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He prayeth best, who loveth best, 
All things both great and small. 
For the dear Lord Who loveth us, 
He made and loveth all. 
Nature reveals, “ as in a mirror,” the love of 
God ; “ Be ye like to your Father Which is in 
Heaven.” Nothing less than this is demanded of 
you. 
Let me ask you now, ye ladies of England, this 
question, Who upon earth would you say ought most 
to make visible the love of God ? To whom is this 
high mission given ? Your own heart answers : It 
is of a woman’s nature to love, her work should reveal 
it. 
To man it is given chiefly to exhibit strength 
and intellect, while it is given to woman to exhibit 
tender thoughtfulness and love. The world looks to 
you as angels of mercy among the sick, the wounded, 
the poor. God looks to you to bring the world 
nearer to Himself by making the light of His love 
shine. To you is committed the highest of all mis¬ 
sions, that is, leading the young hearts around you 
into gentlest ways, and into sweetest actions. To 
teach rightly these young lives committed to your 
care you must lead them into an abhorrence of all 
unnecessary pain, you must show to them all kindly 
ways, not only to brothers and sisters, but also to 
the animals and birds around them. You must teach 
them the spirit of those words of Dean Stanley; 
“ Every act of mercy, even to the humblest and 
lowliest of God’s creatures, is an act that brings us 
nearer God. He whose soul burns with indignation 
against the brutal ruffian who misuses the poor, 
helpless, suffering horse, or dog, or ass, or bird, or 
worm, shares for the moment that Divine compan¬ 
ion wrath which burns against the oppressors of the 
weak and defenceless everywhere.”* 
* Mrs. Suckling’s Humane Educator and Reciter, p. 503. 
