The Eternity of Sex.-Sex.-By
Sex.. " . ,. .
By James E.. Talmage , ofof the Council ofof theththTwelveTwelveTwelve-
The
-Twelve.-
The
..- -The Church of Jesus Christ ofof-
Latterdayof-
Latterdayof-
Latterdaythe fact that the placing'- off manman-upon
man-upon
man-
uponLatter-day- Saints affirms as reason-able
reasonreason-able
reason-able
- upon the earth , clothed with a bodybody-ofable , scriptural , and true ,, the docdoc-
trinedoc-
trinedoc-
trine- of earthly material ,
,was, was a subsesubse-
quentsubse-
quentsubse-
quent-
trine of the eternity of sex among-the
amongamong-the
among-the
quent event ; thus as :stated in verses,the children of God.. The distinc-
tiondistincdistinc-
tiondistinc-
tion- 7- : : : -
tion between male and female is nono-condition
no-
conditionno-
condition'
the These" are the'thegenerationsgenerations of thethe-heavensthe-
heavensthe-
heavenscondition peculiar to relativelyrelatively-brief
-heavens and of the earth when theythey-werebriefbr ef period of _ mortal life ; it waswas-
anwas-
anwas-
anwere created , in the day that the LordLord-God
Lord-God
Lord-Godan essential characteristic of ourour-
preexistentour-
preexistentour-
preexistentGod made the earth and the heavens ,
pre-existent- state , eveneven as it shallshall-continue
shall-
continueshall-
continueand every plant of the field before itit-was
it-
wasit-
wascontinue after death , in both thethe-disembodied
the-
disembodiedthe-
disembodiedwas in the earth , and everyevery herb of thethe-field
the-field
the-fieldfield before it grewgrew : for the Lord GodGod-had
God-had
God-haddisembodied and resurrected states.states-
.Thatstates-
.Thatstates-
.That. had not caused it to rain upon thethe-
earththe-
earththe-
earthThat birth or even itsantecedentits .- , earth , andandthere. there was not a man to tilltill-the
till-the
till-theconception , in no wise marks thethe-
creationthe-
creationthe-
creationthe ground.. But there went up a mistmist-from
mist-from
mist-fromcreation of a being who before that-
eventthatthat-
eventthat-
eventfrom the earth , and watered the whole-face
wholewhole-face
whole-faceface of the ground. . And the LordLord-God
Lord-God
Lord-Godevent did not exist , is abundantly-
attestedabundantlyabundantly-
attestedabundantly-
attestedGod formed man of the dust of thethe-ground
the-ground
the-groundattested by the revealed word ; it isis-
positivelyis-
positivelyis-
positivelyground , and breathedbre thed into his nostrilsnostrils-thepositively declared that every childchild-
bornchild-
bornchild-
bornthe breath of life ; and man became a-living
aa-living
a-
livingborn to earth lived as an individualindividual-spirit
individual-spirit
individual-spirit
living soul.."
spirit , male or female, in the pripri-meval
pri-
mevalpri-
meval-
meval world.. There is no accidentaccident-or
-As shown to Moses\ in vision , andand-
asand-
asor chance, due to purely physicalphysical-conditions
physical-conditions
physical-conditions
as subsequently revealed to Joseph-Smith
JosephJoseph-Smith
Joseph-Smithconditions , by which the sex of thethe-
unbornthe-
unbornthe-
unborn
Smith , the essential facts comprisedcomprised-inin the scriptures above quoted areare-set
are-
setare-
setis determined theunborn ; bodybody-
takesbody-
takesbody-
takes set forth with somewhat greatergreater-plainness
greater-plainness
greater-plainness
male femaletakes form as or acac-cording
ac-
cordingac-
cording-
cording to the sex of the spiritspirit-whose
spirit-whose
spirit-whose
plainness as follows :
whose appointment it is to tenanttenant-that
tenant-that
tenant-that
And" I , God , created man in minemine-own
mine-own
mine-ownthat body as a tabernacle formed ofof-
theof-
theof-
theown image , in the image of mine OnlyOnly-Begotten
Only-Begotten
Only-Begottenthe elements of earth , through-
whichthroughthrough-
whichthrough-
whichBegotten created I him ;; male andand-female
and-female
and-femalewhich means alone the individualindividual-
rnayindividual-
ipayindividual-
ipayfemale created I them..." ( Pearl ofof-Great
of-
Greatof-
GreatGreat Price , Moses 2:27.: . )ipay enter upon the indispensableindispensable-coursecoursecourse off human experience , proba-tion
probaproba-tion
proba-
tion- , Further : . tt-
Andtion , and training.training-
.Thattraining.-
Thattraining.-
That.
