Arizona republican., 1910-05-09
WOODMEN ATTEND
 DIVINE WORSHIP
Listen to Eloquent Sermon Upon the
 Topic, "Mother."

| Everett x. Phillips. of the Christian church, Phoenix lodge No. ll462, Mod
 ern Woodmen of America. last evening attended divine service in the West Monroe street edifice and listened to | an interesting discourse upon the topic,
 Mother" In the morning the Wood
 men and the Royal Neighbors. the
 auxiliary organization. held memorial services at Greenwood cemetery. the
 members of both lodges going to the burial grounds by trolley cars. The services at Greenwood were unusually impressive and were well attended not
 only by members of the two orders but
 by a goodly number of those interest
 ed in the work of these bodies.
 At the services of the evening at the Christian church the visiting lodges
 were welcomed by the pastor and the following program was carried out: Hymn No. A; Hymn No. 2S0: solo, My Mothers Prayer" MT. b. Little ! john; Scripture reading. l sam. 1928; prayer; male quartet. Sweet Sabbath Eve; offering; solo, "A Meditation" Mrs. W. C. Hunter: sermon. Mother; 1 invitation hymn No. 63.
 Taking for his text the last five verses of l Samuel 1, MT. Phillips said in part:
 The true mother desires a child that she may perpetuate her hearts desires.
 her hopes. her services for the world at large in and through her child. IL is fitting that the fraternal institu-' tions should remember mother because
 these institutions of brothers aim at the protection of the home. and it par
 ticularly fitting that the Modern Wood
 men of America should remember
 mother because of the position it oc cupies as the strongest and greatest of all fraternal insurance societies.
 Tt is fitting that this fraternal or der should meet upon this occasion in worship in honor of the memory of mon with all of us in trying to serve
 mother in bringing to pass her pur-
 poses, her prayers and the dssemina- ton of justice. good will and fellowship among men, an effort which goes a long ways toward making the rule of Heaven to obtain upon earth.
 How can we best make this service tonight in honor of mother? How can we best serve her sacred memory? First, by manifesting that we do as sons and daughters, have a purpose in life in keeping with the hope and pray CTS of her own heart, when she gave us birth. Second we owe it in these services to manifest that we aim to be clean men and women and true to our obligations. and that her hopes and prayers may not be shattered by an unclean son or an unworthy daughter.
 Third it is our duty to take the side of mother against her common enemy and our common enemy, first among which is the saloon. The saloon as an institution is what we are fighting, not the saloon man. realize the fact that there are men among the saloonkeep- CTS who are doing the best they can to conduct their places along what they consider clean business principles. It is the unconstitutionality of the laws permitting saloons that attack.
 T stood upon the ocean shoge. and while the sea had receded to it's depths. with q shell wrote the name of moth CT upon the sand. The ripping waves returned and washed away the name and left the beach shining with the white sand. But the name of mother was carried out with the little waves and unto the depth of the sea and 1t was caught up in the Zephyrs and carried unto the uttermost parts of the universe until the name of mother was heard in the spheres. l want every man and woman to take mothers name around in their hearts and carry it into the depths of their soul. The preacher brings the name into his sermons, the business man takes mother into his business and her love influences him in his business conduct among his fel- low men. Mothers name enters into the great song of life and we should remember mothers name. her prayers, her love"