The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-06-23

lence, and you will awake a power-a
power to wade through the mRlstrom
OF fate, and step forth upon the acme
Of success. You might as well attempt
to clutch the rosy bow of heaven Us
the crown reserved for the faithful and
true, unless You bring a willing heart
and arouse the aspirations to preserve
and augment the pristine innocence and
dignity of the soul. Keep this talismalI
in the heart, and triumph is yours.
Mans acts proclaim nobility, and not the
kingly crest, ,...-
For he's the nOblest who performs life
trying duties best"
This, my respected audience, is the
"open sesame" the magic words that
have opened such unusual success to
the teachers of this college. You have
witnessed what girls thus taught can
do-have seer what can be accomplish
ed by those who Judge Alright the char,
acter Of woman. Here, woman, the
beautiful paradox woman, the bright,
radiant frontispiece of llfe's enigmatical
book, is led into the full light of hel
sphere. She is taught that her relation
to the world is so peculiar as to demand
the most perfect development of intel
lectual powers as well as the unfolding
ofpiety and spirituality. She is taught
toscultivate her sensibilitics, her atlec-
tons; taught to educate both head and
heart. Shells taught, in n word, that
she is woman, and not a Ming. iouare
aware that whatever woman is, she
gives the most exquisite touches OF
light, shade and color, to the gigantic
mass of human character. Eacl indi-
vidual may be the architect of his own
fortune, but it is generally her influence
that sketches the outline ofthat fortune.
Then, to you who see not through
the glass darkly," who know the worth
Of a "womanly woman" as she stands
bravely, a%ssistingly by man at the
claiming forge" of life, to you we turn
for aid; from you W. look for co-ope-
ration in riding away the erroneous and
unworthy opinions that have impeded
her advancement and moderated her
intrinsic worth. We covet not mans
prcrogatives, we would have them not;
we wish, we demand, the helm Of house
hold happiness. 1t is attainable when
there is q wide awakening from the de-
usive trance in which the world has
been SO long reposing. tits attainablc
when woman is elevated to an intellec-
tual companionship with man.
With gratitude for your patient at
tention and manifest interest, VIZ ask a
listening ear to our closing admoni.
ton. Direct those, and those only,
whose souls stretch upward to excel
lence, who feel that to apothcosize an
end in life and labor for it's attainment,
is the only nobility that earth can
boast-direct such, we ask, to the Mary
Sharpe, the Unique, that's again proud
ly marking the ccliptic OF woman's
proper and specific course.
Members of the Board Of Trust
guards of the Unique-lend us your
ears. We come not to blame, but to
praise you. The good that you have don
lives in our memories. TO you We shall
not breathe a word abusive to the met
amorphosing power ola well developed
mind. You have long since asserted
it vas the best cosmetic for wo-
man. To you we shall not breathe a
word %disparaging to the Importance of
Il ready discharge of duties. You are
connected with an Institution where
faithfulness is the first lesson i%nculca-
ted. We shall not speak Of the wants
and necessities that are hanging like
clogs upon our loved Institutions adj
vancement; shall not say that her
treasury is light as an unfaithtul prom
These things you know right
well--these things your generous pur-
SEES will supply. We would not wound
you by q doubt. We ask permission
o prove our faith by risking, with the
world our prophets power, by com
what you have done with what
feel confident you are going to do;
ask this that we may enable others
know your good works. and glorify
the spirit that moves within you.
And what have you done? In other
days you stood nobly by your trust,
md walked with it into the brilliancy
Of its renOwn. The same cause that
impeded all things good, stayed and
stunned 1t. The same mind that con-
it, the same head that guided it
to its "glory's prime" is at his wonted
post, expanding the earnestness of his
soul to revive and move it onward.
The first Assistant that you in your So
selected to aid II President.
has responded to the second demand
for his services, and is laboring with !
olden fidelity and success. The t~o
hat out of chaos could mould a thing
10 fair and grand, can work still more
wonderfully beautiful. 1t was under
your wise supervision that the Institu-
ion passed the "eXperimentum cru.
,is," and was labeled pure and ell,
Gent. 1t is, under your wise supervi-
sion, destined to fulfill the hopes that
we're so nearly realized. Who could
that you would o embarrass
Ter proud career by buttoning your
pockets and swearing fealty to your
Who could believe that you,
men, high minded men, men who
heir duties know, and knowing, dare
maintain )" who could believe that you
would now withhold the power, the
iollar clad power that a so success.
July fell every fort of necessity.
"What are the Trustees going to do,
my way?' is a question we are often
"Do! act like wise men, as
hey are is the answer we give. We
slso tell them, "In the prosecution Of
! virtuous enterprise, difficulties are
by wise men," Though
checked by the 'hoOf beats of fate"
hey grid anew their strength, and re-
'olve and work, and work and resolve,
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