The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-12
MOTHERS DAY
WAS OBSERVED
CHURCHES OF THE CITY OBSERV-
ED THE DAY-LARGE ATTEND
ANCES MARKED DAY IN MOST
OF THE CHURCHES $500 SOME
SPLENDID LESSONS TAUGHT.

There was a large attendance at the
different churches Of the city yester-
day and several of them had ap-
propriate services in honor of Mothers
day, although it is stated that there
will be another celebration of the day
on the first Sunday in the coming
month. Many of the churches were
deliberately decorated for the occasion
and there was also special music
rendered.
DR.. J. M. Walters in the First M. e.
church spoke to congregation that
packed the house. He TOOK the position
that it was fitting thatthe mothers of the
land should be honored, highly honor
ed, but it was also right to honor at
the same time the good father. He
delivered an address that could have
been heard with profit by every one
in the city. He said the father was
one of the great necessities in every
household, but he thought that the
average business man did not take
the interest in the family circle that
he should, but left the guidance too
much to the mother. He said that
the manly father was the greatest as
set the city could have. He gave
many incidents to illustrate the diff
ferent points of his address. He said
that the teachings of both father and
mother followed the boy throughout
his life. =
A Christian Mother.
Rev. A. E. Peterson in the First
Baptist had a large attendance at the
church last evening when he deliver
ed his sermon on the subject of a
Christian Mothers God. He said that
all mothers did not leave the heritage
Of a christian life and instructions,
for many of the mothers are apparent
ly more interested in civic matters than
they are in the religious life Of their
boys. He believed that the beginning
of the teaching Of religious matters
should be at the cradle and be kept
UP for ever after. He took the posi-
ton that christianity firmly implant-
ed in the hearts of the boys was sure
to, develop as the boy grew older. He
said that he was firmly convinced
that the problem that we must solve
is not the man but the woman, not
the father, but the mother.
A Mothers Wages.
At the First Presbyterian church
yesterday morning there were twenty
four people admitted to membership
by confession of faith as well as by
letter and the church was handsomely
bSCcI dlSu Ny d ttIililtiLICS uilaS1 SLS
direction of the young peoples society
and it presented a pleasant appear
ance. In the evening the pastor, Rev.
F. G. Behner, spoke on The Mothers
Wages, and it was delivered to a
large congregation. He spoke Of the
memories that were always pleasant
of a mother, and said that these were.
in a measure a monument for the
mother. He talked of the great monu-
ments that had been erected for great
victories, but he said that these were
mostly local in their nature, but a
Mothers day memory was world wide.
Mothers day recalled the crib, the
patient toll that has followed the boy
and girl from infancy throughout all
his life, and as the mother sits and
muses. a familiar face Of the boy n
girl will constantly come before her,
and she twill invariably think Of the
man or a woman as still the child.
He said that he could say amer to q
great orator who said that the mothers
were more of a power in a nation than
the armies and navies. He said that
the most important of moral educa-
ton was a good atmosphere, n that
while the seed might be good If he
atmosphere wasn't all right 1T would
not bring forth good fruit. He said
that this stood not only good as to
men and women, but as to wheat and
potatoes. The mother creates the
atmosphere for the man or ona
and she begins to create this from a
very early time.
During the evening service Mrs.
Wheelock rendered a beautiful solo
that was much appreciated.
a. NJ. M. C. A. Meeting.
IA large number of both old and
young men gathered at the Y. NJ. g.
"a. yesterday afternoon to attend the
Mothers day programme. Mrs. Ralph
IR. Wolf presided. After an old time
song service led by T.. e. Goodwin
Mrs. Wolf introduced Mrs. p. G.
Gearey. sr. who gave a splendid and
Inspiring talk. She especially urged the
young men not to forget their mothers
and NOT to get too busy to write her
a. letter. Miss Beckman then rendered
a beautiful solo after which Mrs. G..
IA. Pollock in an address on In APP
probation of Mother, showed what
mothers had meant to the world, and
appealing t those present always 10
remember and venerate the memory
OF their mothers. The service was
closed with another solo by Miss
8Beckman which was appreciated by,
all.
Next sunday is Gideon Sunday and
that argarlizatio will conduct the