Examples of Youthful Piety Author:Thomas Evans Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: EXAMPLES or YOUTHFUL PIETY. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise.—Malt. xii. 16. Elizabeth C. Secor was born at New Roch... more »elle, in the State of New York, in the first month, 1814. In very early life she manifested an uncommon gravity and seriousness in her deportment, was scrupulously careful not to do anything which she thought wrong, and was remarkably cleanly and neat in her person and habits. Towards her parents, she evinced a tender and affectionate attachment, cheerfully obeying all their commands, and avoiding whatever she apprehended would give them uneasiness. When about two years and a half old, she desired her uncle to read in the Bible for her ; he accordingly read the narrative of Abraham's offering up his son Isaac, at which she was greatly affected, and requested him to read no more, as she could not help crying. Some Friends intending to have a religious opportunity in the family, she appeared anxious for the time to arrive; sat with becoming gravity while it continued, and expressed a wish that they might have more such seasons, saying, " I had no idea that we should have such a good meeting." It was her wish to attend religious meetings, but the delicate state of her health mostly prevented her from going. In the spring of 1818, her parents removed to Long Island, where the change of air and frequent riding, so improved her health, that she was able to go to meetings, in which she was an example of stillness, and observed to her friends that she well knew the intent of assembling for divine worship. Conversing with her mother on one occasion, she said, " I try, when at meeting, to sit still and think of the great and Almighty Being, and to love him. I love him better than I do my parents, because he is so good as...« less