The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-13
SUNDAY IN FARHNILLE
DAY OF SUNSHINE AND OF
SHADOWS.
Fu Emblem of Human Life-special
sermons. Large AMI Interested
auliaucas.

Mothers Day" but first and fore
most and above an. il was Besurrec-
zion Day the Christian sabbath,
for without the Christ, there would
have been no such Christian Mothers
ana only such mothers hsye sent
out into the world clean and conssn-
a~ed manhood and w0mluhood 70
bless and brighten. TO elevate and
ennoble Christ honored his moth
er while living as no other son has
ever done and dying committed her
to the care OF stronger hand and
Of a loyal, loving heart
1t was right and fitting. however.
20 link Mother Day with .he Lords
day for while we do not worship
Mary, the mother of Che child Jesus.
we do honor and reverence her for
matches charms and glory as mo-
ther
AZ $3.50 p. m., the Junior Order
of American Mechanics met iD a boz
dy at the Baptist Church, where.
with a congregation Of friends, they
listened to a sermon appropriate
TO 1he occasion, which was delivered
by the pastor, the Rev. H. N. Fu-
gate Honor thy father and thy
mother was selected as the text,
and from it many scrpturai useful
and practical lessons we've drawn.
The mother-iniluence was em-
phasisod by reference to tine guild
ing, moulding hand and loving
heart of Hannah of old, and OF the
mother Of ,lose5. with but one re-
ference to the mothers of the new
Testament, and that one tenderly
made to Mary, the model mother Of
the age The preacher then told Of
our debt of gratitude, and Of love
TO mothers in heaven and mothers
still in our earthly homes, closing
with heart-warm appeal 20 the
sons for gentleness. courtesy and un-
iM''rg kindness and unceasing loye
for the mothers who have grown
gray in their ministrations of un-
selfish devotion in the family circle.
and whose faces are furrOwed, and
whose bodies bend because Of the
burdens they have been bearing in
lifting burdens from the hearts and
lives of others. The "whire flower"
was in evidence in this hour Of wor-
shi and now accept the suggestion
already made by the Herald, and let
each of us determine that though
buds OF the fofher-Gay have fad
ed. to wear the white flower of
blameless life" in honor Of mother,
and above all. in honor Of the Christ
of Christian mothers
MOTHER
Lord Macaulay writing Of his
mother, says:
Young people. look i'm those eyes,
listen to that dear voice and notice
the feeling of even a touch that is
bestowed upon you by that gentle
hand. Make much Of it while yet
YOU have that most precious Of all
good gifts, a loving mother Read
the umathomable love of those eyes;
e., klnt anxiety of that tone and
look. however slight YOU pain in
after Il ;eu may have friends. lone
dear. kiGd isicnds; but r.yer viii
you have again the inexpressible love
and gentleness lavished upon you
" uhieh none but a mother bestows.
often do / sigh in my struggles with
the hard. uncaring world, for the
deep sweet security ! felt hen OF
ana evening. resting her bosom. /
listened to some quiet tale, suitable
10 nv age. read In her tender, un-
firing voice. Never can I forget her
sweet glances cast upon me when
appeared asleep; never her kiss o.
peace at night. Years haso PASSED
since " laid her beside my father
n tIe cold church yard, yet still her
voice whispers from the grave and
lsr eye watches over me as visit
SD, long since hallowed by her me-
mo-
At the Presbyterian Church ana
III the evening hour Of worship Rev
W. E. Hill, the gifted and popular
pastor, preached the last in the SCI
-ies of II sermons to young men,
having as his theme, CITE Young
Nan and Christ" and usi lg as his
.ext these words. from Mark. 1924.
Then Jesus bebolding him, loved
him. and said unto him, one thing
thou lackest. The eleven sermons