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YOUNG WOMEN ENTREATED.
In Their Quest Of Human Admiration
They Should not Sacrifice Their all.
THEY SHOULD NOT GIVE UP CHRIST FOR
A PHANTOM, NOR SURRENDER
THEIR POSSIBILITIES OF
HEAVEN FOB A
BUBBLE.
Sermon Preached by Rev. J. Lo"rie
Wilson, ID. D., in the Pecsby teriSn
Church Mt AbbeviIlc. $. G., Mt the
Union Services, Sunday Night,
Do<nnar - ISSS

WILSON, Id. d., In the T"eSDS seh'".'
Church Mt AbbeviIlc. $. G., Mt the
Union Services, Sunday Night,
October II, 1855.
Eotrpat the elder women rs mothers; the younger
4. sisters, in all purity.-l Timothy y: 2
IT, Is on the latter clause that l would IN
sour attention to o.night-"Entrcat the young.
or women as sisters, in all purity"
A minister of the gosl el Is charSca VIII, u
message from jehovah to every distinct class
of his hearers; something that Is more up.
plicable to them than II Is TO others. rms
message he is bound. both by the authority o!
God and his own ordination VOWS, to denver
whether men hear or whether they 1ornear.
Vet Notwithstanding this double obligation,
many fi,il to press home lhis .esSaSe ,,,n, ~ Uc
scalIy alluded 10 in the text; The youn5ci
women" are all but neg lected In the pTeacn-
iag of To-day ", prominence at least Is gaN'
EN- 10 thcsa and thcir necessities, their peG,i,
liar trials, temptations and duties, In the
nsi"ht % REQUIRES @ IS such deiicacy, tact and pru
dence, that they are generally passed oy IN
silence-lcaving this interesting class 10 grow
up without the special Instructions which
Christ meant Tor them. and 10 hoat on undls,
turbcd down the current as though thcy had
RIO seuls to save, no heaven 10 gam, no nell 10
shun-
But appeal to yeur co,,sciences, my hcar-
erS If this neglect by ministers is NOT crue',
csiminsl and naurderuus sin! Have NOT
y
Are there not lessons in Gods WOrd meant
exclusively for them? Are they exempt Fl ON
the ailments and intlrmities Of life; from sor-
row. sickness and death : and from stanulnS
with all others around the lastdread tribunal?
agene they not born la sin, with depraVed
irca-ts, inc4inassonS and desires are hey
not in f,ced of renewal by the Holy Ghost.
and OF having "their robes washed ana maze
white Ia the blood Of the Iamb?" Or vii:
their personal charms, teauty, loneliness and
many noble accomplishments, do away with
the necessity OF grace? surely they are are no., not
sonnl accountability to God !: and therefore 1t
Is incumbent on IN iniSters to warn them oi
their dangers to keep. prominently before
them the great fact Of their responsibilities,
u plead with them in Christ s name and for
<'hrist'S sake TO be reconclcd 70 God, and TO
live rs those who are TO give account Unto
Him.
AS already intimated, the gospel enjoins
special duties upon every special class of per-
sons. There are du les for the old, and the
Young; for husbands and wives for parents,
and children; for rich, and poor; duties 1or
young men, and duties for young women. If
more is justly required of one class than OF
ald others. il is unQ1eStionably of that class
viz: young ladies. For they are under great.
er obligations to the gospel, than all others.
for the exalted place they occupy In society
and in the affections of men. One single con-
sidcrution will make this clear to all
WHAT TIE GOSPEL OF JESUS HAS DONE FOR
THEM.
When first introduced, it found wom-
an in the most degraded condition, sunken
lower in the scale of being than all others.
with no claims that were acknowledged, ana
no rights trat were respected. She was look
Cd down upon as an inferior, almost as me
nial, and grossly maltreatcd-denied the no
erty Of her own person, and used only as n
convenience Just as u still is an heatheh
lands where Ilfe light Of the Gospel has new
er penetrated-whers the husband enslaves
k,y- -x,-Sfa a tln Fat nl.ncr M
of his daughtcr-and where to lie born wom-
nsl is the greatest possible calamity. But the
Gospel came, q blessed emancipation procia.
nation, and burst the Shackles from this un-
happy class. 1t lifted woman from her degra-
daiion, and surrounded her with the hallowed
Influences o: 4 Christian home! II has made
Slr4' all that she now is in civilized lands.
