Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

Emerson says, "Tho' we travel the
world over to find the beautiful, we
must carry it with US or we find it
not. !" Thus with the mother she
must carry virtues with her il she
would elevate those with whom she
comes in contact. Through all the
ages the higher virtues have become
more and more the vital moving
forces in private and public affairs In
proportion ~ the mother element has
been respected and utilized. Our
country today need just this. it needs
motherinR. Mothers need the largest
Development, the utmost freedom and
dignity to enable them rightly to
meet the demands Of creating and ed
ucating the race. How important it
10 that mothers should be educated.
Errors can be discovered only by in.
telligent thought. All influence, good
or bad springs from the character and
thought. Children find problems that
they cannot solve and make plans
which they cannot carry out alone,
usually they take their unsolved
question to their mother in whose
wisdom they trust, and there abe has
an opportunity to WELD an influence
which will be lasting. Children have
been called question boxes. interroga-
ton points and on account of their
numerous questions. The children
should be encouraged to bring all
their troubles and cares to the mother
and she should be wise and use great
care in giving simple, clear and plain
explanations.
In order to elevate the morals in q
home it is necessary for the mother
to prepare food that is suitable
for physical and mental strength,
the vices which draw men and women
into crime come as often from un-
healthy bodies as from weak minds.
It il important, first, because the body
is the home Of the mind which every
one should try to develop to the great
est degree. Second, the children Of
luxury whose every want is gratifled
and whose faults are overlooked have
no reason to develop self-control or
self support. Hence they grow up
without them and when the trial
comes they are found helpless in the
face Of conditions. which the children
Of poverty and toll master with ease.
Children need work, not only for
works sake. but for their own. Satan
finds some mischief still for idle hands
to do. Work is great teacher while
idleness is school of nothing but
vice.
Parents are slowly learning that in
order to b6 OF highest service to their
children they must make companions
OF them and enter into their lives on
. plan Of confidence and open dealing.
One half of the children's inheritance
comes from the father, (has not the
mother right to demand that the
best of his life be given to elevate the
morals of the children as we'll as hers?)
Let no mother think because her
children are attending q good school
there is no more demanded Of her.
She must guard them from evil asso-
ciates and questionable amusements.
She should assist them in the choice
Of good reading-for books feed the
mind and develop the soul. Teach
them to read books which will make
them think. It is astonishing what
good results will follow from steady
course OF reading. In every commune
tity there are many homes unable to
obtain the choice literature of today.
Let every mother who can supply her
children with good books and papers
see to it that they are not cast aside
when read but given to other children
in the more humble homes. Not on
~ in the home but in the church and
the many Christian organizations does
the mother have great influence.
Some author has said the modern
church is an association of women
and il they abandoned it the church
would sink. No greater compliment
could be paid to woman. IT'S by hel
untiring and prayerful efforts that
the most sacred and powerful organ
ization the world ever knew has beer
upheld and sustained.
Master Alfred Durey pleased the au
dience with 8 recitation efter which
James McCarren gave the following
In regard to the Philippines.
James McCarren's paper.
! Tho Philippine Islands arc the most northern