That the vital distinction of sexsex-characterizes
sex-
characterizessex-
characterizesAnd" now , behold , I say unto you , .
characterizes life on. earth cannot bebe-questioned
be-
questionedbe-
questionedthat these are the generations of thethe-heaven
the-
heaventhe-
heaven and of the earth when theythey-were
they-were
they-wereheaven ,antemortal anditsquestioned ; post-post-
mortalpost-
mortalpost-
mortal-
were created , in the day that I , thethe-Lord
the-Lord
the-Lordmortal existence may be thought byby-
someby-
someby-
someLord God , made the heaven and thethe-earth.
the-earth.
the-earth.some to require demonstration.demonstration.-
In. earth.. And every plant of the fieldfield-
beforefield-
beforefield-
beforeIn the first chapter of Genesis , before it was in the earth , and everyevery-herb
every-herb
every-herb' herb of the field before it grew.. ForFor-I
readread-
So
- 27 :verse , we I , the Lord GodGod . created all things , ofof-which
of-
whichof-
whichwhich I have spoken , spiritually , . bebe-fore
be-
forebe-
fore-
So" God createdcreat d man in his ownown-image
own-image
own-image fore they were
naturally upon the faceface-of
face-
offace-
ofimage , in the image of God created hehe-
himhe-
himhe-
him ofthe earth . For I , the Lord God , hadhad-
nothad-
nothad-
nothim ; male, and female createdhehe-
them.he-
them.not caused it to rain upon the face ofof-the
of-
theof-
the_ themth em." the earth. And I , the Lord God , hadhad-created
had-
createdhad-
createdcreated all the children of men ; andand-not
and-
notand-
notThe next chapter , makes plain not yet a man to till the ground ; forfo-
rTh
, 31
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in heaven created I them ; and therethere-was
there-was
there-n
wherein the Lord God declared thatthaf-the
that-the
that-the
'n- ' - , was not yet flesh uponuponuponthe' the earth , the Divine. purpose in' forming thethe-
earththe-
earththe-
earthneither in the water , neither in thethe-airthe-
airthe-
air earth from materials before existexist-ent
exist-ent
exist-ent
air ; but I , the Lord God , spake , andand-there
and-
thereand-
there
, -
there went up a mist from the earth , ent but unorganized , was to provideprovid-eaand watered the whole face of thethe-
ground.the-
ground.the-
ground.a' a place whereon His children , thenthen-existing
then-existing
then-existingground. . And I , the Lord God , formedformed-
manformed-
manformed-
manexisting as spirits , could dwell , thatthat-they
that-they
that-theyman from the dust of the ground , andand-breathed
and-
breathedand-
breathedbreathed into his nostrils the breath ofof-life
of-
life
they might be proved as to integrityintegrity-and
,\
.
. . . .. .602. YOUNG. YO UNG WOMANS! ' JOJOURNALJOURNAL.-
be
URNAL.-
be
.
be restored to their proper and perper-fect
per-fect.
perper-fect.
- . tion of authority in the activities ofof-the
of-th
of-the, fect. frame-
llthframeframeb-
With* theth world , both in the home and inin-
thein-
thein-
the" . With\\ such definite: word as to thethe-actuality
the-
actualitythe-
actualitythe"' affairs of public concern.. OfOf-this
Of-this
Of-thisactuality of a bodily resurrection , this condition, , explanation and jusjus-tification
jus-tificaton
jus-tification
-which shall come to all , righteousrighteous-and
tification: may be found in theth factfact-that
fact-that
fact-that-
.. and sinner alike , is it conceivableconceivable-
thatthat in' every organization , howeverhowever-simple
however-simple
however-simplethat the essential differences of sexsex-
shallsex-
.shallsimple or complex , there must needsneeds-be
needs-be'shall. be eliminated ? Children of GodGod-
haveGod-
haveGod-
havebe a centralization of authority , inin-short
in-
shortin-
shorthave comprised male and femalefemale-from
female-from
female-from
short , a head.. The secular law recrec-ognizes
rec-ognizes
rec-ognizes
-from the beginning.. Man\ is manman-and
man-and
ognizes the husband as the head . ofof-the
of-the
of-the'andnd woman isis.is.woman. woman , fundamentfundament-
ally- the household , and theoretically at-
leastatat-
leastally , unchangeably , eternally.. EachEach-is
least holds his accountable for hishis-administration.
