The Newtown bee., 1897-04-23

merely 8 grandsand ennobling possession that she coveted for her sex; but a culture that should be the means to help uplift the race. The training of pupils to help themselves mainly that they may help others. They were to seek knowl- edge not merely for their own enjoyment, but that they might become the stronger to uplift, and wiser to guide any who might need their aid.
 Therefore the course of study marked out, had this in view. It was calculated to broaden and expand the mind, in such a way that the individual would be equal to any emergency that might arise in their life.
 Prof Hitchcock, ,after. hearing her plans, iokingly advised that her seminary be called "Pangonaskean Seminary, signi- flying an "All round woman Seminary"
 At another time she declared it her purpose to found permanent institu- tion consecrated for the training of young women to the greatest usefulness. To put within the reach of students of moderate means. such opportunities that none can find beUter ones. Miss Lyon, having her school in progress, shows herself to be truly fitted of God, for the great work to which he had called her. AS teacher her methods were practical and melting to the minds of her pupils. Her administrative ability made her school model, and incentive not only to multiply similar schools, with the same high purpose in our own land, but also throughout the world. After her pat tern and by pupil school was started in 1s43 in Oroomiah, Persia; one in Indian Territory in 1851 in Oxford, Ohio, 1855, Painsville, Ohio, 1857; in Massovan, Western Turkey, 1857; Mills College, Cal; Michigan Seminary, Mich. :; Huguenot Seminary, South Africa; and Wellington, Cape Colony in 1874; Bloemhof Seminary, Cape Colony, 1875 :; School in the TransVaal, 1877; in San Sebastian, Spain, 1880, and at Kanazawa, Japan 1885. All these directly, besides the general incentive given to higher ed- ucation in the best sense. D. L. Moody traces to Miss Lyon the establishment of his seminaries at Northfield and Mount Hermon.
 In another sense
 HER TEACHING WAS DECIDEDLY RE-
 LIGIOUs.
 Her Bible was thoroughly studied and made familiar and practical in her own life; and thus a controlling factor in all her teaching. She in her own life, and in her school seemed to consider the teacher for this high mission must be one who was so highly favored of heaven as to be enabled to mould the character and shape the moral course and develop ment of the pupil aright for both this world and that to come.
 She said to her school, II do not want you to spin and weave because did. It was best for me to do it, but you can finish your studies earlier and have more time to work for the Lord.'' She seems to have grasped something of the great possibilities for Christian women in the coming years; although she thought that very few young women would ever be called to go as missionaries, yet she felt that there was much they might do for the cause, if they had the true spirit of missions. Her own soul was full of missionary zeal, as we may well know from all tho tenor of her life; her readi- ness to do, and sacrifice for others. She said on one occasion, II have two idols, the seminary, and the mission, and they were both Gods before they were mine therefore no onescan doubt what would be her feelings in the present crisis in missionary operations. Such was the missionary spirit incorporated with the school that tl it has borne rich fruits in missionaries, for of the 5000 or more who have been connected with the seminary and College, think some sover 800 have become missionaries, ,Ghus..show- ing how well her plans were laid, and how far reaching was the grasp of her mind through the grace of God. From this brief review 1t will be seen how well this school was adapted to ac- complish the glorious work indicated in our text by preparing our daughters to become corner stones, polished after the similitude of 8 palace.
 Now you all know how this building,