The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-02


man. with ordinary intellectual c"p''
city. placed In ordinary clrcuma'an''.'
Ind yet. By extraordinary piety' -taha-
Ing out before an the ages 10 eoh,'
The model Christian mother liahhah
was the wife Of Elkanah. who wa
person very much like herself an
romantic and plain. never hANiHs
fought battle or been the subject OF
o marvellous escape. Neither OF 'hem
would have been called a genius 1u''
what you and might be, that N's
Eikanah and Hannah The brlkn''al
time In an the history Of that lainl''
was the birth d samuel Although 1'
tar ran along the heavens pointing
iownto his birthplace Think the ans'i'
AZ Cod stopped az the coming OF 60
wonderful a prophet As Samuel hid
been given Ia answer 10 prayer III
lauah and an hi1 family. save llannah
started up 20 Shiloh 10 offer sl'riii'ti
Of Thanksgiving. The cradle who're
the ehild slept was altar enough for
Hannah grateful heart. but when ihe
by was old enough she took hiu 70
ghiloh. and t0oa three bulloc@ ana an
tphah OF Hour and "a bottle OF vine,
and made Offering OF sacrifice unto TIE
Lord. and there. according tua previous
vow. she lcit him. for there be wee TO
stay an the days Of his lie. and min
lister IN the nnctuary Years rolled
On. and every year Hannah made with
Ter own hand a garment Tor Samuel,
tad took 81 over 20 mm The lai would
have got along well wlthou, hat gar
mcnt. Tor ! suppose be was we'll clad
ty the ministry % the temple nui Han
tah could not lC ggn'euiri unless she
ra8 an the umc doing iomt,hirg for
Ter darling boy. Moreover Do mother
iiade him a u.tlo coat. and bfough, 81
% him iron year 10 year when she
same up VITA her husband % Oh thc
YEARLY isdihce"
Hannah stands before yea. then. TO-
FAY. in the Grst place. as 40 ndusltl-
tus mother. There was no need that
she work Elkarah. her husband. Ua3
Gar from poor. lie belonged 20 q dis
ilugulsacd family. Tor tho Bible tells
us that he was the son OF Jcroham.
the son Of Ellhu the con OF rohu. the
son OF Zuph "Who were thcyf' you
tay ! Go not know. but they were d.s-
iinguifhod people. no doubt. OF the.g
NAMES would not have been mentioned
Hannah mlght have seated herself in
her family. and. with folded arms, and
tisheyellcd hair. read novels rom year
60 year. u there had been any % rcad
but when I see hef making thar gar.
mont aud taking % over 90 samuel
tnow she Il industrious from principle
a. well az from pleasure. God would
rot have a mother become adrdige ol
q slave: he would have her employ al
the helps possible In this day IA th'
rearing Of her childrcu. Bgt liaunll
ought never % BE- ashamed 10 b. iount
iaakinc,a coat for samuel Most moth
crs need no counsel % ihid direction
ihe wrinkles ON their brew. the ralr
ca their check. the thimblc-m4rk d.
their finger. attest that csy are iaiia
tai IN the maternal dutief The b'oon
and the brightness and the yi,aciiy o
rirlhood have given place 10 ths Grand
" dignity aud usefulness aui iaduatrl
Of mothofhoof Put there Is a hea'a
mish idea setting abrogd IN some o
the families OF Americans. there ar,
mothers who Danish themselves IRON
the home circle For three-iourths e.
their maternal duties they prove them
iolvcs Incompetent They are irnovn
of what their children wear. and VIA
their chll1rcn cat. and what their chill
1ren read They cntmE 10 irrespousl
be pcr,crs these yo'pg immortal
and allow them TO b, under influence
which may cripple their bodies. o
faint their purity or spoil their man
ncrs. or destroy their souls. FROM Ia
awkward cut Of samucrs coat yo
know his mother Hannah dld NOS max
Il. Ont from under flaming cbandt
Tiers. and on from imported camou
gud down the granitc stairs, there
coming q great crowd VI Children 1
this lay. UNFRAMED. uaucy. lnoompettr
for an the practical duties OF lir
pady TO Dc caught in the hr5t Wit
Of crime and sensnality. lndolcni an
unisithml mothers will make indolcl
and unfaithml children. You cam,
expect nea,uCss and order IN ans houl
where the daughters see nothing bl
ID. Ia
ness In their parents. let Hannah
idle. and most certainly samuel vi
grow up idle who are the iuduslr
Gus men 10 an our occupations and pr
fessionsf Who are they managing q
merchandise OF the world. building u
walls tlnnlng the roofs weaving q
carpets. making lho laws. goV,rnll
the nations. making the earth To Qual
All hoayc and goar and rattle with q
tread OF gigantic cntcrprhcs2 Who q
they2 For the most part they descca
Nd from industrious molhcrl, who
the old homestead. used TO spin the
own yarn. and weave their own ca
pets. and plait their own doorma
and dag their own chairs, and DO lhi
own work. The a,alwarl men and q
influential women Of this day. ninei
nine out OF a hundred Of them. cal
from such an illustrious ancestry
hard kuuckles and homespun. Al
who are these people In society, lle
as fro,h. blown every whittier OF ten
tatlon and fashlon-the peddlers
filthy stories. the dancing Jacks OF po
teal parties. the scum OF society,
tavcrn-lounelng. storc-intesiing,
men OF low wink. and nllhy chuck
aud brass breastpln. and rotten asso
aiionsg For the most part they ca
lIom mothers idle and disgusting,
ocandal-mongers Of society. COINS IN
hoaae TO house attending 70 eve
eocy's business but their Oval bell
mf n Witches and ghosts ana hol
.ee,a 10 keep the dcsll out Of
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