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'“i-" KNOW THE TROTH, AND THE CHARLOTTE, N. C, i -IF | orr/ii® 'irsSir viiw 1 tt A MOTHER’S POWER A SERMON FOR MOTHER’S DAT. By Rev. E; W. Carpenter, Southampton, N. Y. Text: “There was fire on the hearth.” (Jeremiah 86:22.) The old saying, “Like mother, like son,” is historically correct Henry IV of Germany became a miserable prince, but blessed with a wise mother, Louis IX of France grows up into a man of God. A distinguished writer 'has called attention to the fact that of sixty-nine monarchs who have worn the French crown only three have loved the people, and all these three were reared by their mothers. St. Louis was trained by Blanche; Louis XII by Marie of Cleves, and Hen ry IV, Jeanry d’ Albret, and these three ' were really the fathers of their people. Sir Walter Scott’s mother was a su perior woman, a lover of poetry and painting. Byron’s worst' enemy was his mother. The mother of Napoleon was of su perior mind and deep piety. The mother of Nero was a murder ess. The mother of Patrick Henry was noted for KefBuperi or conversational powers,, The mother of the Wesleys was dis tinguished for her intellectual powers and executive ability; so that she has been called the “Mother of Methodism.” Mothers have trained our Presidents and statesmen. Washington’s father died when George was only twelve years old. Jefferson, Madison, Jack son, and Harrison the elder were ^ left fatherless when only small si boys. Tyler, Hayes and Cleve {land depended upon their wi W/dowed mothers for their train ^ Lincoln con fessed that amVig his most pleasant reminiscences were those of his excellent mother to whom he imputed the best and highest qualities he had inherit ed. Lincoln also owned that it was his stepmother more than any other person that made him the man he was. General Grant’s mother went into the • room at a certain hour each day during the war to pray for her Ulysses. President McKinley left th6 Capitol and the affairs of State to watch at the side of his dying mother, to receive her last bless ing and to give her his last kiss. Garfield’s father died when the future President was a babe. On the day of his inauguration he turned away from all the repre sentatives of kings and queens and from all the great men and beautiful women who had gath ered to do him honor, and the first thing he did after having taken the oath of office was to kiss his mother and say, “Moth er, you have brought me to this.” John Quincy Adams, to the day of his death, said the little prayer his mother taught him, “Now I lay me down to sleep.” Daniel Webster’s moth er first fostered those abilities which ultimately made him so distinguished. If the world was lost through a woman, she alone can redeem The future ot society is m me hands of the mothers. The mother in her office holds the keys of the soul and she it is who stamps the coin of charac ter. Our homes have made Ameri ca peerless among the nations. Any encyclopedia of American biography will prove that our most distinguished and illus trous statesmen, our most noted scientists, our most eloquent j preachers, our greatest mer chants, princes and our largest benefactors came from the hum ble families where mothers ruled, not as queens of fashion, j but where the nursery tor the family was the nursery for the church, and where the first lisp ing of childhood were the ac cents of prayer, and the first thoughts of the heart were thoughts of God. me jews are universally au mired for the affections which adorn their domestic life. The foundation of the Jewish faith was laid in the* sanctity of do-| mestic affection and purity. The Bible Jew never made the mis-* take of separating the church and the home. His piety nestled beneath the shelter of two truths)—one was the dwelling where he lived with his wife and children in. some corner of the Holy Land and m fear of hiq father's God. According to the Jewish imagination the divine presence was the atmosphere of that house and gave it an inde4 scribable beauty. His wife was a vine God’s hand had planted and his children were as olive plants around his table. We need not wonder that these Synagogue Jews have given to the world a greater number of great men than any other race in proportion to their numbers. The German Empire is great because German homes are good; because the German moth ers are industrious, economical,; honest and virtuous. Great Britain is great because it has model homes, because British mothers are intelligent and pi ous. In the special display of the Victorian Jubilee nothing was so beautiful and glorious as the queen, kneeling at the altar taking communion, throwing her arm around her children, and grandchildren as they came