The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-07-27

The Saviour, too, loved and trusted hers--
| What beautiful portrayal or her fAitniuI-
ness is illustrated in his death. See her, As
she tenderly fingers near the cross. where
/ he has ceased TO live, How faithful 70 his
memory when she visits the grave Wnere
His sacred body has been deposleeo, not
4 knowing that He was to burst the letters OF
| the King of TerTors, she feels that she must
visit the sacred spot, and pour out the sor-
rev Of her heart DER his lonely grave. How
true that ''She was last at the cross, the
earliest at the tomb" The Ad0ptlVe hite
| has the same basis as the ancient order,
| Charity, the loviiest word in all the language
| That woman is capable Of carrying out this
/ beautiful Injunction of the bible, there are
none who will deny. Can she not, with
more 0entleness, and sympathy, approach
the abode of want and find out the needed
charity than man? Can she not administer
/ to the sick with more kindness and patience
The words Of sympathy and pity fall with a
sweeter grace from her lips, all unaceus-
| toned as they are TO the coarser language OF
our brothers, in their intercourse with each
other. If a poor, forlorn, lonely child, who
/ has been bereaved of its father, and that
! best of all friends-its mother, is to be
sought out and comforted, how especially IS
| she suited to the task. With her bosom fill
ed with maternal love for her own offspring
she can so tenderly console encourage and
aid the lonely 'tshorn lamb"
The theory of this Rite is founded upon
the Holy Writings. 1t teaches its
hate artifice, intrigue, and faisehood,
and by her virtue to gain the universal es-
TEEN of her brothers and sisters. AS exam
| pies, for imitation, five prominent female
characters, illustrating as many moral
| virtues have been selected and adopted.
The selections are; first, Jephtha's Daughter,
illustrating respect to the binding force, OF
a VOW She reminds us forcibly of that IL
deity which should characterize our
promises. In the purity and innocence of
bar I.oa RI did she forth tn meet and greet
her loved fathers return, little dreaming OF
the sacrifice it was to cost her, but that she
might show him Difference, and respect, and
how entirely she rejoieed with him in his
victory, she goes forth to the sound OF merry
music, to welcome the tOil-worn warrior TO
his home. She meets his smile of JOY and
welcome, but soon her JOY is changed TO
gloom, as she sees the look of utter woe, that
sweeps across his face. His aV0rted eyes
and changed demeanor fills her mind with
saddest forebodings. She is not long kept
| in ignorance of her fathers vow. Then is
| shown her respect to this vow, as she cheer
| fully consents to redeem it, by sacrificing
her own young life, full of promise as it
might have been. After two months sojourn
among the scenes of her native mountains,
she comes forth ready for the terrible o-deal.
She kept her fathers vow, and we perpetu-
ate her memory.
"When this blood of thy giving has gushed.
When the voice th1t thou lowest is hushed,
Let my memory still be thy pride,
And forget not 1 smiled as died."
Turn we now to the conteni cation of an
other beautiful character, that of Ruth,
illustrating constancy and religious devotion
She cheerfully turned her back upon ner
native home where free from want and
labor she could have remained-bu constant
to her best friend, mother-ln-law, and
devoted to her religion, she follows her to
strange land, and we see her there az an
tn fol nf
Her humility, constancy and devotion has
been the theme of many poets pen, and
immortalized her memory. For these virtues
we adopt her. Next in order comes Esther,
illustrating fidelity to kindred and friends.
Our STAR furnishes no brighter point.
Faithful in friendship she risks life, and the
loss of her husbands love, for the sake of
those bound to her by the ties of kindred
and nationality. Her many virtues had so
endered her to the king that he made VOW
in her behalf; and when she came, in be-
half of her people, to claim it, such was the
grace and humility that characterized her
bearing that the king gave her an audience,
kept his vow, and thus was her people saved
from destruction. For fidelity and friend
ship we adopt her.
Next claiming our attention, and making
another point in our ''Star," is the grief
stricken Martha, illustrating undertaking
faith In the hour of trial, with her heart
torn with grief and almost broken at the
loss Ol uCI OuIy anu uuCu-lONcu
after having buried him, and seeing his
loved form covered from her sight; she
meets the Saviour on his return from Beth
any, and throwing herself on her knees.
with raised eyes and uplifted hands, her
whole countenance beaming with faith, she
eXclaims: 9 | know whatsoever thou wilt
ask of God, God will give it thee" For her
faith her brother was restored to her, and
for her faith do we adopt her as an example
for our imitation.
Our next and last illustration is Electra,
perpetuated for her patience and submission
under wrongs. For her kindness, benevo-
renee and charity to the people of God, she
was accused of heresy. After testing her
tirmness in her religion, by the Roman SOL
diers, and trying to force her to recant,
meeting with steady refusal, she with all
her family were ANONYMOUSLY put to death.
She bore her martyrdom with sweet pa
thence and submission, and thus is she placed
on the fifth point of our Star" which
shines with brilliant radiance, shedding
light and beauty all around us, Turing you,
ladies, to join our beautiful order, and imi-
tate and perpetuate these beautiful charac-
ters Hoping that you will, and that our
Eastern Star may gather brilliancy and
shine with increasing lustre and effulgence,
L bid you good night.
Good night, good night, and joy be with
you all;
May sickness never blight, nor poverty
May SANDERS breath your spirits meier
appal;
May no untoward accident befall.
But all things prosperous and joyful be-
May morning suns rise on you fresh and