The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-12
4 MODEL YOUNG WOMAN
The Lesson to Be Learned OF the.
Life Of Ruth, tho Mo-
abitess.
What n Necessary In tho Forma.
ton of q Noble Char
acter.
Brain Power Not the Measure OF Life
Humanity Neglected n tile
Heart Shut Out.

At the evening services yesterday IN the
Methodist Episcopal church or Broadway,
the pastor, Rev. w. Rollins, said in part:
About 1860 years before the Christian ora
n famine visited tho land Of Judeah which
resulted In driving many from tho land OF
their nativity into other countries. Among
those forced to emigrate was q family of
Bethlehem, consisting OF four persons,
Elimalech, his wife Naomi. and their two
sons. In the course Of time these lions took
them wives OF the daughters OF Moab, into
which country they had gone. The name
OF the one was Orpah, and that Of the other
Ruth. For q time all Q we'll with the
family but All unlocked for Providence
throws a deep gloom over this onco happy
family and tears and heartaches displace
Joy and mirth. The father lies Frustrated
bv the shafts Of death md soon his two
SONS follow him into that unknown land
from whose bourn no traveller ever returns.
AS the staff upon which Naomi leaned
was now broken her thoughts turn toward
her own land. II is said that MS people
grow old their thoughts turn inyoluntarily
toward the home Of their youth.
'Tbe orchard, tho meadow, tie deep tangled
Wlu"WDOut
And every fond object TO infancy dear"
She communicates her purpose to her
dnughters-in-law, who hear IL with trsubled
hearts. They set out together toward Beth
lehem, the city Of Naomi. The aged. care
worn mother urges her daughters-inrlaw to
90 back to their fathers house and to bur
den their young lives with her. Orpah fol-
lows the counsel offered and returns, but
Ruth resists all entreaties and expresses
her resolution In the strongest language to
remain with her and share her fortunes.
This is the young woman we would hold
up before you az n model for your lives.
She is a model in point Of resolution for
the right. She knew it was right to stand
by this aged, care worn widow; she knew it
was right to be true to Naomi's God-thc
God Of Israel; and she resolves to follow
the light as she sees IL. This Is absolutely
necessary for every, young woman IN the
formation OF a noble character. II il said
Of Mrs. TAFT, wife of the late archbishop Of
Canterbury, that when u girl she seemed TO
hear n voice saying, "make for the higher"
She listened to the voice and developed n
character that blessed all who came within
it's sweep. Now without this firm resolve to
make for the higher, you will run along on
ification, eating, drinking, and on
ioying earthly delights, and die
q few years hence and go into oblivion.
You may develop n character that will defy
the hand OF time to blot out, but you must
determine to rise above the ambition Of the
Who knows anything about the "society
people, Of Bunyan's day or Luther's day?
No people are no soon forgotten as are $50
ciety people," for no people are go worth
less. They do nothing worthy OF immortal
them they drop out Of memory.
She showed great depth Of nature. She
had n deep well-spring Of love and sympa-
thy. Some natures are like n thin layer of
soil over solid roci-incapable of n
deep thought or deep feeling, like
0rpah in the presence Of distress
they may shed a few tears, but the next
moment they are light and gay RS ever. /
have seen persons weep at the funeral Of a
friend, and the same evening attend g whist
party. ] hove seen persons to all appear
ances frantic with grief at the death Of n
wife or husband, and yet before six moths
had elapsed they were welded again. /
will not say that woman is naturally. more
shallow in depth of soul, but It's lack is
more observable in woman. We look
for heart power from woman.
We expect to find stronger pull
sations Of love from her than
place Of this. and yet this is often
usurped. Art comes and dictates
how the young woman must dress, how she
must walk, how she must carry her parasol
and how she must shake hands. Nothing is
done spontaneously. Heart is ruled out
and art takes its place. Sometimes it is
mental development. A young woman
the life and 80 shuts out humanity. neglects
un~sympathetic, but imagines she
has done herself no wrong.
Nothing can talks the place OF heart-power.
Christ makes it the true measure Of being.
/ 1ua u Tim skt -@st4x 49,,
Napoleon on st. Helena's lonely isle said.
Alexander. Cesar, Charlemange and myself
founded kingdoms by power. But Jesus
Christ founded His kingdom by love. Our
kingdoms have ceased to be while His king
dom is ever increasing" And millions Of
men to day would die for Him. A woman
without u heart is a monstrosity and no
matter what else she has when she leaves
this world all will be forgotten.
She is n model in this particular, that she
does the most mental work when necessary
for loves sake. Look at her who WAS prob
ably tenderly brought up cleaning in the
fields in order to gain n livelihood. She il
not ashamed of honest toll. She knew that
the workman is more than the work. Many
OF you young women MAJ have your own
living to make in the world. 30 not
ashamed OF taking hold Of any work TINT is
honest. Better that you should bring
honor to your calling than that your calling
cp' Jo1s - btAbL SvcE
be found doing the common work Of life
and she who does this common work from
unfinching loyalty to duty will in the king
don of God sit above the titled queens OF
earth II wear the kohinoor of tho Al
mighty.
In the last place this noble Moabitess is n |
model reiiRousIy. ''Thy God shall be my
God was her resolve. Religion is
of primal Importance to all, but
particularly to those whom il intrusted
the training of children. The mother Is
the moral force in the home. Upon her far
more than upon the father devoiyes the
work of shaping the character of the chill
dren. We shall have rogues and thugs and
so long AZ we have prayerless
motherhood. To ut the coming genera
ton nearer to the skics the young women
of to-day must devote their lives to God.
you want tho coming generation to call
you blessed? Then develop a deep relig-
ious character.
IL
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