Self-Surrender; A Second Series of 'Consecrated Women'.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882. Excerpt: ... III. HELEN S. HERSCHELL. Born, 1797. Died, 1853. Helen S. Mowbray was the daughter of William Mowbray, merchant, of Leith near Edinburgh. There is not much to relate of her childhood. She was full of life and energy, and when very young had a keen sense of the ludicrous; but so amiable was her disposition and so tender her heart, that she was not tempted to indulge in satire, and would reprove her companions when she saw them inclined to a practical joke likely to hurt the feelings of another. Helen had a great reverence for sacred things, and in her early childhood, when anything distressed her, she would pour out her troubles in prayer. She lived chiefly with her grandfather until her mother's death, when, at the age of sixteen, she was called to superintend her father's household. She threw herself into this new life with all the ardour of her nature, and every detail of domestic management was faithfully fulfilled. Neither did she neglect the cultivation of her mind, and it was a marvel to her friends how she was able to spend hours weekly in painting and in arranging the music for weekly concerts in which she at that time took part. 4' After her father's second marriage, she much enjoyed the opportunity for more uninterrupted study, and read works on chemistry, natural philosophy, political economy, and education, as well as on religious subjects. For a time she entered into the gaieties of the world, but a succession of trials drew her mind towards subjects of the highest importance. It seems probable that Helen Mowbray was about twenty-four when she accepted the invitation, and gave herself definitely to follow the Saviour who had redeemed her. The illness and death of a brother first brought her into anxiety of mind. She attended upon him, but fel...