one after another to kneel at her side, kissing and crying over them like a child. She never rose so high in her royalty as when she knelt, a simple mother, crying over her children at the alter of God. English ships and soldiers and gold and colonies are the incidents ; the real secret of a nation’s greatness is sanc tified motherhood. The Anglo Saxon people will continue (in cluding of course the colored) to march to the mastery of the world and be the teachers of the truth, the arbiters of right and the proclaimers of peace so long as they shallHold woman in lof tiest regard and preserve the aurity of the home. Napoleon recognized the fos tering influence of the home when he said, “What France wants is good mothers, and you may be sure then that France will have good sons.” God has put into the hands of parents at their own fireside a power greater than that which Presi dents of kings and queens wield, and which finds issue either in the weal or woe of their children. Our women sigh for fame. The would be poets to write songs to thrill a nation; but is the writing of any poem in musical lines as noble a work as the training of the powers of the immortal soul into harmony with God? Yet there are women— how shall I say it sorrowfully enough that the number is in creasingly large—who regard the duties of motherhood as tasks too obscure and common place for their hands and soul mothering is often left to a mere hireling. If you mothers could be made to understand your own personal responsibility for the training of the child, "fbr the de velopment of its life and for its destiny, you would see that in all God's world there is no work so noble and worthy of your best powers, and you would commit to no other hand the sacred trust gives to you. There is. one suggestion more. Perhaps the saddest sentence that can fall upon the ear re garding any child, is: “He has no mother; she is dead!” It comes like a voice from the se pulchre,'and involves the con summation of all the sorrows that can befall the. young. In that condition they are deprived of all the comforts and their wis est counselor. They are left a prey to a thousand temptations or a thousand ills and freed from the restraint of one who could curb without irritating, or guide without affecting superi ority. Now will mothers live with their children as if they were to leave them in a cold and inhospitable world? Will they guide their little ones to Him who is permanently the God of the orphan and who inspired His servant to say, “When my father and my mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up.” DOES THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF OUR STEWARDSHIP OF LIFE MAKE IT A BURDEN OR A JOY? By Mrs. Hattie Attests Sims 1 (Paper read at the Spring: Meet ing of Fairfield Presbyterial So ciety, March 30,1928, at Calvary Presbyterian church, Winnsboro, 8. C.) The motive to participate in Sod’s plan for life and substance! draws one forth to joyous liber ty and service. Christian stewardship is religion in prac tice. “Stewardship recognizes no imits but insists that personal ity, powers and possessions be* ong to Him.” Is it saying too nuch that is A J *“ siples were J. \nd fervently >ut the Church, there would be 10 necessity for the repeated ippeals of the annual financial canvass? Paul was transformed by the ?race and power of God into a Christian of Christians and be -ame a great interpreter of the teachings of our Lord, From, an enemy of the gospel, he became me of its chief stewards. He nvested his all-time, talents, Bducation, material possessions, and life itself for the spread of the kingdom. As God strength ened Paul, so does He strength en us. Hasn’t Christ been a iomfort to you in all your un iertakings? Prayer is the great business of the Christian’s life. Why ? 3ecause there are so many de cisions to be made, and Jesus irayed often. Also, because there is joy in new blessings md we always pray for bless ngs. Has prayer ever changed xnything for you ? “The helpless hand uplifted in prayer meets he touch of divine strength.” \re you regular in your prayers or do , you pray only when some misfortune overtakes you? Me chanical and stunted prayers are mt used by true-hearted Chris tians. The woman of Canaan triumphed. Behold What a blessing came to her daughter, *"0 her home and to herself! The morning is tne gate or aay, But ere you enter there, See that you set to guard it .well— • The sentinel of prayer. “When you have reached the end of day, Where night and sleep await, Set there the sentinel again To guard the evening gate. “So shall no fear disturb your rest, No danger and no care, For only peace and pardon pass The watchful guard of prayer.” i (Anon.) i We only get back the joy that we give to others. The best gift that a man makes to man kind is his best self. “When we f ' ■* : ■' •; \ ■ 1 - : : • ■ ; mtrselves we get bade a aetf, nobler, sweeter, divine.” There is joy in bp that our gifts make it le for preachers to declare nsearchable riches of the rto people , who have neves it*' | s cheerfully, liberally, sac* systematically and rtionateiy. “Freely ye received, freely give.” . 