Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
Sunday Morning Talk
The Mothers Part.

Said a weli-known public speaker the
other day In an address on the relative
rights and duties of husband and wife:
IT refuse to admit that l am the only
bread winner in my family. l CONSIDER
that nv wife contributes no small snare
to the on-going of the family life" Amen
to that manly sentiment! Cold cash does
not measure, as 1t could not buy, the serv-
ices of q mother in the home, TOT Wnich
she usually gets only her ooaro aho clo'hes'
No eight-hour or even ten-hour DAY LOT heI'
She is often on duty from sunrise 10 sun
rise again. If she were paid on the scare
that hired girls are paid she might nase q
snug little sum in the bank at the emo oa
the wear, Then, again, how frequently sne
adds to the family excheQuer by hoidlng
back the husband from foolish specuiatlons.
Many a woman has by her 1orethousnt,
prudence and thrift saved her huspano
from financial ruin.
This is the lowest plane on which to view
the work of a mother. She constantly mas
to put to use her ingenuity ana VIII IN pc
half of the higher interests OF the nome
She needs and she often possesses the IN
sight and judicial qualities of justice OF
the Supreme Court In order to settle the
little disputes between the chlioren. one
must be diplomat and harmonic CONNECT
ing personalities. 1 talked the other even
ing with a mother who for twenty-five long
years had played the part of peacemaker.
Her husbands mother had always iiveo IN
the house and had been always lavish OF
her criticisms of the children. wnom sne
considered not nearly as perfect as her own
son had been. So the grandchildren nao
grown up resentful OF grandma's lnterler-
ence and harsh judgments. and the gentie
mother had all she could do to keep the
atmosphere of the home sweet and FRIEND
iy. but" she said. with gratitude and
gladness in her tone. II believe have sue
ceeded fairly well in harmonizing the ram,
ily, and, though 1t has been hard, 1t Is all
This, indeed, Is the browning glory OF
motherhood-to be able to quiet and steady
and ennoble the life of husband and BARNS
through her wise. loving influence con-
stantIy though unobtrusively exercised II
II were not 80 common phenomenon we
should marvel more than we 90 at the
wonderful patience or mothers When d
girl goes to a college settlement for year
or two to take care Of other folks children
we clap our hands and say, what SELL
denial what devotion!' But 1 should like
to know If it is any more noble 70 tescn
wear or two than 1t Is for ones own for a
long lifetime.
OF course, the mother gets something
out of it. She ought to. Besides the love
her husband and children bear her she
grows intellectually and spiritually. She
keeps pace with the children In their
Studies. She learns lessons in self-control
that only a mother can learn she ROUNDS
out into a beautiful and symmetrical wom-
anhood and. though she may not be as ac-
complished as her maiden sister in music
and art, she is not one whit behind her In
the essentials of a genuine education
Let MS value our mothers. then, while we
have them James A. Garfield never did
nobler thing than when after he had taken
the oath to be loyal to the duties involved
in the presidency Of the United states, ne
turned and kissed his venerable mother.
Our mothers are our good angels. Let us
never make them our slaves. Let US think
of them in the midst Of our good times
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And let us begin at once so to do
THE PARSON.