The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-05-24
MOTHERS DAY
Full Text OF Address by G. n. Buch
anan at Baptist Tabernacle on
Mothers Day.

| am very glad indeed TO add a
mite TO the exercises in the obser-
vance OF Mothers day. | rejoice that
the custom OF observing a day in this
behalf IS being established in our
social and religious life
From time immemorial, days have
been set apart by custom OF by sta
tute in memory OF the lives OF great
men. OF in commemoration OF great
events. but not one in the memory OF
a great woman.
How prone We are 70 look az the
effect and forEet TIE cause, How few
men have ever achieved greatness.
without first having had a great
mother 20 train them and inspire
them. Read carefully the biography
OF the truly great and good men Of
the ages and YOU will find that the
main springs OF their promptings and
achievements are imbedded in the
impulses and desires and aspirations
created ithin them by the prayers.
the wise counsel and the noble train
Ing OF a great and good mother
The mothers influence has been
the guiding compass and pTopelling
motive power throughout their en-
tire oareer-hence say We praise
and adore the man. bus often times
fail 10 the see the cause from which
his success came-his mother
Can you name a great preacher, a
great evangelist. great missionary.
great statesman. a great ruler,
great man OF the people in any sphere
Of life. that did not imbibe his no
bic impulses from the memory OF q
mothers training. or from some
one else's mother Who had.a great il
huence over him: So let's do honor
70 the memory Of the mothers. 7
an glad. say. that a special DAY has
come among us 20 DO homage 10 the |
mothers-to Acknowledge that the !
hand that rocks the cradle guidesthe /
destinies % the vorld-io acknow-
ledge that the noraI. the religious. |
and the spiritual Advancement that
has been made In TIE world should /
be credited 20 the mothers
Too little attention has been given
10 the achievements % the -other.
SIC has worked 1uietiy and patient
ly behind ths scene ard beyond the
----A ~ or too otter. short2rhted |
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ard ne sEee: soe-tes roses. but nez
let 30 AK sh1Ee hazd planted the
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hsa-k-1 ~ raEal la-a IS an urhsar1
O. izs,itu;ioa- wltkoz- ere Christian
rsEgiea. the mother Is a ssrf. slave
AID IS cruslly neElects5 ard has 1o
place n TIE soeial life even our fore
isfhe-s Co the centuries gone before
and before tke Christian rsugion e.
lEhts-ei their Ein4s ard opened
hearts. co1sidsre1 that Eouan AS
ar inferor being and ftted only % Re
IFS slave and CO his Bidding But
the Christian religion has wrought
a Eo-dsrful change and brought a.
hout q Erant transition All honor
and giory 20 the Christian Religion
that teaches rs o. honor and esteem
ard cherish our mothers
shall rot attempt to enlarge upon
the gracious. TIE benign. yea. the
heavenly influsnce for the bettermert
Of the world. for the aileviarion o.
is sufferings and for leading Of o.
hack 70 God. that are exerted BY the
devoted. patient and loving mother.
but viii content uysen ~ saying
that Il is ny understanding q Moth
srs' DAY. as ne should observe IL. 70
place cur vreafhs q affection ard
our Eariants o. love upon her queen
~ head totay-uhiie she pei lives a.
no1E us-to ten her how uuch ne
love her and sppreeiate her TO ~
uind each cher hat she - Eroving