Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-15
Mothers Day
at Penney Me-
mortal Church

sunday was observed as Mothers
day at the Penney Memorial Free
Baptist church. The large auditorium
was completely filled with people the
most OF whom wore the flower of the
day. The pulpit p'atfurfa was lastly
decorated with pinks. roses and white
carnations The mixed quartet rem.
dered some pieces appropriate to the
day in very beautiful manner. the
hymn without accompaniment Jesus
is Calling" being worry of especial
mention. The local w c. +. L. or
eanlzation attended in BODY. also
the patrols of the American Bay
Scout. a class of boys of about ten
years marched in in double column
headed ny their teacher, each wearing
wIiite flower. Inc pastor, Rev. c.
c. Mosher, preached on The old
Fashioned Home" taking his text
from Joshua ills Thou shalt bind
this line of scarlet thread in the
window He said in substance:
This girl had become wicked and
sinful, but she never forgot the old
home. its memory fingered and it was
the holy association of the old homo
life that saved the girl. A person
may go all over the world and see
strange sights i'll many lands, but
they never see place more attrac-
tive than home; the picture of the
old home is never entirely oblterated:
There 1t is in me.nory's hall in colors
fadeiess and immortal a long room
and n good fire, kerosene lamp on
the hln nrl,y
though lacking many of the things
that might be thought necessary to-
day; strong MIDDLE aged man sits
at The table reading. for the real
AMI remembered what they read.
father took weekly paper and lie
was posted OH the news national and
international, we take three to four
dailtes and never know what is go
ing en-. They read the paper, We
skim it through Mother is on the
other side of the table, she is knit
ting, she has come to the place where
she counts as she knits, and she
counts and answers questions. gives
advice, chides the children and keeps
up the count.
The children are around the ROOM
the children stayed at home after
supper, they did not walk the streets
one ic figuring on :. slate, don't have
states now, they aren't sanitary. but
the slate was a great educator Just
the same the boy has drawn a pic.
ture on the slate which he is slyly
showing his sister and she Is giggling
at the sight-girIs used to do that
father is looking ever his glasses,
saving 'StnA hot
picture YOU have carried all these
years. The dearest and most sacred
spot on earth is home. The furnish.
ings were not always of the best but
they were homelike. The carpet was
rag carpet, mother sewed the rags.
the. rugs she hooked and such rugs.
Can't buy that kind of rugs. There
was che in the parlor, The master
piece. look at it That figure there
was made from the dress that mother
used to wear. how nice she looked in |
that dress. That blue was from the
army coat that father wore in the
Southland that Fright piece of red, |
that was from a dress of d neighbours |
girl. what pretty dress that was.
she wore it the night she hung the
May basket, that was a pretty dress
when she was in it. That darker
figure near the center, the one mother
looks at so often. that is from the |
coat the little boy that died used to |
wear. Such Il rug, Did YOU ever see
one like it?
This girl in the text had gone /
away from nome and left it lonely. |
So many do that. Go away AMI leave
father
years. Sometimes they forget to write
nome, mother watches for the mail |
man, father asks If there is anything
from the boy today. they read your
letters and re-read them. Don't for
get to write home Tor it is lonesome
there new, an evening with the |
children all gone and your thought
lessness sometimes makes it doubly
So Write good long letter home and
do it often.
This girl aroused herself in the
our of danger to save her home.
Women have ever done that. When |
anything threatens the home the wo-
men rise and show their heroism. His
tory tells of noble men and true who
LETT all for the nation they loved TO
defend the flag they honored But
only heavenly records will ever show
how noble women have sacrificed and
dared 10 keep the white banner of
purity floating where evil forces
sought to plant corruption's black
banner.
God is giving us a great man,
good things in this age, ii is great
to DC allow ed to live in this progress
sivc era. but with all Our progress
sive1ess there are some old things
we must not lose, one is the Old
Fashioned Home. We must keep that.
a great nation was born and nurtured
in great homes The men who have
fought our battles, made our laws.
formulated our treaties and shaped
our uestinies came from sturdy
homes None of them came from
homes of luxury and ease. John the
Baptists are reared not in rich mems
palaces. The great need of the nation
is more such homes of stamina and
strength.
The old-fashioned home was a
place of authority: The parents spoke