Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02

What has been said to you men can be
sald 10 the women, upon whom rests the
sraVest responsibilities. You have by far
more to do with the formation of the char
acter of your children than their fathers
hour economy, thrift and tidiness will max e
an everlasting impression upon the minds
anu character OF your children, of whom so
ihach VIII be expected in the future.
Training the Children.
In regretting the lack of opportunity in
your youth, do lot make the mistake of
over indulgence of your boys and girls
DO not let either of them imagine that they
Eave nothing TO do but to go to school and
perhaps practice on the piano. while vou
are washing and ironing to furnish them
with food and clothes. Make them wark
when out of school, and teach them that 81
Is dishonest and dishonorable to let Won do
an me work. and they have all the luxury
ana leisure. Neither men or women of any
race have any right to Injuries and idle
ness, until they have cared an incoue
enough to justify their having them. To
enun'eraIe the trials and vexations many
nave had IN training many OF you in work
Tor which yon yera being well paid would
make volume, that would perhaps con-
vince you that you have not had all the
troubles TO bear. AS an illustrations was
telling recently enc of many incidents in
my own experience. A few months ago i
employed young colorel man, who had
spent the most of his life in school who
Il
know he may be in the audience His
duties included the care of my parlors. In
cleaning ana arranging ttem he let the
window shade roll all The way up to reach
the strins 10 pull IL down again, he seized
a small frail gilt table with a rare mosaic
top whlch had been given me by a valued
friend and attempted to stand on it-a
crash was the consequence the whole house
was shaken anu the mosaic was broken
into bits, but ne was, of course uniniured
and i am sorry to say, did not feel the re-
morse ne should have felt He knew bet
yer, OF course, and the act could only be
attributed to recklessness, because the
step ladder was in its proper place and
could have been easily brought These are
the 'scrt of things that bring criticism and
prejudice. And while l insist upon YOUR
getting all advantages you can or educa
ton, at the same time do not despise indus
trial pursuits or imagine that success is
obtainabie In any other way but by honest
work The case which / have given WIS
the result of false training. The young
man had become SO lazy in the life he had
led that the learning he had ACQUIRED was
destined 70 be of little use to him. In our
blind worship Of liberty in this country we
may drift into RIGHTEOUSNESS and forget
that the perfection which Europeans have
attained in all the erts, sciences and eco
nofnlcs or life has come through long ami
patent apprenticeship in a chosen profess
sion or occupation. We are all in too
much OF hurry, We want the wages and
consideration of the foreman when we are
reahy interior apprentices. We should spend
more time and care in trying to do well what
We are entrusted to do, and not be irving TO
devise WAYS and means by which We car
shorten our time and evade as much as nos
sible. Your greatest men and women. ami Won
have many OF them, achieved their great
ness in spite OF tribulaticns sore, Won
should sustain them and strengthen their
hands in their efforts for their kind helm
them establish forts and outpogts for YOUR
protection and welfare, and you will thera-
by bring happiness to yourselves Inform
yourselves about everything that IS beinR
done and you will know who is right and
who is wrong-follow the right and nut
down the wrong. White and black. high
and low. in this indulgent land Of ours
need discipline The race that imposes this
discipline upon itself and wisely utilities
the abundance of opportunities that are on
every hand will surely rule it. ana we NAV
see the fulfllment of the prophecy. many
that are first shall be last, and the last
shall be first
resolution of thanks to the speakers
and the trustees of Hamllne Church YVES
passed and DR.. Todd. the pastor, dismissed
the congregation by pronouncing the bene-
dlction. Mrs. La Fetra and Mrs. Logan
were each presented with a bunch of hand
some chrysanIhemums.