Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-06

Chicago. May 31.-In this sermon the
preacher illustrates the potential innu-
encc Of the mother upon the character
OF the child and the Importance or
that influence being OF a kind that
goes to the formation and develop
ment of Il pure and noble womanhood.
The text is Ezekiel xvi. Al, "As Is the
mother, so is her daughter"
The Philadelphia mint Is one of the
chief sights for the traveller In the
Quaker City. 1t has many wonderful
pieces of machinery. not the least or
which are the powerful stamping ma
chimes, cutting the gold and silver bars
into pieces the size of ten cent piece
or a dollar. Then, with one terrlnc
pound. they stamp them into Unlted
States coins. These stamping ma
chimes are powerful enough to crush
the hard metal into forms Of eagles
bearing the impress of the Goddess or
Liberty. and yet they are capable or
doing very delicate work. III q pam
piece Of wet tissue paper Is placed
under their stamp they can cut out OF
that wet paper round piece the size
of n silver dollar more neatly and ac-
curately and surely than could be done
by any sewing girls scissors or any
surgeons knife.
1t is wonderful that machine should
have the power of thus producing from
the hard metal thousands OF coins eX-
actly alike, each bearing accurately
the same impression; but | want 10
sneak to YOU today OF something still
more wonderful in our social and fam-
ily life. 1t is the power inhering IN
every mother to mold her daughters
into her own image and to impress
upon them her own characteristics.
An old college president was wont 10
give this parting advice to his boys
when they were about to graduate
from his institution: My sons, you are
now to go forth into the great battle
of life. 1t is right and must needs DE
that most of you will soon marry ana
start homes of your own. 1t Is OF
vital Importance that you marry the
right kind of a girl. Therefore L am
going to give you the best test of what
future wife will be. Always look al
the mother of the young lady whom
vou would marry more than to the
Young lady herself. For las is the
mother. so is her daughter
This trenchant truth is well Illus
trated by an old yet ever new story
A young farmer wanted to find fru-
gal and careful helpmeet He starten
ont om,,tt.65 ~ the he" farmers wife forte
dough which had been left in her preau
non He said he had IL sick horse aho
no heard that dough could cure MIN
Tho farmers wife said, ION, yes W.
have plenty" She brought ror'n WV WV
hondfuls The young man took II an'
in silence drove away. At the mex
formhousc lie asked the same ques'ion
rho farmers wife said: Il wish coul'
belp you. but that is impossible W
nover have any dough left IN III
broad nan Of this house. | AWAY
scrone nv bread pan clean. Ihere
NO dough left" "Ah" said the youn
I'm ~ .This il the home where, pc
hams can find my bride. For
tho mother is so frugal her daughter
will surely be the slime" And II wa
+bere that he won his bride. For
woe Of the prophets opinion, AS
the mother. so is her daughter.
The mothers life is inevitably pr
drced In the lives of her little ell
IL ,,.hop she rocks in the cradle I'D
,y;,l honpen whether she Is consclo
Of # or not. How important tneh Is
r. for the sake Of those children anu
.ho cake Of those whom they In th'
turn will influence. that the lnnuen
of the mothers life should be ol
wholesome and benrfcent Kihu' l
,irls will be like her as they grow
and her faults will reappear III 'ne
rboreforc. tie object of TINS serin
is to show how the true WIZ "
mother should live. She shouiu
only be true to her husband put d
true to her father and mother plo
ers and sisters, and to her Co.. as !"
os directly to the little daughters"
''''- will soon follow in her footstepS
sho thinks. they will think. IS
J3 does. they will also DO. /.
rho true mother should, first pf a u
wife. The butterny's wing Is de leloI OF
IN the chrysalis. The autumn' II
will not hang heavily from pe u
branch as nuggets OF goiu unIISo
annie blossoms were fragrahpin
Md. snringtime. The summer soheol
nest is only sweet encore OF y ''
song which once softly echoed 3 "
ell through the plllared halls IN 'nqen !,
ILL of the woods. Neither can L II
Snotloss robe Of maternity fer
,rovon IN the home unless ! con
"nJ sro,r loom In which brids p'
and consecrated fingers havealrea
$50 ont Of untarnished vD,
fumed with the orange DioSSn''
robe of true wifehood.
Some Foolish wive'
This statement is axiomaf.
there are some women fools eno'
to suppose that the names ne !,
mother are not Siamese tWihslu !"
no connection or atIiliation. ney
. so blinded that they canno're
the silver letters of true maerh
are written upon the go'u %
ground of true wifehood anupat
strongest and best cradle is'at
from the scented wood OF the arr
nltar The duties of materE IL
never supc -sede or extinsn
drtics of the wife. There III
- women VIII, are true wives l'il
0 babies are born. Then inst' Oh
Oe ing any longer the comfort'ie
nanion. the helpmeet of the p WI
- they promised on their weng
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