Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-08
w. Q. r. U. COLUMN,

BY far the most important branch
OF the w. G. T. u. IL the department,
for mothers. which embraces every
phase OF child culture and home max
ing. This department provides in
structive literature and establishes Q
medium through the child culture
meetings for the interchange OF ideas
and experiences relating to the man.
fold responsibilities OF maternity.
AZ a local meeting, recently. a ques.
ton was debated which has. at some
time, been discussed I'm every home
Resolved That church, %phllanthro.
pic and Social duties of the mother
hinder the development of the child
in the home"
Mrs. Stuar. ably demonstrated that
the profession OF motherhood is too
all absorbing to permit any outside
work without serious detriment to the
development Of the plastic characters
In the lone.
Following is an extract from the
negative view point presented by Mrs.
@. Z Wilson. the broad standard and
truth OF which will appeal to all.
Resolved. That religious. social
and phllanthropic work of women
hNto hlhuFi 'hiiu III tue
home
Now, on the contrary. | believe II
helps child development. for there is
no stronger influence than example.
The hospitable. charitable mother
must OF necessity Undue into the child
the same prerequisites. My ideal
woman Is essentially a domestic wo-
man in the broadcast sense. II is i'm.
possible to conceive OF n woman of
high type without a home. II she
has but n room, she will make a
home OF hat. and IL will shine forth
as an expression of her own individ.
uality. IL Is a garden In which she
grows herself. And. further, | believe
that every woman whose mind has
been broadened by contact with the
outside world is n better h%ousekeep-
err, knows better how to keep the
wheels OF domestic machinery oiled
the woman who never goes out.
side the four walls OF home. She
manages nor household with the same
~sagacity that a business man manages
his factory or counting room.
The mother instinct and love should
elevate. Too often II only degener-
ates into a weak indulgence, a loving
spelling. a bind alteration.
Alteration Is not good for any hu.
man thlng-espccially the uniformed
soul of childhood.
Now, the mother who into
contact with humanity at the many
points rs not liable to be selfish in
this way. Her philanthropy brings
her In contact with the erring, the
unfortunate. the sick, and her sym.
pathies are enlarged and the reaction
on her home life il true holiness
in the Emcrsonian sense.
Emerson defines true holiness" as
Infinite compassion for others"
Why, II | were called upon to say
whose children are the best behaved
In Albuquerque. | should point out
the children OF ladies who ever have
been ready to give labor and thought
to the that lacks assistance"
wac are actively alert to ev.
cry opportunity to help-to work as
well as prey for the uplifting of hui
manity. Present conditions as we'll
as past history bear me out in the
assertion that u talented women
been the best home makers.
Voices that have fearlessly denounced
wrong nave also been accustomed to
lullaby. Hands that have painted
great pictures have drawn, oh, so low.
the conceptions OF mother and
child.
To sun the subject up: The more
intelligence we bring to the mother
altar the better incense Il gives. And
the highest, best intelligence is that
gained in helping our fellow man and
fellow woman.
So, let the mother have her church
work. her benevolent work, ave, even
her club work, and the children will
be the better for all these and she
keep young longer. VIII com.
mand the respect OF her children and
the love of her husband-the dearest
possession Of a woman's life.
h surest way to get this is to
Keep In touch with all life at all
points SD as to be the standard of
Intelligence in the home.
'Oh. let us
Lift our natures up:
Embrace high aims; work out our
freedom.
knowledge IL now no more a fountain
sealed:
Drink deep until we cannot be the
slave
or emptiness, gossip and envy.
Islander die: better not to be at all |
Than not C. be noble"
MRS. RALPH HILL,
Press RpDorter w n ~ II |