The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-24

Orphans There two kinds OF orphans those made so by
the death OF and those whose still live do
and in instances exercised the highest
parents towards their children.
OF this latter class there great many every
great many orphsned orphaned
deed Possibly there child in hundred that snan orphan
II is enough children something place
Sleep and cobfsto wear The parents who only
supply these needs may justly consider children orphans They
have not realized and met the highest obligations Of parenthood
they have supplied the supremest needs their children
The Apostle the Gentles said tina. the Corinthians
where his Observation-Disclosures and known Of all He
that people could read their lives and tell What his life wawhat
Christianity Now children the EPs Of the home One
does not need the and what the home life
is He read it in the vetbe the conductof the
s % sos se s on II.
unmstakabe But there is something else that speaks
children index fingers that point back to the hometht tell
the parents.
Then what Of bad manners vulgary the profanity
shocking Profanof the children little and big boys that
and meet the seets They side lights
moral orphans There are many such orphans in Berea
Where find justification for the neglect Of their
feed them and cohe them enough give them
place sleep .hey have right exist. they have the
something that have right delegate others They
cannot delegate this obligation to their children their
dywithout confessng their shame and disgrace without
crimnaliy.
for parental training supplement the precept but
has little to offer for the daily and days Of the
weekpaenta example, And the church and the school
And the parents who leave others the training of their chill
den and conduct not only confess to their willingness
they trained they
highest privilege chief for ving rng en What
struggle and endure hadshps than the de-
sire to live and be cherished the Of ones chdren
gentleman recently looked upon of his father
lay in his coffin "How like soldier he looks he said Then a
thinking he continued HE soldier he always
stood thing that right and goodh fought for IT,
l am glad his blood is in my veins"
That tribute of the eternity Of toll the
OF the father That father will live in the The
al but he and q moral orphan.
with several children and al invalid husband
struggling with the problem Of food clothing schooling
bills school town Keeping boarders her only
driving death and the wolf the And she
lose out in the struggle, for her about
One day when the seeming hopeessne of her situation
usually oppressive she unbudned her her boaders
and closed her sorrowfu story with the following question:
"Do you think life is worth living?"
YES was the insufficient response
"Well I've about concluded that il isn't"
The young in relating the incident later said that he did
not tell the that God heaven and that he would take
Of her. He dn think that would do much good He houghthe
needed and unsefh incentive And this his appeal
do you love your children"
"Of course do"
"Don you think they worth living for? Will not the
OF cherished place their and the knowledge that
by your struggles you have made their ample
your rialsP
eyes, yes ought to be happy my struggles and
shall be-" was her reply.
And she The worth life had been pointed out oher
Her children longer orphansmora orphans She began
to be mother to them on that very day.