The young lady's private counselor : the care of mind and body...; a book designed for young ladies, to aid them in acquiring a life of purity, intellectual culture, bodily strength and freedom from many of the ills and annoyances of life that custom has placed on the sex; also, studies for young ladies on subjects concerning themselves, by many mothers / prepared and compiled by Melville C. Keith.

  • Keith, Melville C.
Date:
1890
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Credit: The young lady's private counselor : the care of mind and body...; a book designed for young ladies, to aid them in acquiring a life of purity, intellectual culture, bodily strength and freedom from many of the ills and annoyances of life that custom has placed on the sex; also, studies for young ladies on subjects concerning themselves, by many mothers / prepared and compiled by Melville C. Keith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    in abeyance. We shall be free from the desires of this world. No one can taunt us or worry us about the affairs of this world, because the affairs of this life will be beneath our care. What we may need we shall have without our having to fight for it or without our having to worry about it. This condition is what the Lord meant when he said: << Seek first the kingdom of God. If we have our spiritual natures fed we will be found in the kingdom of God. We shall be daily dependent on the Holy Spirit and the Bible for our supply of daily food, and we shall not have to be very anxious to know where the next supply is coming from, be- cause we shall know that the Spirit and the Book will pro- vide. This truth is of the very first importance. We must have our spiritual natures fed. They must be fed from the Word of God. We can not find the Word of God out of the Bible. With the Bible comes the Holy Spirit. With these two supplies we shall have an abundance of food and as constantly grow. We shall have all our spiritual natures in good order and in the way of life. As children, we shall grow up in the light of Our Father, God.. If we do not have these spiritual natures of ours in good condition, no matter what else we may have, we shall be un- happy and miserable. Unless we have these spiritual natures born and fed and growing, we can not understand the truths of life when we see them. * The first advice we would give, is to settle your mind on this great subject and have your spiritual nature resting on the great God, the Maker of Heaven and earth and all that in them is, your Maker and mine. You may think this is not counsel. It is. You can not keep anything in this life unless you have some spot to place away what you may get. There has to be some place to place your earthly possessions. You can have no room for anything spiritual in your head or in your body unless you have your spiritual nature in a receptive condition. You do not have to wait a moment. Follow the teachings of the Master and go into your closet, shut the door and pray to the Father who is in secret and