The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS SONS.
TO Mould Great Minds and Make
Noble Careers Possible.

Noble Careers Possible.
Copyright, 1901 the Christian Herald
New York.
BY Mary Lowe Dickinson.
A lovely picture. dear 70 a. our hearts
IS that Of the mother keeping the cradle
a3og with her foot. while her hands are
busy with the tiny socks or the bigger
SOFAS. whose meudi1g IS sometimes the
mothers only touch upon the household
understanding. But the mother VINO
would keep her hand upon The growing
life must learn TO deal vith other points
than those ~ Tho end Of needle. 20
weave stronger bonds than can he made
OF darning-cottou and 80 sing tie music
20 which the young new life keeps step.
after the cradle IS deserted ard lullaoics
have CEASED 10 charm.
That mo, hers nave been doing these
greater things al down the centuries D.
proved by the record Of the Uoolest men
a every nationally. The list is 80 long
that a few names which So is possible 90
choose should be considered suggestive
Of the riches Of the field rather man as
illustrative OF the great. amply proven
fact that tine dominant ia tor IN most
great lives mas been the influence OF the
mother
WashinEton's Mother
NotWitastandirc every body's familiar
fly with her his-ory and cnaraet erist!cs.
7he name OF the mother OF Washington
has rightful precedence 10 our list. she
was a beautiful girl. called the Rose %
Epping Forest" She married Augustine
Washington. a widower and gentleman
Of high standing and noble character, o.
large property and considerable personal
-r T.r. frel
old fashioned colonial house on the banks
OF the Potomac. where We can fancy the
bride covertly exploring ner new home
and scanning the footprints % her prede-
cessOr. Ia this voyage oil discovery she
was arrested By small but rare treasury
Of books. The ny-leaf Of one revealed
the name Of the owner the first wife,
''Jsne Washington" Finding the inkhorn
she wrote firmly beneath. And Mary
Washington" probably the first time she
had written her new name. We all know
how she read this book-it Vas Sir Mat
thew Hale's Contempla tions-to her step
sons and her own sons; how 10 was rever-
snced by George Washington, and now IL
s. treasured to-day at our national Mecca.
Mount Vernon. where both as mother
and mistress. Mary Washington led and
guided her boy into the manhood that
made him his country's leader and guide.
Here also as the Revolutionary War
went on ana her neigho Ors tnronged her
with paudits ana praises Of her noble
sou-their Idol and hers-she restrained
their extrayagant words saying simply.
George seems to have deserved well Of
his country but Ee must not praise too
much: George has not forgotten his
duty"
when she heard Of che surrender AT
Yorktown she raised her hands and fer
yently thanked heaven that ali was over.
she had not seen her son for seven years.
Now he was coming home. No word OF
glory" or "honors' fell from his lips or
hers Yet this king among men had his
reward. His mother had lived to welcome
him backl
one has only to recall the familiar story
OF this noble mothers life to recognize its
moulding power upon the patriot the
soldier and the statesman. His high
temper and his habit of seif-control were
like her. as were mis- principles OF equity
and justice. his power OF dealing with
great and grave issues. and his habit of
practical business detail. 1t was like her
and like him. when she knew the world
was regarding him as head Of the nation,
leader Of victorious hosts, TO say. He
has been = good son. believe he has done
his duty a mas
The Mother Of Lincoln.
Abraham Iincoln's mother. says Mrs.
Bolton. TO whose sketches We wish to ac-
knowledge our debt. possessed but one
book in the world. the Bible; and from
this she taught her children daily. OF
quick mind and retentive memory, Abra-
ham soon came to know IL by heart. and
30 look upon his gentle teacher as the en-
bodiment OF all the good predepts in the
book Afterward, when he governed
thirty million people, he said: "'Ail that I
an or hope TO be. / owe TO my angel
mother Blessings on her memory
When he was ten years old. this sanity
mother died Of consumption, and was
buried in a plain box under the trees near
the cabin For her boy the loss was ire
rarabe. Day after day he sat on the
grave ana wept. A sad far-away look
c,rspt into his eyes. which those who saw
him in the perils Of his later life well re-
member.
Phillips Brooks Mother.
In the career Of Phillips Brooks we
have the tribute OF a noble life to the in
s4tyence OF a noble mother 1.-THE son
Phillips" says the Rev. Julius Fl. Ward,
IN the New England Magazine seems
10 have inherited from his mother the
deep and earnest piety and Intellectual
strength which have always been his char
acteristics." Mrs. Bolton says: Mother
love was always a strong force in the
heart of Phillips Brooks. II IS related
that when some one asked him IL he was
not afraid when he first preached before
Queen Victoria. he replied, on. no; I
have preached before my mother
George PeabOdy's Mother.
George Pea body was a poor little gro
cer-boy in a New England country store.
who yet came TO che place where he was
able 70 leave nine millions to the needy
and the homeless. When he went out
into the world at eleven years of age to
earn his WING, he had already. through
his beautiful devotion to his noble mother.
earned the name Of mother-boy.
OF Bayard Taylor IL Is said that his
mother, refined and intelligent woman.
who taught him to read at four. and who
early discovered her child's love for
hooks, shielded him as far possible
from picking up stones and wedding corn.
and kept him from the hard work Of farm
life by claiming his help in rocking the
baby, that thus she might be free for other
household tasks.
William Lloyd Garrison.
william Lloyd Gerrison's mother. too
was q noble woman, deeply religious, will