Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-04-19

AIt past
The world i running to "organizationH
What with societies, associations, confer
ences, conventions, lodges. bands, circles,
unions. boards sonnet hing valuable must be
sacrificed. What Is ii but the home? Even
those who cannot get cut have society Of
their own and am glad fer The shut
ms that it i so. How else would they be
remembered in the whirl and hustle OF
the active ones Of Iife-eAeept by the few
faithful and loving friends who minister
to their needs. New they are recognized
by the press as society and Will not be
forgotten.
While every one of these societies is ben
efical in ITSELF while many Of them are
necessary for the public good; while all
of them have worthy objects of interest
and Improvement to advance, there is one
new organization which the times will
shortly demand, namely-a '.Stayat-
Home" society.
How would it do to form such a one
and have one evening in the week when
the family may gather around the even
/ ing lamp, and get acquainted with each
other; when the father shall find out
/ something OF how his son, growing to
early manhood. is informed on the general
/ topics of the day; when the mother shall
see her daughter in the quiet evening
/ hours and enjoy the freshness of her
| young life; when the smaller children
| shall have picture in memory of an ideal
/ home which shall be to them in all the
changeful years to comea vision OF Home
/ Sweet Home?
If the boys and girls of the present gen
Grafton could only have this one motto in
! stilled into their hearts and minds by sim
pie every day living: There is no place
like Home the haunts of vice and dens
OF evil would not enguf SO many once
innocent children and promising youth.
In these days of enlightenment and
wonderful discoveries we may look back
with pity on those who lived in the times
of tallow candles and primeval simplicity
but they had home life which left its i'm
press on generations following. They
had time TO think, and work and disci-
pline and thought produced character,
and though to US those times may seem
llhc the udI al lIle tltClTlC llSAl ;
of the nineteenth century-the century of
which we are so proud, cannot reveal the
depths OF evil which curse our land and
ruin so many homes.
do not forget the great and good work
done bysorganizations. | would not I'M
derrate it, but do not leave the other I'M
done. There are great hearts, noble souls,
self-sacrifcing laborers for the public
good and for relief of individual sufferers.
There are deeds OF chivalry, philanthropy,
courage and self-denial which are occur
ring constantly and which are bringing
weak humanity to a higher level and a
better life.
Let there be one plea for the home-the
first divinely instituted organization, ''and
let every man build over against his own
! house''-"A house ,divided against Itself
cannot stand" What and where VIII he
the homes of the next generation if the
children of the present one are educated
along the line of organizations, as the
prospects now indicate? Junior societies
are found in all departments of work. In
our efforts to keep up with the times let
us not forget that the world needs home
| makers and home-keepers.