The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-01-24
A Plea for Truer Education
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A Plea for Truer Education of
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Miss Sophie Wright read an
interesting paper before the
Missionary Institute of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, held in New Orleans last
week, on Young Women and
Their Opportunities" The
Picayune published the following
report of Miss Wright's paper:
OF the young girls of to-day she
asked, What have you done with
your talents?" Every soul that bears
Gods image is given some talent,
| whether it be great or small. 1t may
not be our mission to astOund the
world by great or glorious deeds, nor
| vet to leave the humble circle of home.
but to each girl is given a talent, and
as she Uses it 81 must be her reward.
The world has become richer, but
| with the coming richness there has
| been no need of self-denial, and the
| girl of to-day is not being made
! stronger by the lessons OF sacrifice
! and unselfshness that made her
mother the strong, thinking woman OF
to-day. We educate our girls and lit
! them to take places in the world, but
| seldom does a mother baptize her
| child with tears and dedicate her to
| the service of God. What is lacking
in the girl of to-day is the giving OF a
part of her time to the service OF God,
whether it be at home or abroad.
There is nothing on this fair earth
more beautiful than girlhoOd, and IL
| her hand she holds the reins of power.
| and by her influence she mOlds lives
for good or for evil. 1 believe that
much of the selfishness OF youth is
due to home training. 1t may not be
your mission to go to foreign fields
but near at home, everywhere, Is
work awaiting you, and there is nc
influence so great as that OF the
young girl. In all OF your twenty
four hours what part are you giving
to Him? Around your doors arr
children who know little of theil
Maker, and are you not responsible
for those souls? O, the sadness o
the young life that gives nothing ant
accepts all. Looking back to pas
generations we see young Christian
martyrs go bravely to their death ant
young girls torn to peices rather thar
give up their love for their Lord ant
Master, and yet
TO-DAY THE YOUNG GIRL,
with the wonderful heritage of Hi
love and with all the vast emporium
tiles that lie before her, stands idle
and u Master is more crucified to
day than he was 1900 years ago, b
neglect.
81 make a plea for more home lif
for the young girl. We are fas
drifting away from the altar OF home
and it Is only at the mothers kne
THAT the child learns its lesson of low
for the Masters cause. Our lives ar
so full of fret and struggle that tn
sweet peace of home is gone, and "
the greatest talent that can be give
to any girl is that of making
home happy, for in this way sh
touches the heart-strings of many.
J, 81 do believe that if we answere
the call of home and church "
would do Gods highest bidding.
ION the golden heart Of girlhood-
that golden heart that is surrounde
by fair leaves of the lily of innocenc
will you not show to others and II
. veal the wondersof your God-given ia
ent? Do not forget that GU
great duty lies with mother. All til
worlds plaudits can equal tt
| loving words from the mother lip
, and remember that hers, it alOn'
should be your GOd-given talcn
We often mistake our call, but thel
should be no mistake where she
concerned, and if duty is done thel
: you will grow stronger and better fe
. his work in the world when the day
2 of watching are over and there wi
be no regrets.
"News comes from all parts of tt
world of the great fields that wa
: workers. Our cities r being file
| with foreiuners who need educatiO