10:8). We are only to give the minimum—> tenth shall be holy unto wd.” (Lev. 27:32). The it of giving—“Not grudg or ot necessity; for God I a cheerful giver.” (EL Cor: : There is §lso a method tci Bd in giving—“Honor the jirith thy substance and Ihe lirst fruits of all thine m?* (Prov. 3:9). Give die very best! wi know that stewardship ta itself |n our offerings, el meaning must be in life. By reading many Pauline Epistles we get t in our work. Zachheus’ words when before the Lord. (St. :8). He brought oth hjs calculations of his Here is another of the of a good steward, ifts must> be prompted motive founded upon •nder, writer said; ’‘When it the fixed purpose of to employ talents and a good steward of the grace of God, a richer fellowship with God -*18fiich a fellowship clearer vision to see strength to do the will bw much of your time God’s glory ? time spent doing our SCaster's will ? “Our time which is invest-1 id in communion with God and in His service results in draw mg the dividend of true satis faction.” The surest path to a nobler life is through willing service Sometimes one door to service closes, but you can find one open near by. “Out of service comes che only true worthwhile joy— a happiness crowned by the thought that this old world is a better place to live in because we have added our tiny harmon ic note to the great symphony jf Peace on Earth,” Man’s best means for service for God is to remember that the church is a front line trench for a Christian’s life and not a dormitory for sleepers, We. find that each letter in the word “Service stands for some thing; S—stands for sacrifice; songs, and smiles; Do you Try to brighten some jne’s life by singing cheerful, songs? E—stands for. enthusiasm; it—stands for righteousness; /—stands for vision; l—stands for ideals; C—stands for character, coop-! eration; consecration);1 E—ehlighenjnent and encour agement. Sometimes give the workers a good dose of encour agement* When we pot our powers to good use, God makes better use of us. “Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.” “Life has two railroads—the ‘Duty Line’ and the ‘Pleasure Route;’ but only the first has a terminal.” When we have a solid founda tion wte can reach the unknown. Are we obedient and faithful to Christ’s command, “Follow me?” Our burdens are light when we allow God to help us. There are victories after vic tories In the life of Christ. Columbia, S. C. i SWIFT MEMORIAL COLLEGE LIFE The invigorating life of Spring has come and permeated the whole school life. You will find the campus green, the trees in bloom, the walks graded, the ball park showing much use, the birds singing and the students finding the grassy spots to sit and study or pass some pleasant moments together. Nestled here in the beautiful mountains, Swift affords one of the finest places in the United States for health and learning. Our offi cial records will exceed any school in the country for a health Our President, speaking be fore the student body, says that the complete roster of graduates will be posted soon. No one will graduate who has not made a general average of 75 per cent in school work. It seems to be the prevalent idea of the students that if they spend four years here they, are eligible to gradu ate/but “not so,” says the Pres ident. If Swift is to become the institution it is intended to be, it must have students of merit and high scholarhip to represent her, The Dean reported to the President that many letters re questing a transcript of the work done at Swift are coming in due to the raising of the standards of the teaching profession of the South. It is a good thing for the colored people that some, thing is being done to require a better prepared teacup for the: class room. This State requires all students to attend school thirty-six weeks each year for feu* years Jbefore. they: .can. recognized as High school gradu ates. It is Swift’s purpose to conform to this rule and not per. mit any one to come after Christ mas and graduate with any class or merely to write a thesis and get a degree, The standards of Swift are the same as any other first class school and it is hoped that students of ability and of grim determination will seek the advantages offered here. . The Dean says fhat this loose meth od of letting students by is only