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title: 'The Excellence and Influence of the Female Character: A Sermon Preached …, at the Request of the New-York Female Missionary Society'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Gardiner Spring'
date: 1825-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 31'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spring-1825-the-excellence-and-influence-of-the-female-character-a-sermon-preached-at-the-request-of-the-new-york-female-missionary-society
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# The Excellence and Influence of the Female Character: A Sermon Preached …, at the Request of the New-York Female Missionary Society

A sermon urging Christian women to cultivate industry, economy, intellectual and moral piety, neatness, and tasteful modesty, following the example of the virtuous woman (Proverbs 31).

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