MAY 17, 1923
MOTHER
The arrival of this newcome
Mother's Day. in the calendar of o\
national festivities is significari
That a day so rich in sentiment, i
tender in meaning, should be offic
ally adopted in a country which scofi
at sentiment and prides itself on i
veneer of practicality is a hopeft
sign. Like the old dividing rod <
old, it reveals underneath the cru;
of commercialism a perennial sprin
of idealish.
Mother's Day dates back into th
old pagan idea of mother worshi
when a day was set apart to worshi
the "Mother of the Gods." Then th
people made sacrifices and gave ol
lerings which served the purpose c
exorp winir thoir l<?v? ~1' ? -iL -
r? ...p ivv ivi c*n IHUII1VI
when they worshipped the "Mothc
of Gods."
When Christianity was introduce
this pagan worship was abandonc
for the elevated form of mothe
reverence. It was the custom for th
faithful to visit the churches i
which they were baptized am
brought up, bearing gifts to the altai
This in itself grew to a form o
Mother's Day, when once a yea
the sons and daughters visited thei
mothers bearing simple gifts whicl
expressed the honor and reverenc
which they had for their mothers
One can readily imagine the joy an
delight which the performance o
this simple duty gave to the mother
and children.
After all what can equal a mother'
earth. The love that enables thi
mother to make a sacrifice for he
children. To wash, scrub, iron an<
slave her life away to make 'some
thing of her children. The love tha
will musc mothers to live in wan
and poverty, to go without food an*
clothing, to do without many thing
that they really nerd in order tha
John or Mary might have an ftlnrr,
tion. that son or daughter migh,
some day be somthing in this world'
Many times the child fulfilis th?
heart's desire of the mother, man;
times the son or daughter makes :
nam* to be proud of. Then the oic
mother who has labored in povertj
may point to this leading man or wo
men of the nation and say, "That':
my hoy. or my girl. I labored anc
slaved to give them an education an*
now I am proud of. them 1 couni
myself doubly paid for all the work
I ever did. I feel repaid for goinj:
without clothing when 1 needed it it
order to keep them in school."
What can equal a mother's love*
There is in this cold and hollo v.
r world no other fount of deep strong
deathless love like that within a
mother's heart. A mother's love is
indeed the golden link that binds
youth to age, and he is still but a
child, however time may have furrowed
his cheek or silvered his brow,
who can yet recall with softened
b heart the fond devotions of the best
menu tnat l?od over gave us. A
mother's love is like a guiding star,
sending out its beacon of love and
hope lo that erring child where'er he
may be. Never is man so far from
home, never has he tried to break oH
* ties of love and friendship, hut that
som etime lie will feci the effects oH
his mother's prayers and love reach
out to him. Fathers may fail hint,
brothers and sisters may desert him,
but still a mother's heart is true.
Still mother cannot believe that :V
is all bad. Very truly did M outgo in
ery say: "A mother's love? A noble,
pure and tender tlame, enkindled
from above. To bless a heart oi
earthly mold; the warmest love that
can't grow cold?this is a mother's
love."
The mother in her office bolds the
key of the soul; and she it is who
stamps the coin of character, makes
/ the being who would be a savage but
for her gentle cares a Christian man.
Who has the influence of -i mother?
Who if able to fashion and maid the
character of the coming generations
as th emothers? In the mother's
hands is the future of the world, and
it Is for the mothers to determine
what the future is to be. Whether
the world, and it is for the mothers
to determine what the future is to
be. Whether the world shall continue
to grow in power, civilisation
and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ or whether the future is to
^ be sullied and black. God grant that
woman suffrage will give to womankind
that knowledge which its pro50
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r i so that mothers will be more able t
Jr| rear their children to combat th
I i evils which now confront us. A goo
;o | mother is the next best thing t
,j_' heaven, it is said, and how true it i:
What does the world owe to its goo
^ j mothers? It owes its Washington:
jl: its Wilsons, its Franklins, and all me
)r | who have shone out like stars i
st | heaven in the history of the work
K\ It owes its missionary martyrs wh
have gladly placed their lives on th
w altar of God to save the world froi
p .-iii, the men who have struggled am
p toiled and preached and prayed an
e died in the depths of A-frica an
' other heathen nations that the worli
? might be prepared for the coming o
.s the Lord; the men who have led, ii
,r the professions and trades, who hav?
given up everything to discove
| something of benefit to mankind?a!
