The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-26

factUred, CaretuIly weighing W tue
smallest fraction OF an ounce, cannot
compute the value OF consecrated
motherhood, in the destiny and lie OF
her children. A mother seldom real-
ICES the power she holds In her hand
TO make OF mar, TO uplift o. cast
down. 10 bless OF curse. 10 send oui
into the world men strong 10 meet
and conquer temptation when IL as
sails them; men who Will always re-
fleet the early associations and teach.
ings of homo and the fs-cSldc. And
these same mothers VINO send sons
out into the world may never have Il
life size portrait hanging in the art
galleries of the world. in tho centers
OF art they may not be lauded like Inc
Queen OF Sheba, or spoken of as Sar-
ah the Princess, or Rachel the we'll
favored. yet she is known In Heaven,
and that ought TO be sufficient re-
ward for any mother who has brought
up sons and daughters.
Thousands upon thousands oil sons
will rise in the last day OF the JudS~
mcnt, and they will come from the
east and tho west, from the north
and from the south, and say that 1T
was mothers influence. mother S
prayer, a mothers life and love that
made them what they became, and
achieved All that has been accom-
plished, oil achievements and sue
cesses. all triumphs, are due TO the
teachings and principles OF a Godly
mother. When God sanctiiicd moth
erhood, he sanciified the most sub
tie power and influence known.
What a world OF debt the world
owes 10 sanity motherhood, What
triumphs have been won because OF
the life OF some mother. There Is
an argument so resistless In the life
OF a godly mother, that any one who
passes it by without anythousht, is
shortsighted How to hold. to influ-
ence. 10 inspire, to encourage, and
stimulate weak effort and weak Will,
into courage and firmness. is battle
that all mothers have TO meet and
fight
There is an interesting incident re-
corded in Youths Companion. about
a mother and her son. 1t shows the
wonderful power in mothers love
and faith, when that love and that
faith is backed by the SFirit of God
There lived in western state hum
BILE old lady whose interest in poll
tics is. confined TO the single fact that
her son was elected a number OF
wears ago member of the lcgiSla-
ture, and has several times since been
reelected.
When the legislature assembled in
the autumn Of 1906, the son visited
Chi h.r .
uredly for not reading the speeches ne
had sent her. She had saved them
all, and knew just where they were;
but she confessed that she had not
been able TO read them all, nor 10
understand very we'll what she had
read. But you're going TO make a
speech this year that shall read,
every word" she said. Tell me
which one that Is. and I'll be sure to
make it," said he. "It's the one on
the anU-saloon bill" ooh. that onel"
he said somewhat confusedly. "Yes,
/ know II will be good one. My boy.
YOU know what liquor did for our
home years ago. | have prayed all
the years that my son might grow up
to save other boys from his fathers
fate And this is your opportunity.
know YOU will be true 10 it"
well. mother" replied the son, Il
don't know that ! have much conf
deDce in these efforts to make men
good by legislation. You can't very
we'll do more than regulate the liquor
traffic. The attempt 10 prohibit it al
together always fails. ] don't know
that | can speak in favor of that BILL
But these arguments fell unheeded on
her ears. She did not take them ser
iously. She thought her son was jok-
ing, as was his wont. "Oh, | know
YOU like TO tease me-" she said, 'but
l know you'll vote for that bill, ana
speak for It. And I shall read every
word OF your speech. and ] shall pray
for YOU every day, that God will bless
that speech and make it win the
fight"
The son had, indeed. expected To
speak on the bill but OH the other
side. and he never had doubted. nor
had his political friends, which way he
would vote. But the weeks went by.
and the fate of the bill hung In the
balance. and he kept his own com-
sci. 1t was assumed. however, that
he would vote against the bill i'm the
end. and so his silence caused no un-
easiness 10 the liquor men. II know
why YOU are waiting wrote his moth
er You are waiting TO make your
great speech when the great fight
comes. God bless YOU, my boy | am