his-adm
his-administration.is indispensable to the other andand-
toand-
toand-
toadministrationadm nistration. That many menmen-fail
tnen-fail
men-failto the accomplishment of the purpur-
posespur-
posespur-
poses- fail in their station , that some areare-
weakare-
weak
-
poses of God , the crowning gloryglory-of
weak and unfit , that in particularparticular-instances
particular-instances
particular-instances_ of which is to" bring to pass thethe-
immortalitythe-
immortalitythe-
immortalityinstances the wife may be the moremore-capable
more-capable
more-capableimmortality and eternal life ofof-
man.of-
man.of-
man.capable and in divers ways the betbet-ter
bet-ter
bet-ter
-man.-man.Moses. " Moses. ( 1:39)1 : ) . ter of the pair , should not be concon-
sideredcon-
sideredcon-
sidered-
The status of woman in the worldworld-is
sidered as evidencing improprietyimpropriety-oris a subject of present-day- discussiondiscussion-
andor unrighteousness in the establishedestablished-order
estabHshed-order
established-orderand an element of current socialsocial-
unrestsocial-
unrestsocial-
unrestorder as a general condition.. WoWo-man
Wo-man
Wo-man
-unrest ; it is , however , by no meansmeans-a
meansmeans-a
man should. be regarded , not in thethe-sense
the-sense
he-sensea new topic. . The female sex is notnot-
infrequentlynot-
infrequentlynot-
infrequentlysense of privilege. but of right , asas-the
as-the
as-theinfrequently referred to as thethe-
weakerthe-
weakerthe-
weakerthe associate of man in the comcom-munity
com-munity
com-munity
-weaker of the two.. As gaged byby-physical
by-
physicalby-
physicalmunity ofofthe'the home , and they twotwo-should
two-should
two-shouldphysical standards this classificationclassification-
mayshould form the governing head ofof-the
of-themay be essentially correct.. And bebe-
itbe-
it.
be-
it:
"the family institution , while to eacheach-separately
each-separately
each-separatelyit. said to the discredit and shame ofof-
theof-
theof-
theseparately pertain duties and funcfunc-tions
func-tions
func-tions
-the stronger sex , man through thethe-centuries
the-centuries
tions which the other is less qualifiedqualified-to. centuries gone has been prone toto-
useto-
useto-
useto discharge.. Weakness or inef-inef-ficency
inef-ficency
inef-ficency
-use his superior strength to the opop-pression
op-pression
op-pression
- ficency on the part of either in spespe-cified
spe-cified
spe-cified
-pression of woman.. She has sufsuf-fered
suf-fered
suf-fered
- cified instances must not be taken toto-impugn
to-impugn
to-impugnfered the greatest humiliation durdur-
ingduri-
rig'dur-
irig- impugn the wisdom by which thethe-
organizationthethe-
organization.
.
.'
. . ,irig' periods of spiritual darkness , organizationorg nization of the home and ofof-society
ofof-society
. . \
when the Gospel of Christ . was forfor-gotten.
for-gotten.
for-gotten.
- society has been planned.planned.-In
.
gotten.. Woman occupies: a positionposition-all
In the restored Church of JesusJesus-Christ
Jesus-Christ
Jesus-Christ
.
all her own in the eternal economyeconomy-of
econom-yofthe
Christ , the Holy Priesthood is concon-ferred
con-ferred
con-ferred
-ofthe- the Creator ; and in that positionposition-she
position-she
ferred , as anindividual- bestowal ,she
'is as truly superiorr to man as isis-
heis-
he'is-
heupon men only , and this in accordaccord-ance
accord-ance
accord-ance
-hehe'hetoto her in his appointed place.place-.Woman
place-.Voman
place-.Woman
. ance with Divine requirementrequir ment.. ItIt-is
It-is
It-isWoman\ shall yet come to her own , is not given to woman toto exerciseexercise-the- exercising' her rights and her priviprivi-
legesprivi-
legesprivi-
legesthe authority of the Priesthood inin-dependently
in-in-dependently
in-
dependently-
leges' , as a sanctified investitureinvestiture-which
investitur-which
e dependently ; nevertheless ,.
in thethe-sacred
the-
sacred. which none shall dare profaneprofane.-It
. sacred endowments associated withwith-the
with-the
with-theIt is part of womans' mission in-
thisinin-
thisii-
thisn the ordnances;: pertaining to thethe-
Housethe-
Housethis life to occupy a secondary posi-
bAlma
posiposi-
6Alma
posi-
bAlma
- House of the Lord , woman sharesshares-with
shares-with
,
with man the blessings of the PriestPriest-hood.
