FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 147 



to the same tune it is but a moment till the vibrations have communicated 

 themselves to the other fork and it will give the same tone. 



This law of vibrations is all inclusive. Let your heart be tuned to 

 consecrated parentage and conservation of life force and that image 

 of God which is enshrined in the heart of your husband, in all manhood, 

 and which is the hope of humanity, will vibrate to the same tone. It is 

 woman's work to bring out the image of God there. Love and wisdom 

 will lead the way. 



THE THIRD AND LAST STEP 



is the work with the children, and this is the work which will bring rich 

 returns. When the mental attitude is reached of which I have spoken, 

 a mother will know how to instruct her child. My heart goes out in sym- 

 pathy to everyone who goes wrong through a perversion of their repro- 

 ductive powers^ whether old or young, for I believe that every child can 

 be saved to personal purity by right instruction. And when our boys 

 are rightly taught of the sacredness of the power to create a life, a 

 chivalry toward woman will grow up among men of which the world has 

 not dreamed and crimes against woman will be unknown. And in that 

 glad time parentage will be recognized as having divine powers and re- 

 sponsibilities, the woman, as Frances Willard has expressed it, "will be 

 only God's and her own — free, to whom shall never come the annunciation 

 of her highest office and ministry save from the deepest intuitions of 

 her nature responding to the voice of a love as pure and a purpose as 

 sacred as her own." 



DISCUSSION. 



Mrs. Mayo: I always feel wben Mrs. Perry has read her paper that I wanted to 

 just thinJi it over, and say nothing:, but there are some who do not feel this way, 

 and if there are any questions, Mrs. Perry will be glad to answer them. 



Mrs. Hickman: How old should a child be before this knowledge of the origin o£ 

 life be conveyed to them? 



Mrs. Perry: I think the preparation can hardly be made too early, iven before 

 the child can ask questions. 



Q. What is the best literature along this line? 



Mrs. Perry: There are several good books. I think that the "Song of life," by 

 Margaret Morley; "Teaching of Truth," and "The Birth Chamber," by Dr. Mary 

 Wood-Allen, are among the best. The two latter can be obtained from Dr. Mary 

 Wood-Allen, care of Wood-Allen Pub. Co., Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Mrs. Mayo: Any one wishing a copy of INIrs. Perry's paper on "Consecrated par- 

 entage" can purchase it by addressing Mrs. Belle M. Perry, Charlotte, Michigan. She 

 has a few copies with her here today. They can be obtained at the small price of 

 two copies for five cents, or three cents per copy. This is just enough to cover the 

 cost of printing, but there has been such a demand for a copy of this paper that 

 Mrs. Perry has consented to have it printed and sold at this small price. 



Voice: Another excellent book along this line is "The evolution of woman," by 

 Eliza B. Gambol, of Detroit. 



Q. How would you impart this knowledge of the origin of life to a child? 



Mrs. Perry: The first thing a mother needs to do in this line is something that 

 has to be worked out from within. A mother needs to think and read, and these 

 books that have been suggested today Avill be a great help to her in teaching her 

 how and when to do this. I cannot tell you just how this should be done, but 

 -\Vhen you have thought, and read, and prayed, and have come into the right spirit 

 yourself you will know it. If any one wants to wait until the close of this meeting 

 I would be glad to give her my own experience. 



Miss Miller: I will just give you my experience with the class of children in the 

 eighth grade in the public school. I had forty, ranging from twelve to sixteen 



