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virtue, purity ? Then, for the sake of all these, abandon 

 the evil practice at once. Do not hesitate for a moment 

 to decide, and do not turn back after deciding to reform. 



A Last Word. —Girls, as one who has only your 

 best interests in view, and who would do you good, we 

 beg of you to give heed to that which we have been 

 presenting before you. It is of no frivolous character. 

 It is one of the most important subjects to which your 

 attention can be called. Only those who are utterly 

 ignorant of the dangers which surround them in the 

 world, or who are already hardened in sin, will treat 

 this matter lightly or scornfully. If you are still pure, 

 and possess a character unsoiled by sin, thank God that 

 you have been preserved until now, and humbly peti- 

 tion him to enable you to remain as pure and unsullied 

 as you now are. Cultivate all the heavenly graces. 

 Make your mother your confidant in all your perplexi- 

 ties and trials. Go to her for information on all sub- 

 jects upon which you find yourself ignorant. Let no 

 foreign influence beguile away your confidence from 

 her who is most worthy of your love and respect, and 

 who is best prepared to instruct you on all subjects, 

 no matter how delicate. Trust in God for help to resist 

 evil under every guise. Flee from temptation under 

 whatever form it may appear. Thus may you escape 

 the suffering, the sorrow, and the remorse which are 

 endured sooner or later by all who enter the road of sin, 

 no matter how short a time they may travel therein. 



To those who have already fallen, who have been 

 led astray, either ignorantly or through weakness in 

 yielding to temptation, we will say, Turn from your 

 evil way at once. Misery, sorrow, anguish, and ever- 

 lasting ruin stare you in the face. Perdition is before 

 you. You need not think to escape the punishment that 