Priest-hood.
Priest-hood.
-bAlma 40:23: ; read the entire chapter.chapter.-
For. . hood.hood.Vhen. When\ the frailities and imim-
perfectionsim-
perfectionsim-
perfections-
For a special treatment of the ResurResurr-ection
Resurr-ection
Resurr-ection
" perfections of mortality are left bebe-hind
be-
hinabe-
hind-rection of the Body ," and the literalliteral-
nessliteral-
nessliteral-
ness- '
ness thereof , see the authors' ArticlesArticles-of
" hind ,, in the glorified state of thethe-blessed
the-blessed.
the-
blessedof Faith ," pp.. 403.- . blessed . hereafter , husband and wife
IrF . .. .IjA'' THE ETERNITYY OF SEX.. 603603-will
603-
will
603-
will.
will administerr,in their respectiverespective-
stationsrespective-
stationsrespective-
stationsHe is the Eternal Father and withwith-Him
with-Him
with-Himstations , seeing and understandingunderstanding-
alike
' Him , crowned with glory and mama-jesty
ma-jesty
ma-jesty
-alike ,, and operating- to the fullfull-in
full-in
full-in
jesty , is the eternal Mother.: . TheyThey-twain
They-twainin the government of their family twain are the parents of the spirit-spirit-children
spirit-hildren
spirit-zhildren
-kingdom.. Then shall ,woman bebe-recompensed
be-
recompensedbe-
recompensedchildren.: for whose schooling in thethe-lessons
the-lessons
the-lessonsrecompensed in rich measure for allall-
theaU-
theall-
thelessons of mortality . this earth waswas-framed.
!'the injustice that womanhood hashas-endured
has-endured
has-
enduredframed.framed.Vhen. When\ God said , Let" usus-make
us-make
.-
endured in mortality.. Then shall wowo-man
wo-
manwo-
man- make man in our image , after ourour-
likenessour-
likenessour-
likenessman reign by Divine right , a queenqueen-in
likeness ," male"" and female createdcreated-He
created-He
created-Hein the resplendent realm of her glorglor-
ifiedglor-
ifiedglor-
ified- He them ; " and male and , femalefemale-
shallfemale-
shallfemale-
shallified state , even as exalted man shallshall-stand
shall-stand
shall-stand
shall they be , to and beyond thethe-resurrection
the-resurrection
the-resurrectionstand , priest and king unto the MostMost-
HighMost-
High.
resurrection , forever.forever-.Eternal
forever-.Eternal
forever-.Eternal
.High God. . Mortal eye cannot seesee-nor
see-
norsee-
norEternal exaltation is the assuredassured-
attainmentassured-
attainmentassured-
attainmentnornormindmind- comprehend the beauty , attainment of those who obey in itsits-fulness
its-.fulness
its-fulness
.
glory , and majesty of a righteousrighteous-woma.n
righteous-woman
fulness the whole law of the GospelGospel-ofwoman.. made perfect in the celestialcelestial-
kingdomcelestial-
kingdomcelestial-
kingdomof Christ ; theirs it is to become likelike-unto
like-unto
like-untokingdom of God.God-
.ThroughGod-
.ThroughGod-
.Through. unto their Celestial Parents.Parents-
Then
Parents-
Then
Parents-
Then
.
Through the sure word of rere-vealed
re-re-vealed
re-
vealed-
vealed truth we learn of the actualactual-relationship
actual-relationship
actual-relationship
Then" shall they be Gods , becausebecause-they
because-they
because-theythey have no end ; therefore shall theyrelationship between God and man , be from everlastingeverl sting to everlasting , bebe-cause
be-cause
be-cause
-and that this is the literal relationrelation-ship
relation-ship
relation-ship
- cause they continue ; then shall they bebe-above
be-above
be-aboveship of parent to child.. The spiritsspirits-
ofabove all , because all things are subjectsubject-unto
subject-unto
subject-untoof men are the offspring of Deity , unto them. . Then shall they be Gods ,
born in the antemortal world andand-endowed
and-endowed
and-endowed
because they have all power, and thethe-angels
the-angels
the-angelsangels are subjectunto- unto them.." ( DoctrineDoctrine-andendowed 'with thet e Divine birthrightbirthright-
ofand Covenants. 132:20)132 :20): ) .
