The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

dust OF men wrestling in the grip Of death.
And Elizabeth, the maiden Queen Of England,
who. with consummate skill guided the affairs
OF kingdom through forty five years. and with
wisdom which to-day commands the admlra-
ton Of the historian, she sat at council tables,
and directed her ENJOYS and plenipotentiarles
with tact worthy Of the most accomplished
statesmen. And then passing on to others. VINO,
while they may not figure so illustrionsiy IN ma
tional affairs. none the less worthy TO De
enshrined among the worlds heroines. Fordeeds
OF bravery and physical courage you nave trace
Darling, the heroic woman of the Lonestone
lighthouse. Her deed of heroism on that WHO
night of September, 1888, is one OF the marveis
Of history. Half q mile through the roaring
breakers and the mountain waves womans
hand threads the tiny life-boat, and brings BACK
safely to the lieht-ho the surviving victims OF
the wrecked Forfarshire steamer: wen might
the spirit of the nation be stirred by the heroic
let: we'll might artists crowd to paint her pict-
are; we'll might Wordsworth, the poet-laureate
Of England sing his choicest praise in her honor.
Huch a deed is registered
In the roll of heaven, where it will live
A theme for angels when they celebrate
The high-souled virtues which forgetful earth
Has witnessed.
On more quiet pages than these you will find
your sisters of the past ages and gener-
atoms accomplishing great things You
will find the name of Mary Somerville. mathe-
matcian and physicist. Her statue by Chantry
adorns the halls of the British Astronomical So
ciety, of which she was elected an honorary
member. She received the Victoria medal of
che Geographical Society and the first gold medal
ever awarded by the Italian Geographical So
eiety. In Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Queen of
poets, woman leads the van in the beautiful
world of imagination in Harriet Hosmer she
stands with the great sculptors of the ages;
IN Rosa Bonheur and In Angelica Kaufman
with the painters The iast-named upon the
Enlistment of the Royal Academy of Artists, was
chosen one of the thirty six original members.
In the grand and noble development of philan
thropy the names of women swarm over the
pages. Florence Nightingale, who has revolu
honized the system of nursing and hospital
treatment-let succeeding ages of artists and
sculptors take her as their model for the angel
Of ministration to the sick and wounded; Mary
Anne Cough, the poor factory girl of Glasgow,
who organized and maintained the famous Glas
cow Foundry boys Religious Society, which
In six years enrolled IA 600 boys and girls and
has saved thousands from life of vice and
crime; Mary Carpenter, the originator and
apostle of the reformatory schools Of England,
Which have done much for the abandoned
classes In Mary Lyon, the founder of Mount
Holyyoke Seminary, Massachusetts,, you have
she life of a noble woman. With high ideal of
female education, she devoted her life to her
younger sisters, and to-day upon far-off mission
fields, IN the schools of our own lands, in the
homes of many who profted by her effort, her
works do follow her.
Let all these examples stir in your hearts the
eoblest impulse that can move you to action.
Christianity is the true goal of your life. From
Him flows these earthly advantages that you
have. Toward Him let thought and affection,
and association tend. You can do no higher,
nobler work than the dedication of lfe and
heart, and soul to Him from whom all your
blessings flow. The religion of Jesus Christ will
not hamper you; it frees you. 1t will not bur-
den you it is woman's great help and strength
The presence of Christ is your protection In
world full of sin and crowded with temptation.
The salvation of Christ is your assurance from
che ruin that has come to so many of your sis
ters.