It has been clearly demonstrated in these modern days that nothing is
to be had without paying the full price. The more valuable the thing
desired, the greater the price to be paid. Thus the satisfactions and
joys of parentage can only be had by the study of, and obedience to,
natural and spiritual law, at the cost of much effort, self-denial, and
self-control. (Self-indulgence and indifference do not produce fine
offspring).
It has also been proved, to the simplest observation, that woman has
the large balance of power in the formation of character, and it is for
her to assume the responsibility. Genius is dependent on a combination
of influences outside our control, but good sense, integrity,
generosity, and chastity take their growth from thoughts, emotions, and
_acts_, over which we have control to a very great extent. Let women
take courage. The larger their responsibility, the nobler their reward.
Transcriber’s Notes:
--Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
--Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.
--Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
--Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.