^ this does the world owe to goo?
r; mothers. But a sully on mother
e! hood are the bad mothers. A bai
n ' woman is the worst thing on eartt
rjj it is said. What does the world ow
to its ba d mothers? It owes its bum
j and its thieves, its dirty, filthy tene
r ment districts in its big cities, its r?
r! light districts, and all that tend t(
n disgrace a city. The woman who ha
p borne a child but without a .spark o
motherhood in her is a menace b
j our nation. She it is who is th
? mother of our thieves, our murder
ers and our lawbreakers.
God could not be everywhere
therefore He made mothers. ^
t mother is the best thing on earth?
r a good mother?one to guide a boy'
j or girl's footsteps through life, t<
shape and fashion the young live
^ that as they grow older they migh
t shine out like stars in heaven t<
, proclaim to the world the greatnes
, and glory of mothers. A mothe;
L : was placed on earth, it seems to me
\ to take the place of God, to point ou
{ to the erring ones the road to hea
ven and finally in the world beyond
Mothers should rest in the arms o!
Jesus and receive their just reward
4 Boys and girls, make the most ol
j your mothers while you have them
. I Don't let them want for anything
I that it is in your power to give th? m
Don't snan thorn nff ?*r.w?lv
j things don't *-uit you. "Honor th>
j father and ilyy mother that thy day?
L might he long upon the land whirl;
. j the Lord thy God giveth thee". Qui
j God in His ten commandments give.Ifour
to tell our duty to God, six
others to tell our duty to our fellowman.
The first of the six is out
r| duty to father and mother. Even
| God placed duty to parents first after
11 duty to God. Don't after you have
, | gone to mother during your child.
I hood for pity, cheer and eneouragt
j meat, don't whe nyou grow up and
I become successful in business, leave
poor old mother to battle alone for
j a living or to go to the poor house.
There is a beautiful story of a forsaken
mother. An old woman was
n a depot with a pass to the poorj
house. She missed the 3:20 train
and had to wait until 1:05 a. m. for
tin- next train. When the day agent
left, he cautioned the night agent to
see that the old lady was comfor.
table. But no sooner was the day
agent gone tha nthe nighl agent
stretched out on the table and went
Hut to tell ii in the words of the
author. "The fire had gone down, it
was .1 cold night and the wind howled
dismally outside. The lamps grew
dim and flared, casting weird shad
. | ows on the wall. By and by I
I heard a smothered sob from th?- corj
ner, then another. I looked. She
i had risen from her seat, and oh, the
I look of agony on the poor pinched
! face.
"I can't believe it! I can't My
babies! then, and how often have
they said to me, T love you mama,'?
and now, oh God! they've turned
against me. Where am 1 going?to
the poorhouse! No! No! I cannot! I
will not! Oh, the disgrace!"
And sinking on her knees she sobbed
out in prayer, "Oh God. spare
, me this and take me home; oh God,
spare mo this disgrace, spare me!"
At last she became quieter and
ceased to moan. Then after twelve
o'clock someone entered the station
. with the brightest light I had ever
seen. It seemed to fill the place full
| of glory. I could see the person wAs
a man. He walked to the kneeling
figure and touched her on the shoul|
der. She started up and turned her
! face wildly around- Hp <s?id
train time, ma'am: come!"
She whispered, "I am ready."
"Then give me your pass, ma'am."
She handed him a worn old book
which he took and from it read
aloud, "Come unto me "all ye tha^
labor and are 1 '.-w y 'aden and I will
give you rest. *
' Vhat's the p^ss over our road,
ma'am. Are you ready? Come."
Oh, don't treat n c Jier like that
after she has toiled and slaved aii
i through iife for you. Give her a
happy ending to her days?free to
do as she wishes. Oon't neglect
morher.
