The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-05-17

The people engaged in singing the
familiar, soul stirring hymns which
our mothers sang in the long ago.
Those dear old gospel songs that
eyyr ssed the sentiment Of the Chris
tian hearts and quleted the tired
Labcs u eventius.
Amazing Grace. how sweet the
sound
That saved wretch like me:
! once was lost but now I'm
found,
Was blind, but now see.
DR.. Bishop took his text from Gen
2-1S And the Lord, God, said; It
is not good that the man should be
alone: | will make him an helpmeet
for him"
Passages OF verse might be quot
ed in great volume to extoi woman,
but her strength is not in poetry,
but in merit, In her virtue. in her
wit, In her devotion and faithful
ness OF heart.
Man Donders over the weightler
problems Of business, while woman
is busy with the duties OF her house
hold and when he lays his prob
lem out before her she Is quick TO
suggest a solution.
The observance OF Mothers Day
was not suggested by a man, but by
q woman who believed that such a
service could be made n monument
to motherhood. more impressive
than marble.
Ancient countries and heather
barbarians relegate woman to a
place OF inferiority. but God placed
her the equal OF man and the en-
lightened Christian world now re-
cognize her as equal with man.
Woman possesses aptness for re-
hnement and easy grace. A boy may
be awkward in bearing and in con
yeration willis lis sister, tho un
trained In the art of entertaining Is
at case in manner and expression
We honor woman for her purity OF
life and because Of her influence in
the home and in society. She has her
rights there and we respect them
but when she comes down from that
position as a suffragette and de-
mands the right to vote and mia In
the turmoil Of politics, she forfeits
the homage which men have delight
ed to pay to her
She then dlscourages marriage
and thus pulls down her sex to low
er realm Of Social existence. She Is
out OF her sphere and has repudlat-
ed the finer characteristics OF her
sex.
The mother heart draws her chill
dren to her There is no influence
so sweet. no touch so soft no hand
so gentle and soothing, no voice so
musical to the confding child as
that OF mother. She kisses away the
tears of childish sorrow and patient
Is listens to a recital OF plans and
ambitions OF youth which II she APP
proves will encourage, but II she dis
approves, may gently set at naught
without offending or discouraging
her boy or girl.
When a mother Is untrue 10 her
child she Is abnormal. She has lost
the sacred spark or germ OF love.
When he fails TO put herself in SYM
pathetic touch OF rashly promises a
reward or punishment and fails she
lose her grip. Mother Is a mediator
between her child and everything
else. Mother never goes back on US.
The opportunity OF motherhood IL
a great boon that should not lightly
be put aside.
There has been but three rulers In
france who loved the people and
/ who we're loved by thcm-these
three we're reared by their mothers.
the others by nurses. History shows
that most all vicious rulers either
had vicious mothers OF we're reared
away from maternal influence.
The lives Of many noted people
including the wesieys, the American
Statesmen and Queen Victoria were
cited 20 prove the power Of Christi n
motherhood.