Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-21
SIR tbs.
On Friday, Dec 18th, to the wife OF
J. III. High son.
OUR GIRLS.

By W. II. Gowan. read at the Thanksgiving
Services in Brockway.
! must in honor to truth, and my
subject. SAY, that our girls, our Ameri-
can girls. are the best looking, the
smartest, the best dressed, and appear
To- the best advantage Of any girls on
the face Of Gods Footstool. While |
believe the above Ia be in tia greater
part true l also believe, that were
they to contider more their personal
comfort, and lass 10 the ridiculous
extremes, which that wicked woman.
Dame Fashion, carries them, they
would be bandsomar girls, smarter
girls. better dressed girls, appear bet
ter, and in every way be better
What shall say TO one who - about
to start out on the journey OF life;
shall l say take with you beauty? no.
for beauty is of a transtory nature. to
be destroyed at moments notice
"Beauty is as summer fruits. which
are easy 10 corrupt. and can not last !;
for the most part make Il dissolu.e
youth, and an age little ont of count
enance; but yet again. Il it light we'll
it makes virtue TO shine and vices to
blush" Shall / say to such a one t+ke
wealth. and with go enjoy the beauties
of life, no, for wealth is one of carths
most tickle Gods. here to day and away
tomorrow. What then, shall ! say
will be the first requisite; character! /!
yes, character il everything. Other
things being equal we stand or fall by
eur good or bad name. The crown
of life is character. 1t is the noblest
possessions OF man or woman, constitut-
ing rank in itself, and an estate In
the general goodwill; dignifying and
exalting every position in society. IT
carries with it IN influence which al
ways tells; for it is the result of prov.
ed honor, rectituds, and consistency,
qualities which, perhaps more than
any others, command the general con-
fdeDce of mankind. Character is hu-
nan nature refined. 1t is moral order
embodied In the individual. Men and
women of character, are not only the
conscience Of society, but are in avery
well governed community. its best
motive power, for it is moral qualities
in the main which govern the world.
Napoleon the great soldier said. in
war, the moral is to the physical as
ten to one. The strength, the indus
try, and the civilization Of nations, all
depend upon individual character; and
the very foundations Of civil security
depend OIL it.
Though Young lady may have
comparativly little culture. slender
abilities, ard none Of this words goods
yet, il she he servant or what pos
ition she HAY hold in this life, she
will always command respect and in
tiuence. There is truthfulness in
action as well as words. which is very
essential to uprightness in character.
A person must really be what they
seem or appear to be; and / will give
you good IN kim t, follow. Always
endeavor to be really what you would
wish 10 appear.
Every young lady who respects her.
self, and values the respect of others,
will carry out the maxim in acts; doing
honestly whatever she proposes doing,
putting character into her work, sleight
ing nothing but priding herself on hel
integrity aud conscientiousness Til,
true character acts rightly whether
In secret or In sight of man. The littl,
boy was well trained. who. when rs L.
ci why he did rot pocket some peacho.
for no che was there 20 see made th'