The Newtown bee., 1897-04-23

purity, that becomes the daughters of king. As it is written: ''The Kings daughter is all glorious within" When the soul is filled with love to God, and love is the controlling principle of the life, the conduct must be modest and be- coming; gracious and gentle as true or naments in society. Therefore the Christian life is the only way by which our daughters may gain this truly pol ished character essential to fill the place assigned them in our text.
 Hence no educational system is com plete, till there has been provided means for cultiYating and developing the inner, spiritual life of the pupil.
 Therefore, in order to develope the best, the noblest character of woman hood, there should be the study of the best of the classics, and of true science, and especially the study of the word of God. Few who have not made a careful examination of the facts, can realize, how much of all that is best in the civi- lization of the world, is due to the influ- ence of the Bible. We may safely say that all the true civilizing influences on the world had thelr source in the reVela- tion of God. This gospel of Christ has done more to advance the real literature of the world, than all other instruments together. One author has, think, truly said, that this gospel of Christ, through LuCher's translation of the Bible, has gwen the tone and impulse to all Ger man literature.
 We well know that many of the great master works of English would never have been written, but for our English Bible. We also know, that all the best colle ges and universities of our town land were founded and sustained by men imbued with the spirit of this gospel. It is not enough for our daughters, that they may have the true polishing, which shall fit them for the glorious sphere God has appointed for them in the world; that they study the word of God, but they must yield their hearts to his love. Hence the great end and aim of our educational system should be to have the teaching blended with the lov- ing Spirit of Jesus, that the daily life of the instructors should so manifest the indwelling Christ as to win the pupils, in order that they may open their hearts to the same gracious influences of divine love.
 Then truly would our daughters, hay ing their minds cultivated in the best sense, and broadened by the great and noble thoughts of truth and science their hearts full of love to God and his service, be prepared for their place in the world. For then indeed, they would i become
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 fully polished under the guidings of the Holy Spirit, fitted for their place in the social structure, to bind together the walls of our civilization, and to orna- ment the great spiritual temple, of Gods truth in our world.
 Now, our text was in the world more than 25G0 years without any true recog- milton, even by those who professed to beliye Gods word. Schools were provi. ded for the boys, but the thought seem. ed to prevail, that the girls did not need any special education; if they, or some of them could only read and write lit. tie, that was all sufficient. Even Chris. tians did not realize the power of the mothers influence nor that her instruc- tion had much to do in moulding and l giving incentive to the young lives un der her special training.
 But 100 years ago to-day, there was g little girl born in Buckland, Franklin county, Mass, who in the Providence oi God, was destined to give our text 8 more perfect exemplification than had ever been thought of before in the worlds history. Mary Lyon, the little girl of whom we speak descended from 8 line of especially pious ancestry. Her own parents were eminent for theis strong and active piety. She was the 1 fifth child in family of seven. Her parents were not wealthy but in moder- ate circumstances for those days. Her father died when she was only five years old, leaving the care of the large family to the young mother, who had to prac. tice strict economy to provide for them. Mary was endowed with fine intellect