of eternal developmentd and progresprogres-sion
progres-sion
progres-sion
-sion , in which course of advanceadvance-ment
advance-ment
advance-ment
- Is there anything inconsistent , unun-natural
un-natural
un-
natural-
ment the life on earth is but a Stage.Stage-.The
stage.-The
stage.-The
. natural , or even surprising in thethe-fact
the-
factthe-
factThe glorious possibilities of mansmans-attainment
mans-attainment
mans-attainment
' fact that offspring may develop toto-the
to-the
to-the
'
attainment are indicated in the adad-monition
ad-
monitionad-
monition- the status and spiritual stature ofof-
theof-
theof-
themonition of the Lord Jesus : BeBe-ye
Be-ye
" the parents ? Would not the concon-trary
con-
trarycon-
trary-
,"
,
.-ye therefore perfect , even as youryour-Father
your-Father
your-Father
trary be an exception to the recrec-ognized
rec-ognized
rec-ognized
-
Father which is in heaven is perperf-ect.
perf-
ect.perf-
ect.- ognized order of life ? Such comcom-
pletecom-
pletecom-
plete-
fect... " ( Matt.. 5:48)5 :48): ) . plete achievement , however , is pospos-sible
pos-sible
pos-sible
-To become perfect as God is perper-
fectper-
fectper-
fect- sible only to children who pursuepursue-
thepursue-
thepursue-
thefect is to attain the state , power , the course of development that thethe-parents
the-
parentsthe-
parentsdignity , and authority of godship.godship-.Plainly
godship-.Plainly
godship-.Plainly
. parents have followedfollowed,-to thosethose-only
ththose-only
sese-onlyPlainly there is a wayw y provided byby-
whichby-
whichby-
whichonly who resolutely advance , everever-obedient
ever-obedient
ever-obedientwhich the child of God may followfollow-
thefollow-
thefollow-
theobedient , through struggle andand-strife
and-strife
and-strifethe footsteps of the Father, and inin-
timein-
timesometimein-
timesometimestrife , endurance and suffering , dede-nial
de-
nialde-
nial-
timetime-sometime in the distant etereter-nities ete-rnitiesbe ete-rnitiesbe - nial and conquest , as those whowho-went who-went who-wentnitiesnities-be-be as that Divine Father is.is-.Even
is-
.Evenis-
.Even. went before had to do.do-
.Thedo-
.Thedo-
.The.
Even as Christ , the Only BegottenBegotten-Son
The association of man and wowo-man
wo-
manwo-
man-
Son of God in the flesh , endured thethe-experiences
the-experiences
the-experiences
man in marriage may be a unionunion-for
union-for
union-forexperiences of mortality , passed thethe-
portalsthe-
portalsthe-
portalsfor mortality only , or for this lifelife-and
life-
andlife-
andportals of death and became a resurresur-rected
resur-rected
resur-rected
- and the hereafter , according to thethe-authority
the-
authoritythe-
authorityrected Being , so the Father beforebefore-Him
before-Him
before-Him
authority by which the relationshipHim had trodden the same path ofof-progression
of-
progressionof-
progressionis sanctioned and solemnized. . AA-marriage
A-
marriageA-
marriage'
progression from manhood to God-God-hood
God-hood
God-hood
- marriage contracted under humanhuman-law
huhuman-law
nannanl-aw
'
hood , and today sits enthroned inin-the
in-
thein-
thelaw alone , while legally binding andand-valid
and-valid
and-validthe heavens by right of achievement.. valid on earth , is terminated by thet-
heI
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604 YOUNG WOMANS' JOURNAL.JOURNAL.-
deathsummons.
JOURNAL.-
deathsummons.
..
summons.- . This condition isis-expressly
is-
expresslyis-
expresslybut through time and' all eternity.eternity-.Thus
eternity.-
Tliuseternity-
.Thus.
