The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-15
HOME AND MOTHER.

an woman who made female perfecnons
consist in the development Of physical
strength at the expense OF feminine
decorum and modtstv. 1t is not the
goddess of impure love, like Venus
whose votaeies regarded beauty of
form and pesonal charms as the high
est type of female excellence. Inc
model neld up to her is not the god
dess Of imperial will, like Juno: No.
The model presented for the imitation
of Christian women is Mary, the moth
err Of our blessed Rcdeemer She is
the great pattern Of virtue alike to
maiden, wife and mother. She eXhlb-
its the verginal modesty becoming the
maid. the conjugal love and fidelity OF
the wife and the untiring care and de-
votion of the mother. The Christian
woman is everywhere met by this
great model. Mary's portrait gazes
down on her from the walls OF her
chamber Her name occurs again and
again in the pages Of her prayer book.
Her eulogy is frequently pronounced
from the pulpit. Affairs and pulplts
are dedicated in her honor. Festivals
concentrating every phase OF her
life are celebrated throughout the year.
In Il word, the virgin mother is indeli-
bly, stamped on her intellect, her heart,
her memory and her imagination.
The influence therefore, of the bless
ed Virgin IN the moral e'evation OF
woman can hardly be ovtresumated.
She is the perfect combination OF all
trat is good and great and noble in
bagan womanhood, with alloy or de-
graduation. Do YOU seek exquisite
beauty:s You will find it IN her, but
hers is rather the beauty Of the soul
than of the body. 1t Is a beauty that
delights without intoxicaion. The
contemplation of her excltes no inward
rebellion, rs too often happens with
Grecian models. She is tue mother OF
fair love, devoil Of sick1y sentimental
itv and sensuaIity. Do you seek for
TO, &c of character and strength Of
will? You will find 1t in Der, bnt it is
force of will which springs from an
upright conscience and sence of duty.
Do YOU seek for courage, fortitude and
herolsm? You will find 1t in her with
out sacrifice of female grace and hos
or. She displays in heroism more OF
selent suffering than of noisy action.
What spartan waman exhibited so
much fortitude as Mary at the foot of
the cross when she stood undismayed
devouring the insults that were offer
ed to her son.
1t seems to me that some writers are
disposed to lay undue stress on the
amiable and tender qualities of Mary
aud of other holy women without
dwelling sufficiently on the strong and
robust points of their character. The
holy Scripture in one place pronoun-
ces heightened eu!ogy on woman.
What docs the Holy Ghost especially
admire in her? 1t is not the sweet and
amiable temper or the gentle DISPOSE
ton, through, of course, these virtues
she possessed, for DO woman is perfect
without them. 7 he Holy Ghost ad-
mires her courage, fortitude and her
sturdy character of self reliance.
"Who shall find he SAYS, "a valiant
Woman: Far and from the uttermost
coasts is the price Of her." proverbs
XXI, 10)
There Is Only one realm where wo-
man should rel IN, and that is in the
domestic kingdom. Themselves on
ce said to his son: THE Athenians
command the rest of Greece. | COM
mand the Athenians, your mother
command me, and you commands
YOUR mother (sPlutarch's Lives,
Dryden's translation, volume 1.-the
men the sovereigns or America: the
women are thesevereigns of the men.
Woman through her Influence i'll the
home rules the country. That is surely
enough glory for woman
1t is true that women have not been
the authors of immortal poems like
"Iliad" of Homer or 'sThe 1Eneid' of
Virgil. They have not produced works
equal to those of Shakespeare, Dante
or Milton. They have not invented
the magnetic me- die. or the telescope,
or the telegraph, or the steam engine,
or the sewing machine. But it is at
their knees that the youth of both sex
es are instructed IN virtue and piety,
and these are the grandest works in
the world.
If every Christian home were what
it ought to be, Christian school there
would be less need of Christian public
schools Mothers are ordained by
God to be the first teachers OF their
children. as they are the first to give
them material food. They have I'M
bounded influence over their child be-
cause the child has unbounded conf
dence the in its mother. I he impress
sion produced by mothers teaching
is the most lasting. Even in nature
wears the remembrance Of a mothers
reaching has on US restraining and
sanctilying influence The church is
indebted to Monica for the greatest
doctor in her fold Where it not for
Monica's mhulence Augustine might
have renamed a Maniccan lnreligion
and libertine in morals. 1t was a
queen and mother who said to her
son. Il would rather see you dead
imam nave you Colllllill d llol ldl slll.
That son became the great St. Louis,
king OF France, who, even Noltaire adj
mts, was righteous king. Judge
CASTOR of North Carolina ever spoke
of his mother with unbounded admira-
ton. The Count de Maistre used to
call his mother ''the sublime mother.
Justice fancy used to speak with
pride of the beneficial effects his
mothers early influence had upon his
after life. John Randolp of Roanoke
often spoke of his mother and always
with affectionate enthusiasm.
May the day never come when woman
shall cease to be the angel of the home.
MAY the husbands and sons, after
bufteting the waves of the world ever
fird in their homes haven Of rest.
Fay the bleeding wounds Of the heart
be soothed by the OH of gladness and
consolation Nathan ba FOND Of your