The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Consecrated Young Womanhood. Published by Request ]

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 We are at loss as to what to say that will bring the real truth of its meaning clearly to our minds. Where does this consecration begin? We note all genius is conspicuous in childhood. Each one brings with it one or more talents and begins with it's first thought to chisel out a spiritual form that is to be it's own throughout eternity even as Christ, our model, left us a spiritual pat tern and bade us to watch the notches and follow the directions that we might be like Him. Mary and Martha were students under our model of perfection. Martha. it seems, tried to follow the personality rather than the spirituality of our Lord. Jesus kindly told her that Mary had chosen the better way the consecration to truth and love and we must receive the same lesson, that the highest qualities oe the mind are characteristic of truth and or eternal life as love and truth cannot die.
 1 Consecrated young womanhood can be purchased by paying the price. That price IS self-denial Christ's consecration came by mailing self to the cross, seeking spiritual attachments rather than material. As we sad in the be- ginning consecration begins very early. It Is hidden in the hearts of father and mother. thls secret thing of God is entrusted to their care, protection and development. If the child's will is overruIed by the parents they become types for their offspring, either carnal or spiritual minded
 If we gain perfection in spirit uality we are given "a divIue na- ture. If we persist in Icing ma
 erial in thought we will never | have other than a human nature. Home IS the place for the conse- cratlon of mind, Ll or spirit.
 Home is the type of heaven. If
 mother is her own God and fol | lows only fads, fashions and fool- Iishness of this life and declares love is passion, her children are apt to think like her. Some times intimate friends may convince them that love is divine and leads to higher and better life, where the heart is IS pure within as the robes are without. And now, have we got the proper concep- ton of conservation? Is it not the devotion to sacred things and will it bring us in nearness to God? Fashions will kill the good intended for future genera tions, not by women only; men follow fashions, too. but they lay their sacrifices on different part of the altar. Their hundreds of millions of dollars worth of to- bacco and millions of dollars worth of intoXicants. thelr yacht ing parties, etc., cost enough to care for ali the destitute Tn the world.
 It would be hard indeed to place value on the consecration of all young women, Their pow CT is greater than can be estimat- ed. If they would lay aside all the frivolties of life and persuade the young men to do so and both agree to spend the same amount to the support of widows and or phans and men who are unable to work. The amount spent for tobacco in this city would feed, clothe and shelter all of the poor women and children that labor so hard for bread. The passion for tobacco, alcohol, opium, etc. k not the worst passion; the passion for money is the root of all dis tress. It leads to every evil on record. Sometimes It is heavily yelled and blame is laid el ewhere. The drunkard is blamed for kill ing W fe; the rumseller sold rum for money; preachers must have a stated salary. Where do they get their authority for this if hey are serving God. He will recon pense them. Do they want pay twice? Love is leaving the world Happiness and life cannot be pur chased with gsld.
 If consecrated virgins use the power gwen them they may re- anim te spiritual life, but must refuse those things that tempted Eve things beautiful to look upon, things good to eat and the wi dom of tha world. She added these CT things to the good Spirituality Good and evil will 1 never agree. God sad all things arc good. The Ruler of the world l said eat that forbidden fruit and 1