If you have a gray-haired mother, in
an old home far away,
Sit down and write her a letter; don't
put it off from day to day.
THE WATAU
r| If you have a tender message or a
d loving word to say,
o Don't wait until you forget it, but
>e i whisper it today.
d. Don't wait until her weary feet reach
o heaven's pearly gate.
s. | But show her that you think of her
d before it is too late.
Be good to mother. Even Ke that
n; died unon the cross for us. in the
n last hour, in the unutterable agony
1.1 of death was mindful of His mother
o J as if to leach us that this holy live j
e| should be our last worldly thought,!
n the last point of earth from which j
d the soul should take its flight to j
d heaven. Following the example of j
d! Christ- Accept the love which moth-;
d er is eager to pour out for you, for J
f the mother's love is that which points ,
n the nation to heaven, that by which j
e the nations of earth are kept from j
r savagery and led to Christ. God I
1 grant that the United States will be !
,1 1 vivof. r?..nA ,1 * . 1
- I n-'v.. f,vwu U1WUICIS mUtlKTN III to;
-1 rear children to fear God. to keep j
i: His conimandments and to lead our
i, nation victoriously in this and ail j
c coming time. ?By Roscoe C. Med-|
s , iin. North Carolina Christian Advo-!
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Sense WIW NAM | |
;
SWELLED HEADS
> "VTOU will find victims of swelled
heads on every bench In the park.
In every bread line, In eveey poorbouse,
!n every JaiL
It Is an easily communicable and a j
doitdly disease The only cure for It j'
j Is ft severe jolt, and sometimes it is ;
the remedy that success is made of. j
i Rpninmlui. .. IU?i 1 ? '
? V..OI ? Iin:i- auvcfMS IB I
often easily come by. Sometimes it i i
lk due almost wholly to luck. Some- i |
t'mos it follows advancement through i
favoritism, which Is probably the worst !
f thing that can happen to anybody.
fai any event, no success can gurr
vlve a swelled head.
if iu the early years of your career i
yen lind yourself well ahead of the leilows
who started with you, look out. |
You have sjiis a long way to travel. j
If you an- satisfied with yourself, |
' he sure you will never get any better. I
And if you don't get any better you
will soon begin to go hack.
Authority cannot safely be entn,cted !
to any mat) till he shows that his
head will not he affected by It.
Once let him begin to make bad use
, of it. to domineer, and to bully, and >
he might ns well bid any further progress
good-by.
Remember always that big men
never get the swel'ed head, or If they
do get a slight attack they soon re
cover.
If you have begun to think that you
are "doing pretty well thank you.** and
to pity the poor devils who are not as
bright as you are. stop and Hike stock.
Don't think about the men you have
passed, but abont the men who have
passed you. Consider the Important
' men of your acquaintance, and of bis
, tory.
BmuI Hunr MnernnhUa nntn
j how they continually ntruggled to I
make fhetosGlvea capable of bigger 3
and better work. There is no time to }
get a swe!li>d head when a man Is a
really going up. It Is the ehnp who I
tlope to admire himself who falls vie- "
thn to conceit, j
If you are as great a man as Un- i
coiih as Shakespeare, as Napoleon, 8
pas and strut all you please. But the
chances are you are not. And until
you are perfectly sure that you are,
keep on trying. The study of hig men
will give you lees time to admire yourI
self, and thereby save you from a
malady that Is absolutely fatal to any
important success.
(Copyrlfht by John Blali*.)
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(? ty the Wheeler Syndicate, I no.)
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Homw in America.
Ths total number ?>f homes In the |
United States, not including homes on
farms, was I7.6d0.0uo in tlwe year IP20.
according to figures recently issued
by the census bureau at Washington,
Of tliis number 7,195,000. or 40.9 per
cent, were owned by their occupants,
and of theso 2,855,000. oc 89.T per cent,
were raort^ra^wi The total amount of
these mortgages Is estimated by the bureau
;o be f(>.000,0<K*.000, while the total
value of the homes la placed at
H4.099.000.000. The rati# of the indebtedness
to the value fat 42.6 per
cent.
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