New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-13
A WORD OF SUGGESTION TO SOME
OF OUR SISTERS.

4 WORD OF SUGGESTION TO SOME
OF OUR SISTERS.
Many minds exist in state of apathy,
which results, in part, from absorption in
the petty details Of every day life-a leth
srgy of the intellect, inducing an uncom-
Portable, unsstiefed consciousness that all
Of duty is not done toward developing
what little talent has been given; feeling
that the true end of education has not been
attained; that all of latent possibility
has not been drawn out" to it's uttermost
To the pulpit has been assigned the duty of
reminding man of the hereafter. and reach
ing him by means of Divine revelation.
In modern times some call in the aid of
science as method of awakening interest,
striving thus to lead through nature up to
natures God" Says one who seems 90
have been divinely illuminated, There is
no division between science, philosophy,
metaphysics and religion. Science is the
rudime Mt and basis Of philosophy. Philoso-
ply illustrates science and typi6es meta
physics. Metaphysics unites with philoso-
ply and flows spontaneously into religion.
Religion pervades and comprehends them
all, and flows as spontaneously to still
higher degree Of knowledge and perfection"
Let US see if in the nature around us
there is not written gospel which ought
to demand our study; if We are not endowed
with powers which ought to find God re-
lod in ot
turn, and if there are not reasons why we
should not endeavcr to use those powers; it
there is not really an imperative duty laid
on us to do SO. Christ speaks of those "who
having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear
not
Many pereone, women especially pass
restless and unsatisfed lives; they are, per-
hape, honest upright, diligent in oil matters
pertaining to this physical plane, but the
great book of nature lies spread before
them by . loving Fathers hand, replete
with refreshing influences for the ply sical
being, with food for the mind, with lessons
to aid the growth of the immortal spirit,
and though there may be felt q vague sense
dim recognition of Creator behind it all,
still the idea seldom presents itself that .
duty exists to understand what is seen.
Many co not realize that the life of the
Most High, "who hath given us understand
ing," has also given the life existing in 60
many forms around US; that it is His life,
His unvarying laws keeping all from falling
into utter confusion, which have ordained
that man shall not gather grapes from
thorns. nor figs from thstles," that what
He instituted in the tar away ''beginning"
has had no variability, mo shadow of turn
ing" that .'that which we SOW, that shall
we also reap
Many sorrowful, disappointed human
beings walk the earth, "waiting until their
change shall come" 1t such would only
study come one of the varied manifesto
tons of Gods wisdom and benevolence,
they would find a real happiness in SO do.
ing-"a closer walk with God in thinking
as Kepler expressed it, Gods thoughts
after Him"
As the mind grows in capacity, do we not
realize the grandeur and value of the gilt of
life, and feel that We are, of necessity, i'm
mortal, since the field of knowledge is found
to be hmitless9 Ia not vanity done away
with, and are not humility and true wor-
ship the conditions induced by realizing
sense of immensity and eternity! An i'm
mortal being has inmensity to explore, and
eternity in which to do it.
In botany, physiology. anatomy, chemist
~, optics, geology-that wondrous history
of the past Of the planet on which we have
begun our never ending career-in all
be found the real records of the workings
of the supreme intelligence, with which He
has intended that we shall occupy our
selves. To learn the facts as they exist is
not all our duty. We are so constituted
that the reason "why" demands to be
sought out and in 60 doing we are brought
in contact with the First Great Cause.
1t is idle to say that lite is so full of next
duties" which can not be put aside. that
We have rot time for study. Does it re-
which perishes, )" or to prepare the clothing
we must wear, or to keep the home COM
Portable and in orderi Is there no half
hour we might daily give to the branch OF
science we are most interested in, no even
ing hour in which to consider Thy heavens,
the work Of Thy fingers" and try and un-
derstand the motions of the heavenly
bodies and their relations to each other,
and go be led by this avenue to a closer
contem platon OF His power who formed
and sustained them, Of His benevolence,
omniscience and omnipotenceg Though we
may not have the training to enable US to
demonstrate mathemstically all these
things, have We not felt "our hearts burn
within u.s. az q dim perception Of the
majesty Of the Creator, of immensity and
ininity dawned on our mlndss
Women would be far happier and better
if, after school days we're over, the rudi-
mentary education there received were
made the basis of study-of true education.
1t is futile to form habits of study. to give
ten or twelve years to 60 called education,
if, after school days are passed, We 60 on
no further. The foundation only has been
laid on which to build an edifce which shall
outlast all time.
What shall be the answer of the inmor-
tai, who. received on the ''other side, F" when
asked What have you done with the
powers and opportunities offered to You IN
t;mee Do pon know ANYTHING of the ma