The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-03

WORLD
THE APEX OF Ot-R uvu,
me Sunday School les.
ION or 8 Is. s'The Ihil,t
I'D the Midst Matt. IS: la
by William r. Ellie

Inc times seem out of Joint &C :,
Hilous-nlnded observer ontenpIat
MANY phases of our modern c~iviliza-
.ion. But pessimis1n turns to op-
'ihlAsm, when we come to look at So
c,etS attitude toward the child. In
IN s one Iespect assuredly, we per-
feiVe That he twentieth centurv 10
IN aiert and an eager pupil Of the
Jeaci1er VINO kept school two thou-
sand years ago amid the beaut;fu,
movers n the black-eyed children
81 Palestine. Never since God reveal
"a hlInself in the Babe of Bethlehem
mas the world shown such intelIi-
messed today.
we hear much Of the poor chill
drcn Of the street, but their number
IS steadily diminishing. A truer and
more representative type Is that Of
me weil-dressed, well-fed, we'll
tausht boys and girls who fiji the
nISnWays OF this western world. II
- q commo remark that the sons
OF today are taller than their faith
ers. Their physical inheritance, as
wei as their mental and social. is
better than that Of the generation
before them. 1t is the spirit of our
time that the child shall be given
Il chance.
one Of the wonders Of this new
Woilu - lne transformation
nat is being wrought in the chill
dren Of immigrants. whose fathers
ana mothers We're ignorant peasants
II serfs. A few days ago j saw a
college football team led to q bril-
liant victory by a young Italian lad,
VINO is SO near the immigrant sta
t'on that his comrades. in the rather
him guinea and "wop.'' They &C.
cepted his leadership. none the less.
The Great Philosophy.
New York's Child Welfare Exhib
is being duplicated by smaller dis
plays all over the continent. At Phfla-
delphia's wonderful Baby Saving
SNOW, We saw the foremost doctors
and social leaders Of the city doing
d~rudgery in behalf OF the child. The
science Of eugenics, which is making
such strides, aims at nothing more
imam fair nance for the child Of to-
morrow. The new doctrine Of con-
servation has swiftly been applied to
the conservation Of human life, which
means the saving of the child. So
ciety today is frankly facing the
problem of becoming efficient at it's
springs.
That is a profound philosophy. UP
10 the plane of which the world is
only 10Y reaching; yet Jesus taught
1t long ago. His words are now
bearing their inevitable fruit. AS we
muse upon this lesson. let us remem-
Der that while the famous philoso- |
piers Of all time have been painted
in various attitudes, it is only Jesus
who is depicted with His hand on
the head Of the child. He is the |
Teacher who has set the child in the
midst. !
Nowadays it is as certain as the
stars in their courses that every
child's right to be we'll born, well
fed, we'll taught. and to enjoy a
care-free youth, is becoming the SUI
preme concern OF society. These
privileges are today being regarded
as the right and heritage Of every
baby. The evils Of child labor. Of
tenement life, Of ignorant rearing,
and ill-nurtured infancy, will ere
many decades be only a hideous
memory. The spirit of Jesus is war
ring against them. The mind Of
Christ. as set forth in this present
lesson. is becoming the common
mind Of man.
What Is Normal Success?
In the light of the strong words Of
Jesus, many Of us are called upon to
revise our ideas IF success. Is the
woman who wears the most diamonds
and the best dresses, and attends the
most brilliant functions and a her
name o%ftenest in the society columns
the really successful woman? Are
we to count as having prominently
hat man who has the larg-
bank account, is director In most
belongs to the best clubs,
drives the handsomest automobiles,
and is talked about oftenest III the
papers? Specifically, that is the way
The world has been thinking. II is
time for us to have a serious session
with ourselves upon this subject.
The truth, which becomes clear to
any thoughtful mind, although Jesus
has thrown the most light upon it, is
normal success for the average
a or woman is to give a large part
Of his OF her mature life to the rear
ing Of ons Inc daughters. h is
greatest privilege and honor that
God ever gives to mortal. More than