The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-15
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What is more admirable than mod
e.ty? What auds more to the beaatitui
in human and material m alter than tn
crown of mod styj A crown which
sheds it halo OF golden light, subdusd
into dellcat, hue, throwing tinted
lu5tre Of belu:eOus 1lOr on the air ady
beautiful, sof;ening and frightening
its effe;t, as the shades in paint ngs,
! which raises and rou- ds every fur
giving it rength aud great beauty.
1t is this IN dcst gr"c' at SuDou-s
the soul end causes it TO shine out
through it windows i'll wonCrOuS
strength and fervOr: and he or she VINO
has tais great virtue has the gooi VII
of all by whom they may be known IT,
resist gbIy are W drawn towarls them
and q calm and sWc feeling relgns
within for, from them there IS nothing
to fear. The will not lOrCe upon 9TH
ers anything in that NAV, jar the lin
feeling and cause dIsCOrd in The r.
fined opiniJn, or emotions; buc rAthe:
they viii, ii the mind W til noble, Ell
waiting Thoughts on whicl the mind
and oul Oh culture needs must lee /.
MOdeSty in all things Is most al
niirable in manners, In dress, in habi,s,
deeds, thoughts, in man, in child, but
greater is m1desty II woman. Thy
charms, oh. won IN, were given thee
by beneticent God to enhance thy
beauty to give pre- emnence over all:
last OF His c cations, made in His imag',
He adorned thy person with beauty
grace and suppleness, not to mock,
drag down and destroy by imm- des.
actions, but to elevate by the pu ity OF
thyse to heights of { highe,t and to
pinnacles that can be reached oily by
thyselt, GU de - by thy great Creator.
In this age Of development we are
called upon to see the growth OF ma
materially and otherwise and we won d
see that his development Of moral and
of inellec ual life woulI equal that Of
his physical and mate. ial being. Ii
WAS under the guidance and direction
of our ancient FATHERS and mothers OF
O: America, whose IDEAS We're grounded
on strict religious principles and whose
nc ions were guided by puritancal re-
str ct ons, that reared sons and uaugh-
tiers, who became honest, brave and NJ
ii bic men and wonen to lay the fOunda-
ton OF our imp rlshable government
and make the mighty constitution.
One Oh the brilliant stars IN this Fur
itanlc lie, which guided their lives, a:
1he horllng s'ar guided th' Wise Men
Vi Inc East was Modesty' IL shaped
ihelf lives arl9hI ana maze straight
the pAths VI lhte@rity' whlch LED thl'
great hauon III us upward onward
G'urSe W iahle ana glory lis the
nooe'ty VI 'hulVidoh' 'nat make
glorious haViohS' inc cultiVatl II OF
WI GA ilosC ocSlh early IN youth, IL
o''F ooys an1 Ill 'iueil7'
Is ~ NOV ne iliou 81 'e'irlh9 SIfl ol
DoS' WIZ lia'' III o'oaooSV hlluo aHo
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e0"'o'' ine anu "oiu0n ''9ep lr' IL
n"in'ie, ili''uo'' i'o''e'' " WHICH every
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tiias III NJ tlthe III tuelr lie may the,
appeal Al posi'ion u ne III 'uc'l d HAL
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and that their innocenc is kent in l.,
purity.