If the path of life has led her son to fields of honor, her heart will glov/ \vith .
pride vinspeakable, If he is called to war, she will bid him goodbye with dry oycs,
although her heart is filled with tears. V/hen he sleeps upon the tented field her
spirit will keep watch. In the agony of waiting, she v/ill die a thousand deaths, but
will hide her torture. She will scarch for him among the slain and try vdth'kisses to
warn the unresponsive lips to life. She will coffin her heart vdth his body, and her
soul vdll keep the eternal virgil of a deathless love,
"Mother lovol It has produced, foniJled,reared, inspired and glorified all the
shadowy hosts who passed across the bank of time since man first raised his eyes to
ward heaven,"
Tnink again of the years of prayer. How many of us can thank God for Christian,
praying mothers? How many times have mother's prayers laid hold of us and led us in
the paths of righteousness.
Let us thank God for Him v;ho hving upon the cross hundreds of years, ago and who
looked down into,His own mother’s face and tau^t us the glory of motherhood.
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And now, in closing, I bring a,thought that has been beautifully expressed in
these lines - . .
"God took unselfishness ,ond love
Truth, v^isdom, service lowly.
Ideals high as heaven above.
And purpose firm and holy;
Ho plp.ced them in a tender heart.
Whoso faith no grief could smother; ,
And gave these immcrtellqs that hide
The sacred nrjiie of Mother,"
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OUR PRi\YER
We Thank' Tliee, Our Heavenly Father,
For th^e Victory Thou Hast
Brought Our Cause, We Thank .
Thee That Thou In Thy Wisdom
Has Permitted Ri^jit And Freedom
To Prevail, '