Mabelhadbeenreligiouslyeducated。equallywithoutexaggerationandwithoutself-sufficiency。HerrelianceonGodwascheerfulandfullofhope，whileitwasofthehumblestandmostdependentnature。Shehadbeenac-
customedfromchildhoodtoaddressherselftotheDeityinprayer。takingexamplefromtheDivinemandateofChristHimself，whocommandedHisfollowerstoabstainfromvainrepetitions，andwhohasleftbehindHimape-
titionwhichisunequalledforsublimity，asifexpresslytorebukethedispositionofmantosetuphisownlooseandrandomthoughtsasthemostacceptablesacrifice。Thesectinwhichshehadbeenrearedhasfurnishedtoitsfol-
lowerssomeofthemostbeautifulcompositionsinthelan-
guage，asasuitablevehicleforitsdevotionandsolicitations。