running a diploma mill and has a tendency to cripple students for life and retard the progress of the whole race. The offer of money for time and trouble will not be accepted if the record shows that you have done the work or put in the time. The following is the way the Seniors look to one who knows them: Glover Rhodes, of Chattanoo ga, short, shiekish, ugly and quiet, and his chief delight is to trek in the first year. He made the highest average and is vale dictorian of his class. Homely but apt. Clemmie Cook, of Dalton, Ga., left-handed, (seven more years to work for Satan), beautiful; petite, always expressing the idea that she is failing, capped the second honors and was chos en the salutatorian. Harry Coleman, mushmouth, fat, basso-profundo, President of everything but Swift, tied for the third honors and is ex pecting to sing his oration. Louise Frances Tipton, tall slim, stylish, independent in spirit, who does not care wheth er school keeps or not, capped the^tled third honors with Cole man. She will glide through a nice oration on graduation day. Anne Belle Thomas, the grand, mother of the class, small, out spoken, came near fainting when the news was brought to her that she just passed, led her class in domestic art. Lila EJsaw, who acts like the sister of the Esau of Bible times, is the class prophet. Quiet, wants to get married or travel, and. expect to settle on a nice -:---, . . farm in the Atlantic Ocean. William Anderson, better known as “Boots,” is a tall, sick ly, weak-back student with a very strong mind. He is one of the best speakers of Swift Emaline Brabley, who is al ways drunk on religion and sings in three choirs in Rogersville, says the Lord just saved her. Graham Carr, the little baby face, innocent, beautiful but iumb Senior. She cries all the time and says that she hopes that others haye to suffer as she ioes. Margaret Cope, the sleepy head of all. Good in mathemat ics,-poor in English and does, pot realize what it is all about, yet will probably be in cap and ?own with the rest. Maggie E. Harris, the utility lady of the campus. The most abused woman in the whole world. She can pray longer and say less than anybody. Comes from Anniston, Ala. Lillian E. Hill, from Marion, Va., small, quiet, lazy and al ways wearing a white headache band on her head or indisposed in her room. Kissed the old cow when she was notified that she would graduate. It is rumored she flooded the Western Union office with telegrams. Otella Hoard, the little farm erette, brilliant, flat-footed and a good cook. Wants to teach some poor children in the wil derness. If you know of any school m the woods, let Otella know or inform Uncle Jake. Fannie Lyons, the dead beat, dumb, lazy, silly and smart, is now learning the difference be tween dish rags and dish cloths. Ruby Rooker, a perfect figure eight, crooked and knows it. Broke the windows in her room less says the girls. She wants to study history all her life. ■» Albert Thompson, the son of a minister. He cannot look you in the face but A1 can put a plenty of information on the paper. He will graduate. He never will attend night school again. May the above students ■ go forth into life remembering that they got their first taste of school work at Dear Old Swift which loves them and will do for them all she can. The commencement calender is about ready to go to press. It is forecasted that Rev. J. M. Ewing, D. D., of Rose Hill, Va., will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon. He is one of the outr standing Presbyterian ministers of our race. Miss Henrylynn Williams, a Freshman college student and a special vofce student of Miss Sullivan, will appear in a voice recital. Miss Williams possesses a very sweet voice and, has the ability to handle it with the technique of a professional. The Juniors have made great preparations to banquet the Sen iors on the third evening. We have thirteen in this class and they are one lucky bunch. The Grammar Department, under Miss Laura Armstrong, will entertain with an operetta on the fourth night. In rehears, als they are showing up well and it is hoped that all of the parents will be present to see the young folks play their part. The fampus Junior Oratorical contest wiJJ be on the fifth night. Sivie Lee Fowler, of Georgia, says, “If Georgia doesn’t beat she will get beaten.” Virginia, Tennessee and many other States are represented. Two valuable prizes will be awarded. The music department will present the “Cherry Blossom” on the sfirtlf night. The dom ment is that “It is a Nock-out.” It is one of the favorite high school plays and. the students are taking a lively interest in their parts. ; f (Continued on page 4)
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