...peculiar power of awakening the minds of his pupils to the higher regions of thought. The question was, ' Can the immortality of the soul be proved by the light of nature ?' " Several of the young ladies had written strongly in the affirmative. Mr. Brace himself had written...

...peculiar power of awakening the minds of his pupils to the higher regions of thought. The question was, ' Can the immortality of the soul be proved by the light of nature ?' " Several of the young ladies had written strongly in the affirmative. Mr. Brace himself had written...

...progress, aud two years Later received the honor of sm appointment to be one of the writers at the ammal exhibition of the school. On that distinguished occasion...but she shall describe the scene of her first public trinmph : — "I remember the scene at that exhibition, — to me so eventful. The hall was crowded...

...twelfth year was appointed one of the writers for the annual exhibition. " The question proposed was, ' Can the immortality of the soul be proved by the light of nature ? ' in which she took the negative. ' I remember,' says she, ' the scene, to me so eventful. The hall...

...writing at the tender age of twelve " a remarkable composition" — which is printed in full — on the question, " Can the Immortality of the Soul be Proved by the Light of Nature ? " It is plain that to this daughter of the Puritans theology was daily bread. But it was a kind of...

...twelfth year was appointed one of the writers for the annual exhibition. " The question proposed was, ' Can the immortality of the soul be proved by the light of nature ? ' in which she took the negative. ' I remember,' says she, ' the scene, to me so eventful. The hall...

...Quixote." Before she was twelve years of age she wrote a composition, maintaining the negative of the question, " Can the immortality of the soul be proved by the light of nature ? " At the age of thirteen she became a pupil of her sister Catharine, then principal of the Female...

...gained so far as to be appointed one of the writers for the annual exhibition. . . . The subject was ' Can the Immortality of the Soul be Proved by the Light of Nature ?'...! chose to adopt the negative. I remember the scene at that exhibition, to me so eventful. The...

...gained so far as to be appointed one of the writers for the annual exhibition. . . . The subject was ' Can the Immortality of the Soul be Proved by the Light of Nature ?'...! chose to adopt the negative. I remember the scene at that exhibition, to me so eventful. The...

...gained so far as to be appointed one of the writers for the annual exhibition. . . . The subject was ' Can the Immortality of the Soul be Proved by the Light of Xature?' ... I chose to adopt the negative. I remember the scene at that exhibition, to me so eventful....