Wherever the Gospel li"ht now shines, 1t
ShinfeS upon her in greatly exalted condition
the central object of attraction In every
worthy circle. the favored and beloved one
her the pro; lection of law, guarding alike her
IerSon and her in'ereSts-pulting her i'll posi-.
tion to exert the grandeSt influence for good
has placed her under the greatest obligation
possible; and young ladies, so far from being
exempt from its duties, are but the more
their condition by the Gospel, that it is now
difficult to rearh them with the Gospel. And
20 changed is the public sentiment towards
them, That 1t Is often thought rudeneSs TO
press specific duties upon them.
Bat nevertheless, they are TO be "entrcat'
ed" |. e. exhorted, counseled, admoniShed-,
not harshly or nnk indy, but as "siSters," and
nleadinss Of Christian brother, II he felt that
his own sister was exposed to nworthy intiu-
enceS. He would caution her against many
and all because of their bearing upon her as
his sister. Respect for her purity of character
makes him Jealous for her good name Even
to the particulars Of dress. habits, pursuits,
nd 70 inf N q
her would be the scope of his brotheriy super
vision, Just so is the minister to "entrcat'
them, "aS sisters, In all purity" In this spir.
1T, and certainly through no desire TO wound
their tender sensihilitic>, would he who now
addresses you "entreat the younger women
OF this congregation and community.
TIE CLAIMS OF JESUS CHRIST TO THEIR sU.
PHEME AFFECTION.
/. He would in the first place, impress upon
your conScicnccs the claims of Jesus Christ tC
ynur supreme atlertion, homage and 0hedi
tn"c. Three considerations will suffice on
this point.
LIST. The Gospel Of Christ has given to the
"youngcr women" all the franchises they now
enjoy. Whatever makes their lives desirable
comes from this source. 1t has li!ted them
f01n their worse than cnSlaved condition,
and invested them with ali their present i'm
lnunties. II has sapctifed the ties which
them as the "wcakcr vessels the greater hon
or, love and protection. II has haliowed the
relations which endcar them to parents as
children. rather than as "chattelS'' and asii
cleS Of m erchandise. IT has given them that
sweet and gentle refinement which makes
their society and friendship things to be coy
etcd 1t has therefore. Il superior claim to
their regard AMI obedience. None would lose
more by the removal of the Gospel and tho
lapse of our country into heathcniSm. None
therefore, are under greater obligations to re-
Ie1Sc, cherish, and obey the Gospel.
2nd. The claims of Christ are further en-
hanced by what he has done for their souls
He gave himself for them, to life of sorrow
WEAKNESS, and deep humiliation; to the
bloc iy cross and the dreaded gravc-and all
20 deliver them from eternal death. Jus'
think OF what that sad world must be to q
sensitive, delicate and refined young lady
and the value Of His sacrifice will re exceed
tngiy in tens.tied. Terrible as ordition must
be to others, methaks it is even more so TO q
young woman. Her every instinct rcvOlts
against IL uS more iptolerable. Her tenderel
nature, her more acute Seisibiiitics, would re
coil with greater horror from the sights ant
sounds, the influences and associations, iht
eonpanionships and blasphemieS. Of thai
an educated, polished and attractive youn!
Lady would suffer in such II place, and amil
such surroundings. The deyourinS flames
more tolerable, than the society OF devils ant
the rilc>t OF the vile from earth One houl
here with such associations ~oGld rob her @
her reason. What then must 1T he forever L
Il young woman once lost. The debt OF graft
tude to Jesus for the profier OF deliveranct
from such doom, demands of every young
woman her heart, her life. her obedience.
Bird. His claims are still further enhanced By
the fact that they insure q present reward
Th { Joys or salvation arc not reserved for tht
close of life, but are to be had even ROW. he
ligion sweetens the life, and does not sour II
1t Is the opening OF the window to admit th'
sunshine aud not It's closing. as many seen
10 think No loveIier crown can ever grac,
the brow of young lady, than the crown u
IL devoted, personal piety 1t surpasses nj
other mpliShments, and gives the finish
ing touch to female character. 1t mellow!