to inaction? How, as if an angel spoke to
her soul, should she rise and gird herself in the meek robes of
righteousness, standing fast by the young, and inciting them to a lofty
patriotism, quickening brother, husband and son, to public integrity,
and calming the fierce spirit of political contention.

But how shall I describe the paramount necessity of woman's devotion to
the interests of religion? Christianity regards her as a human being,
equal in moral power to man, and accountable to the same God and Judge
with him. Our religion has elevated her sex from Pagan degradation, and
expects a commensurate return, in her superior virtue. Let her then
first give her own soul to God, and then shew forth in her works the
spirit of her Savior. By the study of the Scriptures; by establishing
herself in a rational faith; by an humble profession of her belief in
Jesus; by diligence in the Sunday instruction of the young, and by a
series of benevolent and charitable offices, among the sick and the
needy, let her requite the love of God, as manifested in the Gospel of
his Son.

How can one of this sex, constitutionally gifted with strong and
enduring affections, sequestered from man's peculiar temptations, and
summoned by unnumbered considerations, to meditate on heaven, be other
than pious, other than a beacon-light on the rock-begirt coast of human
life? What can she offer at the judgment-seat of Christ, if she have
denied him on earth? To every young woman, I would say, shew

"That thou, in the prime of earliest youth
Wisely hast shunned the broad way and the green,
And with those few art eminently seen,
That labor up the hill of heavenly truth."
* * * * * * "That
Thy care is fixed, and zealously attends
To fill thy odorous lamp with deeds of light."

Chapter III.

FEMALE EDUCATION.

The term lady. Its various significations. How should woman be
educated. As a Human Being. For a Peculiar Sphere. The Persian
Women. Hindoo Doctrine. Temperament and Susceptibilities. Madame
de Stael's Opinion. Influence. Remark of Cato. Isabella's
Influence. Should receive the Best Education. The Whole Nature to
be Developed. Wordsworth's Description. The Future. To be Educated
partly in Public. Good Intellectual training. Imparts Vigor. Good
Taste. Knowledge. Secures good Mental Habits. Is Practical.
Qualifies for Every Station. Inspires Virtue. Madame Neckar's
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