expressly recognized and specified inin-the
in-
thein-
theThus the worthy husband and
*
wifewife-who
wUe-
whowife-
whothetheordinary),-ordinary' ordinar ritual of marriage , inin-the
in-
thein-
thewho have been sealed underunderthethethe-everlasting
the-
everlastingthe-
everlastingthe pronouncement of the officiatingofficiating-authority
. everlasting covenantcoven nt shall , comecome-forth
come-
forthcomecome-
forthauthority to. the contractng:: partiesp rties , forth in the day of ,the resurrectionresurrection-to
,
Until" death do you)otl' partart." to receive their heritage of glory ,To be effective and binding inin-
thein-
thein-
theimmortality , and eternal liveslives-
.It
! . '
It isi the blessed privilege of res-urrected
resres-urrected
res-
urrected-the eternal worlds , the union of manman-
andman-
andman-
and
=,
and woman in marriage must bebe-solemnized
be-
solemnizedbe-
solemnizedurrected beings who attain an exex-altation
ex-
altationex-
altation-
',
altation in the celestial kingdom. toto-enjoy
to-
enjoysolemnized by an authority greatergreater-than
greater-than
greater-than the of endless increase , JJ-
toenjoy glorythan any that can be established oror-
invokedor-
invokedor-
invokedinvoked through human institutions.institutions-.This
. to become the parents of generationsgenerations-of
, .
of spirit-offspring , and to directdirect-their
direct-their
,This must of -superior authority nec-essity
necnec-essity
nec-
essity-
essity be given from the heavens , their development through probaproba-tionary
proba-tionary
-1
wherein its administration is to bebe-recognized.
be-
recognized.be-
recognized.
tionary stages' analogous to thosethose-through
those-
throughthose-
throughrecognized.. Such is found in thethe-Holy
the-
Holythe-
Holythroughthroughwhichwhich- they themselvesthemselveshave-passed
themselveshavep-
assed.- ;
Holy Priesthood only.. MarriageMarriage-covenants
1farriage-covenants
Marriage-covenants
passed.passed-.Eternal
passed-.Eternal
. :
covenants authorized and sealed , byby-that
bv-
thatby-
thatEternal are the purposes of God ; :
that God-given- power , endure , ifif-the
ff-
theif-
thenever-ending- progression is propro-vided
pro-
videdpro-
vided-
. i-
the parties thereto are true to theirtheir-troth
their-troth
their-troth
' vided for His children , worlds withwith-out
with-
out-
troth , not through mortal life alone , out end.en-
d.Thoughts
en-
d.Thoughts
.i-j
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(General President Relief Society ; Editor Womans" ' Exponent"""" 1914.- .)A quarter of a century ago , a-
few.aa-
fewa-
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estimatefew . young women . met together inin-a
estimate the great good to the-young
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the-
younga delightful home in this city of thethe-Saints
the-
Saintsthe-
Saintsyoung women of the Church ,, andand-others
and-
othersand-
othersSaints to consider the advisability of-starting
ofof-starting
of-
startingothers in and out of the association ,
starting a magazine.. The YoungYoung-Men
Young-fen
Young-Men
which this,
magazine has been ableable-to
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toMenfen had already made a venture ofof-the
of-
theof-
theto render , since its establishment asas-a
as-
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a, the same kind and were doing fairlyfairly-well
fairlyy-
wellfairly-
wella guide and source, ofintellectual- intellectual-growth
intellectual-growth
intellectual-growthwell' ,, and , there seemed no good rearea-
sonrea-
sonrea-
son- growth and education.. It is indeed ,
sonson why the young women shouldshould-not
should-not
a well-spring- of delight and of joyjoy-tonot enter the field of literature: ; ac-
cordinglyacac-
cordinglyac-ac-
cordingly- to young and old.. It has reachedreached-
manyreached-
mariyreached-
manycordingly , after discussing the matmat-ter
mat-
ter.
mat-
terseriously- many lands and. been hailed everyevery-
whereevery-
whereevery-
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terseriously. , a decision was reachedreached-and
reached-and
reached-and
where with enthusiasm.. Its worthworth-cannot
worth-cannot
worth-cannotand the plunge was made into the-
broadthethe-
broadthe-
broadcannot be calculated.calculated.-
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broad field of literary endeavor.. AnAn-editor
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athint-
ateditor was carefully selected , and , at what the magazine has meant toto-those
to-
thoseto-
thosefull of the enthusiasm of youth andand-inexperience
and-
inexperienceand-
inexperiencethose in immediate touch with. it , asas-well
as-
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wellinexperience , they launched forthforth-and
forth-and
forth-and
well as to the vaster number whowho-comprise
who-
compdsewho-
compriseand spread their sail to the breeze , comprise its list of readers.. SufSuf-fice
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though naturally oppressed withwith-some
with-
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somefice it to ' say, it has been a diligentdiligent-sowersome timidity at venturing upon soso-
wideso-
wide,
, sower of good seed ; but the harvestharvest-iswide , uncertain and tempestuous aa-
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