The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
THE TRAINING OF OUR GIRLS.
REV. w. c. sCHAEFFER's SERMON
ON PARENTS DUTIES.

WOman's Honorable Position I'm the
Creation-HOw the Girls should BE
Trained to Become COrner-stOnes
of society-DutIes Of Mothers 20
Their Daughters-Bad Literature
Responsible for Much EVIL.
Rev. W. C. Schaener's sermon on Train
ing Our Girls was attentively listened
10 by large congregation at the Lutheran
/ Church Of the Ascension yesterday morn
| ing. The text was well chosen, from
Psalms IA, y; That our daughters may
| be as cOrner-stones, polished after the
similitude of a palace"
In introducing his subject, DR.. Schaef-
fer said:
zone Of the striking things in the sub
| lime order of creation is the lull following
the making of man. The last great work
Of the GOdhead seemed to be the fitting
/ conclusion of the achievement of the be-
ginning-the last note in the thrilling
harmony. There is great majesty in the
words that follow: Thus the heavens
and the earth were finished and all the
host Of them, and on the seventh day God
ended his work which he had made.
1T was not until the stars had commence
ed TO shine, the birds to sing, the flowers
to bloom; not until the animals had pass
ed before Adam to receive their names,
not until he had assumed his place as
lord Of creation and keeper of Paradise,
that, as if it were an after thought with
God, he proceeded to supply the missing
link in the mystic chain of being
Why defer a work of such Importance
| until after the sweet rest of the first Sab
BATH when the divine verdict of Every
good" had been pronounced upon what
/ had haau 70
| confer a brighter crown upon woman
than she would otherwise have worn.
! God will keep the best until the last
! the morning stars and the sons of God
| had no such impulse TO shout creations
| symphony as when God made woman
| herself the thrilling chorus of creations
I hymn. Does not this remarkable fact
! emphasize the importance, responsibility
and glory of WOmans mission, this truth
TO be impressed upon our girls
! In explanation of the language of the
| text DR.. Schaeffer said
by daughters families are united and
| connected in their mutual strength as
| the parts of a building are by the corner
I stones, and when they are graceful and
beautiful, both in body and mind, they
are then polished after the simlitude Of
| a nice and curious structure. When we
| stayed with wisdom and discretion as
! corner stones are fastened in the build
lngi when we see them by talth united
to Christ as the chief corner stone, adorn-
ed with the graces of Gods spirit, which
are the polishing Of that which is natur-
| ally rough and become women protesting
Goodness; when we see them purified
and consecrated to God as living temples
happy indeed may we be-
He spoke of the mother in the homo
as follows: If we could gather into one
great thought all the mastery of ex-
and self-denial and of power that is en-
bosomed in the nature and high pre-
negatives of the mother, and could We
interpret the divine meaning of it all,
| would stand where the light of leaX-
en- would burn a better image on our
faces and no longer wonder that God
has put a great sanctity and distinction
upon motherhood. No other one can fill
the mothers mission to her own child.
There is no one whose care the child
needs so much and with whom it should
stay so long with her, who by the
price of pain knows it best and loves it
most.
DIR. schaeYer said: "An unselfsh
daughter in the house puts herself in
the happiest relations with all the other
members of the family, and in proportion
as she maintains this bearing she brings
the household to her feet. 1t is not for
one distinct act, but 1t is that sweet,
considerable self-spending air of kindli-
ness and service without vanity, as
sumes the guardianship of the place as
| If the happiness of young and old was
entrusted to her. What a vision OF
! beauty such daughter is!
LAS it is very largely for woman to say
what the moral tone of society shall be,
! how great your responsibility, mothers,
to teach your daughter that when she
| enters society it shall be with that mai
esty of womanhOod that is brave enough
to despise a fashion that violates good
taste and pure enough 10 scorn habit,
| whether in the field of amusement or in
the circle of social custom that has upon
| it the stain of evil.
Of evils to be remedied and guarded
against, DR.. Schaeffer especially con-
demned that of allowing young girls to
run about the streets. 1t results, he
said in the formation Of bad habits. and
of leading them into evil associations. He
spoke against allowing them to enter So
cial life too early. keep them girls" he
said. He advocated the inculcation of
habits of order and neatness. "SlOvenli-
ness is the mother of a train of evils
and sorrows in many homes he said.
There is no excuse for it" The daugh-
ters, he said, should be made familiar
with all the details of housekeeping and
the responsibility of management thrown
upon them to teach them the dignity of
service and the value of economy.
Much thought and care should be given
/ to physical culture, he said. They should
have proper diet, comfortable and easy
dress, with abundant outdoor exercise.
In speaking of mental culture DR..
Schaeffer dWelt upon the evils wrought
by trashy novels and ''namelessly bad lit
erature read in secret" The tendency of
, school girls to fall a prey to such litera-
: ture was warned against.
The most important of all is heart cul-
ture," said DR.. Schaeffer ITO train our
girls at Jesus feet where Mary sat and
, learned and grew into the divine life.
Teach them the graces of The spirit. How
2 often our girls should enjoy our private
: instruction ana prayer. Take them aside
and unfold to them their divine mission.
Press upon their hearts the necessity of a
strong faith in the Redeemer and the
I best preparation of body, mind and heart
2 for their respondent mission. Teach
them to cultivate Unselhshness, gentle
ness, sof' ness of speech, love, for wo-
mans mission is pre-eminentls to live for
others"