Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-26

'S"ohoi, INV eho iioiu VI JouIhdilsIn
and authorship, into the avenues Of
business which every day are offer
ing for women, or to far distant
lands to give knowledge Of "the Tree
of Life, whose leaves are for healing
of the nations"
This education has prepared you
for the kingdom of this world and
for the City of God it puts you
into touch with the best thought of
the world, into sympathy with truth
and with the concrete forms of truth,
true men and true women. Such
education produces in the young
high ideals it also equips them to
march towards these ideals. II
generates the force that carries you
on to successful effort; it likewise
shows you that worldly success is
not the final aim Of mankind. Such
training reads Alright the lessons Of
centuries gone by; studying the
signs Of the times and the needs of
the hour it adjusts you to your envi-
ronment and gives you power to
elevate environment wisely utiliz-
ing the best of the past and the
best of the present, it makes you
ready for days whose suns have not
yet risen, ready to take your places
in tho "far.ilung batttle-line" of
Christian soldiers, which one great
Commander is leading for the con-
quest Of the world, ready at last to
stand in the presence Of the King
and to cry, "By amazing grace re-
deemed, 0 God, we come, we co1fie."
Such is tho education which the
Greenville Female College has given
you. Then, as worthy daughters of
the institution, stand for the educa-
tion which you have received. (
When you go forth with the
stamp of this refining, clcvating
culture upon you, in every service of
life show the power of the training.
Let the world see, every day, every
hour, that you are loyal to the
principles, to the teachings, that
have evolved in you the forces of
the mind and the mightier forces of
the soul.
May your future be bright with
hope, and brighter yet in the frui-
tion of things hoped for. May you
join the noble army Of women whose
faith and courage and good works
are adding glory and honor to the
State and nation. Should some
"coming days be cold and dark"
should adversely be to you the
opportunity OF courage, put your
trust in Him who said, 81 will never
leave you nor forsako YOU" and
recall the words of the glorious old
battle-hymn of the church militant:
GLOW firm foundation, yo saints of tho
Lord,
Is fixed for your faith in His excellent
word:
What more can IIo say than to you lie
hath said,
TO you who for refuge to Jesus have
fled?
Fear not, | am with thoe, be not dis.
mayed;
aid
Pll strengthen thee, help thoe, and cause
thce to stand,
Uphold by my righteous, omnipotcnt
hand"
And when, with long lives of use-
fulncss ended, you shall have "run
with patience the race set before
you," may IL be said OF each one OF
you, as 80 beautifully was said of
another, an elect lady, when, ga
lone, bright star, she had sunk to
her last eclipse"
when life's evening shadows had crept
apace,
With light in hor eye, q smile on her
face,
Descending tho slopo, she mot the dear
Lord in the twilight gray,
And hc led her sters in His chosen way.
TO the larger hope"
In the third and last place, love
your country. Study its history
from the earliest settlement to tho
present day. Read the lives of the
men through whose patriotism and
courage freedom came to bless tho
American colonies; through whose
wisdom constitutional government
was established and maintained !;
through whose valor and sacrifice
tho South became the homo of hero
ism; OF men who sleep in the graves
of heroes where tho Rappahannock
glides on it's way to tho sea, under