The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-15
Bishop wHIRPLse'g ADDREss tn
YOUNG WOaEH.

YOUNG w0AEH.
! The following il an extract from Al
addres' by Bishop Whipple, of Mime
sofa, to the pupils in "St. Mary's Hall,
= school for young ladies, on the open
ing OF its second year. The Bishop i
at the head of that institution
II said 1 wish you to be true womcr
-aod you will pardon me if I inter-
pret Tor you the thoughts of your Bish.
ops heart.
line true woman is gentle child
Of Jesus 1ipened into womanhood.
know Of nothing 50 repulsive to GU,
better self As forward, coarse, unwo
manly woman-a woman whose hear,
has never felt the gentle impulses of ,
womanly heart-a woman who apes the
ways Of men in dress, in speech, in act
and deed. A woman who unsexes her.
self to gain the homage of a crowd,
Such can never have a woman's place
In pure manly hearts. 1t is a woman's
nature to be gentle-to love the peace
ful quletude Of home TO find her tIyst-
ing place where the sunlight from hea.
ven falls on earth-to find her woman's
work in angel ministries; in that rare
gentleness which is learned of Jesus,
and which makes her out of weakness,
strong: And SO it always happens that
she guides stronger wills by gentlencss,
and controls sturdier natures by love.
1t would be gain to Us if that old Sax
on word gentlewoman were as common
as the word gentleman.
"The true woman is faithful. Moth
ing 50 surely opens avenues for Satan
to enter human hearts as a lack of
truth. 1t bodies no good to US that We
are changing the old-fashioned s,mn|e
purity Of our plain Saxon speech for
the imposture Of words, which put evil
tor good and darkness for light. There
is an atmosphere of imposture and de.
oelt in many words of slang which are
growing sadly frequent in our day.
They familiarise the mind With apolo-
gles for sin. 1t is Satan's way to plant
flowers on paths that are shiny with
the serpent's trail. There is a coarse
vu'garity in such words, which defles
woman's lips. These coarse impo>tures
90 violence to her womanly heart.
Dear children, be truthfal-sreak only
words you are willing God should hear.
l have known many wayward little
folks. 1 have watched over many wan
derlng men. I never gave up hope
where child or man was truthful
The true woman is kind. We often
forget the beauty Of that homeIy word.
1t comes from kin, kinned, kindred. 1t
speaks Of ties of relationship. 1t is q
true woman's work to be kind: TO be
kind to all Gods suffering ones !; to
seek with love to re-unite bonds which
sln has parted. Your hand will never
nave such cunning as when it gently
ministers to sorrow. Your voice will
never have such sweetness as when it
speaks of love. Your power, it was
purchased on the cross; it is the power
to do woman's work for God. There
is not only sweetness in kind thoughts,
and words aud decisive reap exactly
what We SOW. A kind greeting, lov-
ing word, gentle act of love to troub-
led playmate, will bear blessed fruit in
kindly Offices Of love. The harvest is
always OF our own sowing; hard words
bling hard words; unkindness in the
seed brings unkindness in the harvest.
Life is too short, eternity too long, to
lose one friend by an uncourteous or
unkind word or deed.
'The true woman is a scholar. It
is fashion Of foolish folk to draw pic
lures ofa scholarly woman as unloving
unlovely, prude, blue, bore and
such would have her either domestic
drudge or 4 slave of fashion and Of
dress. There is love of truth in pure
young hearts which makes the schol-
ars wsy a way Of roses.
"Some mistake a smatteriug Of books
fox learning. Ii is not schola, ship to
say words as parrots speak by rote.
Sch olarship is acquaintance with the
truth. The scholars wny is plain. 1t
leads where principles and laws are
settled. A truth once gained is life
estate. Some people have eyes aud see
not. Some children in the school, and
older children in the world, are always
looking ahead At lessons and never see.
In vain the world of beauty, in vain
the marvels Of earth and air and heav-
en-, in vain al Code lessons. They
never advance beyond the OK or ass
who uses this fair world as a place to
eat and drink and sleep. Remember
that = thing worth learning is worth
learning well +; lesson to be gained
must be treasured in the heart. That
which you really know is life estate.
It need not be learned tomorrow, and
you will build safely and surely if the
foundation be broad and deep. You
cannot build without it. Learn then.
dear children, to be patient, thorough,
earnest, and remember that the onward
step will win the goal, while nobler
minds are sleeping by the way. The
true woman is pure in heart. No