This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...demand of you an account of your life. In a perfect universe, every thing has its mission. From the grain of sand to the sky-kissing hills, capped with snow and blushing rose-red in the rising sun; from the apparently insignificant insect crawling in the dust, to immortal man, "a little lower than the angels,"--the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...demand of you an account of your life. In a perfect universe, every thing has its mission. From the grain of sand to the sky-kissing hills, capped with snow and blushing rose-red in the rising sun; from the apparently insignificant insect crawling in the dust, to immortal man, "a little lower than the angels,"--the importance and significance of the mission increase as you ascend in the scale of being. The thought that we may make our destinies, carve our characters, and succeed to be the glorious creatures we were intended to be, when first the Divine breath passed through our nostrils, is full of inspiration and power. You may commune with yourself and say, "Soul! thou hast been fashioned for a glorious purpose, for a mark loftier than the stars, a mission hast thou to perform in the presence of a cloud of witnesses, of God, and of Christ, looking down upon you from the galleries of eternity; quit thyself like a man, and let a shout of triumph and congratulation arise from the vast throng that surround you." My ohject in this discourse is to discuss the peculiar mission of woman. Not in the spirit of eccentricity, neither from a wish to create a sensation, have I chosen this theme, but simply to lay strong emphasis upon those tender graces and charming virtues which crown Christian ladyhood and arm her for the great mission of life. The endurance and triumph of what is noblest in our civilization, demands the careful and thorough development of woman, that she may become the corner stone in the marvellous architecture of mankind, ever rising into immensity. On their soft shoulders should rest the huge columns of the human edifice. From her Amazonian breast, she must feed body and soul, the physical strength and spiritual beauty. The ha...
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