Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-26
MESSAGE ISSUED TO
MOTHERS OF NATION
Mrs. Frederic Schoff, President of 6
Great National Organization,
Addresses Parents
AppeaIineIy

A message, directed to the mother
hood of the world has Just been issued
by Mrs. Frederic Schoff, president OF
the National Congress of Mothers.
1t is a powerful appeal intermingied
with information denoting the Won
derful progress of the great cause in
foreign lands as we'll as at home.
The organization, originating in the
United States, has had the ERECT OF
bringing into line other nations for the
promotion of the child's welfare.
This message has been forwarded
to Mrs. Chalmers Smith, president or
the California congress, and is ad-
dressed to all Parent-Teacher and
Child Study circles of the state. 1t
is worthy of the deepest consideration.
Mrs. Schoff's Message
"Thirteen years ago this month Mrs.
Theodore w. Birney, Georgia Wom-
an, called together the mothers of the
nation to study the child, to learn more
of it's development, to understand the
influence and environment that would
develop his highest possibilities. Moth
ers from every part of the land were
touched by the message, and with
heart hunger for the light which
would bring strength and power to
their motherhood they responded to
the call. Women were working then
in various organizations, but child
study to promote child welfare by
mothers of the children of America was
first organized in Washington, in 1897.
ITO work for dependent children,
for orphans and neglected little ones
was not new; to realize that the foun-
dation of child welfare depends on
each mother in each home of the
land, knowing how to be a good moth
er, and that without understanding of
cha do her work
to the best advantage was new. To
formulate plans by which to reach
every mother in every home was the
task of the National Congress OF
Mothers.
The Mothers Organized
"Mothers organized then and con-
secrated themselves under divine guild
ance to work together; to study to-
gether; to gain greater wisdom as to
the unfolding of child-life. greater
ability to lead it wisely greater power
to guard in home and school ana
state the little ones whom God has
entrusted to our care to train for life
here and in the world beyond.
Recognizing that each is one of
Gods little ones, that each has the
right to the protection and guidance
of O wise, loving mother, recognizing
that instinct does not give wisdom
and knowledge, that child-nurture is a
science worthy of deepest study, the
National Congress of Mothers today
with it's branches in every state and
in many other lands embraces moth
ers who with holiest purpose are rais-
ing the standards of motherhood, and
are assuming as never before the
God-given duty of motherhood in Its
broadest and highest sense.
ITO meet the needs of mothers, the
Parents associations were formed for
the study of childhood and promotion
of child welfare To meet the needs
of mothers valuable educational ma
terial has been accumulated. and the
leading students of childhood have
been enlisted to send out study out
lines, guides to all that will help
parents to give the children strong
physical bodies, good mental devel-
opment and highest spiritual ideals.
Home Is Important Field
while working for Improvement of
childhood's opportunities in school and
state and nation the congress recog-
nizes the home as the most important
field, and it desires to have every
mother whose children are still under
her guidance as a member for child
study, child welfare. mothers of a ma
ton organized with earnest purpose
to do His will for the little ones
SIS there a place for this part of the
Masters work? Is 1t great and high
and holy enough to warrant an or
ganization for this special work?
Wherever mothers are, wherever there