The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-09
Old and Young, Rich and Poor,
Join in Celebration; Many
Carnations Worn.
TOPICS APPROPRIATE TO
DAY ARE DISCUSSED
Day Sacred in Hearts of ALI Fit
tingly Observed by Layman
and Clergyman.

the land Sunday. In Salt Lake City the
day, which Is truly q sacred one in the
hearts OF old and young alike, was ap-
propriately observed. The wealthy and
the poor Joined Sunday IN paying a low
ing tribute TO motherhood. and residents
OF Salt Lake City into the thousands paid
honor TO mother or her memory by wear
Ing white carnation in their buttonhole
or "a Mothers day badge on their coat
lapel.
The pastors OF the various churches of
the city preached on topics appropriate
to the day. and the general spirit which
prevailed throughout the city was such
as to show the reverence and esteem
held for mother Among tho ministers
sunday were the ReY. Timothy Brennan,
at st Marys Catholic cathedral; the
Rev William III. Paden, ID. D, First
Presbyterian church; the Rev C. G. Nc
the Rev, Herbert e. Hays, Third Pres
byterian church. Rev. p. 4. Simpkin.
Phillips CONGREGATIONAL church, the Rev.
f. b, Short. First Methodist church; the
Rev. David W. Crane, Illff Methodist;
the Rev. II. L. Hansen. Second Metho-
dist; Very Rev. s. r, Calloday. st Marks
81. Paufs church: the Rev, c. r. Neel,
Central Christian: tho Rev. F. w. Bus
sard. English Lutheran.
AT the First Methodist church at the
conclusion Of the sermon tho Rev. Mr..
Short asked the congregation to make
donations to go towards helping care for
the little orphans at their new home.
Let's do something in the next fifteen
was raised by donations with this
amount n ward will be furnished In the
new Orphans Home and Day Nursery.
At First M. E. Church.
The large auditorium OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church was crowded
Sunday morning, The Rev Mr. Shorts
subject was, Your Mother and Mine"
and the text WAS ''Honor Thy Mother"
In part he said.
"The subject is both difficult and deli
cate TO discuss. Your mother and mine
were such excellent characters that we
know not how 10 describe them, But
we do ourselves today greater honor in
remembering them than we can possibly
do them. The rose might
be Just as sweet with some other name
but not so with the name. mother, She
lifo and the divinest in death. We should
honor her because OF her Christ-llke con-
stancy and devotion. Her fidelity is
without measure: She has 1,, fought ,tsa with
death and disgrace. In no case did she
ever give UP the fight until victory or
death She was faithful In , TIE few, few
wore the faded clothes that we might
wear the new ones She gave the HHsh
of her own cheeks In toll that our cheeks
might be aflush In happiness.
"a difficult task this, TO honor Your
mother and mine. But wo can do IT,
Give her big. warm place In your heart
Give her :he best room In the nome and
the easiest chair at the table. Don't
crowd her into some back room. Don't
let her do the work that YOU should do
for her and yourself. Take good care of
her Her voice Will soon be hushed and
her face will be beneath the grass and
the violets This world is not good
enough TO hold Your mother and mine.
ready passed into the beyond. And may
the same blessing rest upon those that
left us today
Westminster Presbyterian.
Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother
was the subject of the Mothers day SER
Westminster W Presbyterian church, In
part the Rev. Mr.. McIntire said.
II am glad heartily to support the
growing custom of Mothers day l sup
tom. IT is beautiful because IT. is re-
llgious. 1t is religious because II is beau
tIful Ii is a popular agitation OF one
OF every noble principle clrcumscribed,
and vitalized by the re-
ligion OF faith in Jesus. lie inausuratcd
1t In Mt Sinia; He observed IL on Cal
vary. in Film only can one fully and win
great delight keep IL today. SO only as
This day is surchargcd with The pur-
poses OF God will it be saved from de
sccDding into u cheap and dlssipating
sentimentalism. Yes. Its fragrance comes
from the gardens OF heaven and its beauty
from the galleries of the palace of the
King.
Il support It today further because OF
Its timelness Tho prescnt-day dlsre-
spect OF children to parents is almost a
ma Ilonal calamity. IL Is worthy OF grave
consideration that, within n fortnight III
four sections Of our city. corresponding
I'm, piYNtC It he
has been remarked In my hearing: oh.
we have such bad boys in this commu-
nifty Moreover. within the past year
more than one teacher in our city schools,
strong IN discipline. but with
nerves at n tension ready TO break have
lamented to me the unrullness OF pupils,
who almost totally lack the disposition 10
obey. The real seriousness OF TINS is
evident when you recall that the EXPIRES
sions OF a child's life In these two realms
of law. the state and the school. are
weather vanes indicating the direction
child's spirit Is taking, FOR it gets It's
START from neither tho state nor school,
hut within the sacred precincts of the
chIld's own home Its attitude toward
the law OF the family is Its attitude To-
ward all law and government.
Word About Curfew,
lie, us commend our civil authorities
FOR the currew law. which curbs Vileness
and sin among the otherwise uncon-
troed. Let us appreciate the high stand
Let us indoTsc and support the move |
ment for public Fairgrounds 10 furnish
wholesome sport FOR the development Of !
otherwise stunted young natures. But
lei us remember that all this is no ade-
uuate substitute for what the child should !
receive and has a right To expect at
home. for nothing can take the place OF !
n Chiid's learning to honor its father and
mother,
yes. honor an unworthy parent, for
the blessing of existence Itself lis greater |
than all the disgrace OF the wicked char |
acter of n dishonorablc parent
But parents ought to be worthy of
the child's respect An lgnOble mother is |
a monstrosity. Close to tile mysteries
of life we expect her TO be close To the |
heart OF God And Just In proportion as
she accepts the divincncss Of her duty |
does she endow her offspring with the !
highest heritage and is she endowed with |
tho priceless. pure regard OF her own. The !
woman who enters motherhood discharges |
a task more important than that OF the |
kings OF the earth. true mother in |
courage sacrifice. endurance. discipline. |
Diplomacy, In wisdom 10 guard and train |
and shape, Is divine. the worlds greatest |
good, in very cooperation with God. She |
plants into the little brains thoughts OF |
culture. character aud Christ of fine gold |