A Practical Directory For Young Christian Females
Newcomb's practical guide offering counsel to young Christian women on matters of faith, character, conduct, domestic life, and spiritual growth. Written in the 19th century, it addresses the particular challenges and opportunities facing young women seeking to live godly lives.
22 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
PREFACE.
2
LETTER I. The Christian's Mark.
3
LETTER II. The Importance of a thorough Knowledge of the Doctrines of Christianity--means of obtaining it.
4
LETTER III. True Religion a Work of Grace in the Heart; but it must be carried out in all our Conduct.
5
LETTER IV. On the Reading and Study of the Holy Scriptures
6
LETTER V. Prayer and Fasting.
7
LETTER VI. Temptation.
8
LETTER VII. Self-Denial.
9
LETTER VIII. Public and Social Worship, and Sabbath Employments.
10
LETTER IX. Meditation.
11
LETTER X. The Preservation of Health.
12
LETTER XI. Mental Cultivation. Reading.
13
LETTER XII. Improvement of Time. Present Obligation.
14
LETTER XIII. Christian Activity.
15
LETTER XIV. Dress.
16
LETTER XV. Social and Relative Duties.
17
LETTER XVI. Charity.
18
LETTER XVII. Harmony of Christian Character.
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LETTER XVIII. Marriage.
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LETTER XIX. Submission to the Will of God; Dependence upon Him for Temporal Things, and Contentment under all Circumstances.
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LETTER XX. Self-Examination.
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APPENDIX.