The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
TO MOTHERS or RoYs.

hirscA. Hebrew. Chicago, Ill.
TO MOTHERS OF BOYS.
Writtea fo- The Post.
Napoleon. when asked villa, was tie
greatest need Of France, answered Good
mothers"
II Is TO; elene France that needs good
mothers but the country at large. Texas
ana even Houston. necis coed mothers.
II there was ever good and gceat man
who did not have such a mother. history
IS silent upon the subject, ana observation
&C; III ms that silence.
The hand thai rocks the cradle rules
The world" : a. Old saying that has not
lost its force even IL It Is out uf fashion
The Jesuits say. Lot US have ten years
q The boys life. and We care not who las
the rest" A noted woman who had tried
to compel men 10 DO her will, exclaimed
with rapture after the birth of her son
Tia, is the way TO rule men, to make
them"
What then ought 10 be said to the
mother who has had this plastic boy for
rfteen years and We; does not realize that
God. our country ana humanity viii hold
her 70 street account of what she has
done with those fifteen seed-time years
in ihese days Of socie:its. fads, clubs
and all sorts OF scapegoat devices TO Sc,
nd OF personal responsibility we arr apt
70 think some one viii do the work and
lose sight of the tremendous influence "a
mother does and ought TO exert. Some one
I saES u We WISH our cnlllFen 10 tread me
/ tl>'''9N way we must walk mere 100 MS
: pesliiafiy tfue OF boys II yon Wish
!e-I uoSs 10 oo tlsht SCI me example. u
wat We are nor what We say that
ls44s N me enc Nhen YOU send your boy S
70 church and sunday school and then let
Them sse that a very slight excuse Will
Keep you away their eyes are quick to de-
teCt me inconsistency II you ADVISE them
@ JON me junior young Mems christian
association ana they see that you prefer
mover or making me clothes or allow
lasiaoi5abie society or even Incidence To
/ Keep you from giving your help or presence
% the cause VINO shall plane them II
they deem II OF little Importance and fol
( 10" moihefs example. ii you 90 not in
I Huence your poys some one else WILL and
the pFopahluty Is II VIII not be the min
is'ei or sunday schooi teacher either. what
rhahce 90 they nave In comparison TO
yours! Ihe minister, with 900 people 10
sul'' teach' lead or strengthen does not
often even think Of our boys and by a
careless word about him. or even Just
crticlsm you may weaken his influence.
A. pest ne mas only part OF an hour every
week ana at most your boy Is not his
Special charge ~ others are Just us
lIe"ious, IN sunday school we give the
teacher halt an hour. perhaps, Tor lessons.
ABOUT uoZen boys snare thls instruction.
inc teacher must teacn the lesson, then
may be little personal talk. She prays
ior your boys she does her best, but can
You uuord TO leave Your boy religious
impression TO those Few crowded minutes?
we heel an the help we can get-welcome
minister. Sunday school teacher, Junior
Ei ieavor and Junior Young Mems Chris
uon association, hut they are loose stones.
rot hrm wall without the cement of a
rclglous mother.
future man is clay m our hands We must
DO now all we can, other things can wait,
or be cared for by others; even church and
benevolent work are second to work for
Your chiliren.