The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-10-05
Bishop Doane on the Fair Sex.

Bishop Doane on the Fair Sex.
In his excellent address 10 the crsdua.
ting class Of st. Mary's Hall. u, Burliny.
ton, last mouth, Bishop Doane, after
ch"rac'e''>Ica'ly poetic Exor,iium, and
ret al usion to tue commencement Of
'''"u' ""rldIy career, spoke rs. follows -
"lne tunes are out of juInt.' Corrup
ton stalks III our high places. Llcent,
o"sntss haS, wei, nigh, lost its shame
imiidc'!ty is bold ana brazen faced. The
"a,e OF bnrharism is rolling back upon
Us. FOR these things your sex is greatly
anawerHoIe. Women are not true to
themselves. They wink at vice. They
make compromise with world!iness.
They tolerate lrreligion. And they are
victims OF their own unfaithtulness. The
stronger sex took up, in best things 20
the weaker. They have all had mothers.
They have all had sisters. They own
them IN The sex to which they eve them.
And, II woman were but true to God.
true 10 Their position, true to themselves,
tney would have strength from linn to
| hold the world in check No woman ay
er fell, but by her own consent. Al, al
the hrst. woman is the temp,er. There
is no man, that has not passed into a
brute, to do as tigers do, that can resis,
the matchIess majesty Of resolved wo
man. And stronger than all law, stronr
| ger than anything, bu. God, when il is
strong, IN His strength. would be the
! power OF woman, TO put down rudeness,
and lay the bridal upon license. But the
age is self indulgent And selfind uIgence
grows by what it feeds on.
Women are occupied, by fashion. Wo.
men are slaves, to dress. Women are
Wiling to be iiattered. Women are care
less OF their c"mpaniouship. Women are
INSCRIPTIONS, IN their amusements.-
Young women set up for themselves -
They look upon their parents At old fash,
'oned. They are impatient Of domestic
restraints. They are averse to domestic
occupations. They vote their homes a
bore. They congregate awav from it's
conr"l. They indulge in unreasona bic
hours to meet the other sex, more than
hall way. They make themselves deb
tors Tor their escorts TO places Of resort.
Ihey permit the approaches offamliarity.
| They tempt the hidden devil Of their ma.
ture. They forget their Bibles. They
neglect their Prayer Books. They are
women Of fashion. They are women OF
the world. What else they are is rather
shaped by opportunity, than by them
selves. In this way, home is stripped OF
its sanctity. In this way, the female at
mosphere loses its freshness, and its fra.
GRANGE. The woman is no longer, what
she was made TO be, - help meet" for
the man. And man ceases to be. what
fod designed him to he for, her partner,
her prop, and her protector.
am well persuaded, by the report
which comes TO me from every quarter OF
the land, that women who have gone ou.
from before this altar-counted now by
;housands-are, for the most part, NO.
men OF another sort. | hear Of them as
faithful wives. / hear Of them rs devo.
ted mothers. ] hear Of them as loving
sisters. hear OF them as obedient
daughters. They are centers Of good in
finence in society. They are stays and
ornaments Of the church. 1t NAV be
said OF them "Many daughters have
done virtuousIy, but these excel them ali. ;
To join tins hopeful company, beloved
ones, you are to 90 out now. You are to
90 with the instructions by which their
minds were moulded. You 90 with the
Influence which God has sanctified in the
rnnSiornatiCn OF their hearts. You 90
"uh The PRAYERS which have been won
dow" from Heaven for them, the conso
lauons Of the Comforter. You 90 with
the blessing which has commended them,
10 the care and keeping Of the Iloly One.
BE strong in the Lord dear children
and in the power OF His migbt.'-Keep
your Bibles ever in your hearts. Have
YOUR Prayer Books ever in your hands,
lie true to your homes. Be true to your
church. BE true to your God. Follow
after Him who left His cross last, and
tcutd His grave the first. Follow after
her whose sacred legend CLEANS upon you
now. it may be, for the last time behold
the handmsid Of theLord r. Remember,
always, that you are woman. Remember,
always, to be holy woman Keep your
hands, ever, on the Cross. Fix your ewes,
ever, on the Crown. Lambs OF The Lamb.
in meaknessIand gentleness and lowell
ness be dovslings OF the Dove, 10 peace
and purity, and piety. Dear daughters
Of my besrt, God bless you /!