuse
lie looks OIL her with suspicion. lie
would not have such an one to take care
Of his children. lie would not ,rus,
her
do not propose 10 offer you any iucen,
lives to pieiy drawn from future con-
dilion Of rewards and puni>hmenis. ]
leave !: to the pulpils whose ninislrations
you attend 10 talk Of this mailer in their
own way, My whole argument shall
relate 10 the proprieiies and necessities
If lie present life. L, is proper that you
serve the being who made you, and that
you love the one who redeemed you II
is proper that 10 all yolr graces you adj
that Of unselfshness. Ii is proper that
all the elements Of yonr character be
harmonized and subIima,ed By tic
tendeIest devotion to the ''One altogether
lovely" Ii is proper that your heart be
purified, so that all the inlluence which
go out Gift. through the varied relation
ships of life, be good, and only good
| mean by The word "Proper" all that
the word proper can mean. Il is e,er-
nally aud immutably fit. | mean that it
is improper and unfit that you should
fail of piety. | mean that by carrying
with YOU q iebelious and cold and care
less heart you in!rodnce among the sweet
harmonies of the world a harsh diScord,
which it is not fl, and proper that you
should introduce. Yov are a wandering
star You are .voicelcss bird. You
are moiiOnless brook The strings Of
your scul are not in tune with those
ceords which the Infinite had sweeps as
he evolves the music of the universe
Your being does rot respond 10 the
touch of Providence; and if Beauty, and
Truth, and Goodness, and Love, come
down to you, like angles out of heaven,
and sing you their sweetest songs, you
do not see their wings. nor recognize
their name and Pareniage. | say that it
is not proPer-it is incxpressibly unfit
that you-a woman-with delicate SEN
and pure instincts and a depend
ent nature should ignore the relations
which exist between your soul and God,
ard put veil of blackness between the /
light which he has lighted within you and
that Infinite fountain of light still open
and ready 10 ill all your being with lis
divine radiance.
Then, as to yonr necessities: First, re- !
member what you are. You are really /
the CONSIDERS of the world. You attend 4
the world in sickness; you give all its
your society soolhes the world /
after its toll, and rewards il for It's per- (
plevilies; you receive the infant when il !
enters upon existence; you draps the cold (
form Of the aged when life is past; you /
settle the little difficulties aud assuage
the sorrows of childhood; you minister to !
the poor and the distressed. Do you sup
pose thar out Of the resources of your
poor heart you can supply all the draughts !
that viii be made upon your sympalhies
and their varied ministry Do you be- /
lievc that you carry within your own !
bosom light for the dying, hope for the |
consolation for the beref, |
patience for the sick? Nay, do you be-
lieve that you have light aud hope and
consolation and patience sufficient for your