THE

YOUNG LADY'S GUIDE

TO THE

HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT

OF

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER.

BY HARVEY NEWCOMB.

Eleventh Edition.

BOSTON:

WILLIAM J. REYNOLDS & CO.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1843,

BY JAMES B. DOW,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

BOSTON:

WILLIAM A. HALL AND

PRINTERS.

PREFACE.

THIS book is addressed to those who are supposed to have commenced the Christian life. Its object is, to aid them in the harmonious development of all their powers, upon Christian principles; so as to produce the highest degree of cultivation, intellectual, social, moral, and religious, of which they are capable, in the circumstances where Providence has placed them. It is equally adapted to the various walks of life, having respect to a course of self-culture within the reach of all. It is addressed to a particular class of persons, whom it is especially designed to benefit. It is not intended, however, to be read exclusively by them. The greater portion of it is equally suited to any other class. It was originally written as a directory for a beloved sister of the author. It has since passed through two very thorough revisions; and in the present one, a considerable portion of it has been entirely re