Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-12
Faith Proclaimed at Central Church

ne VIII cOnuuct special services Tor Ia
| Tiers next. Sunday. -..e
Faith Proclaimed at Central Church
| At the Central Presbyterian Church. the
pastor, Rev. James H..Taylor, preached
before the party from the White House
on faith, taking his text from the thirty
| fifth verse of the fourth chapter of John.
The President was. accompanied by Mrs
Wilson. Miss Eleanor Wilson and Mrs.
1 Thomas Woodrow, the Presidents cousin.
Mr. Taylor prayed God to bless the
| chief executive. give him health and
strength. and all those blessings Thou
| to him. The President participated in
the congregational meeting after the
services.
| In honor.of the day every member of
| Emmanuel Baptist Church Sunday school
yesterday wore a white carnation. The
| sermon was preached by Rev. Herbert S.
| Pinkham. At the Church of the Epiph-
any Rev. Dr. Randolph Mckim preached
| a Mothers sermon. At the First Pres
| byterian Church morning services were
devoted, to mothers and evening services
to fathers. Rev. DR.. Donald Mcleod
preached upon both occasions. At St
| Stephens Church Rev. George Dudley
preached an appeal for more Christian
| motherhood as a safeguard for the home.
At Hamline Methodist Church Rev Jo-
seph Gray brought forward the thought
of mother in connection with the aims of
| the Anti-SalOon League. AT this church
addresses were also made by Mrs. Will
| liam H Anderson, superintendent of the
Maryland Anti-Saloon League. and Maj.
Hillman Hall, the latter speaking to the
Sunday school.
! Special sermons suitable to the day We're
also preached by Rev. James Marshall at
| the West Presbyterian Church. Rev.
1 Frederick Howden. at st. Johns Church,
| Georgetown; Rev. DR.. Sterrett.- at All
] Snt1fC nd nv n-. nh OF
the Lutheran Church of the Reformation.
| Services at Y. M. c. A. Building.
Mrs. P. P. Claxton, wife of the United
States commissioner of education and
| Representative Frank B. Willis of Ohio
were the principal speakers at the Moth
ers' day exercises held Jointly by the Y.
| w. G.. A. and the y. NJ. C. A. at the
building of the last-named institution
Mrs. Claxton, taking her subject
Mothers and the Social Unrest" said:
| IF We expect to accomplish the back
to the farm movement we must give to
those who desire to live in the country
things that will interest and instruct
and recreations which will make the
progress desired. The mother means a
great deal more to the ultimate prog
| ress and good of the family than she has
been given credit for. 1t is in honor of
these mothers that we are gathered here
today 1t is through their. influence that
the social unrest among the girls will he
| solved. If we could supply mothers such
as we have enjoyed and loved to the
hundreds of girls who have fallen by the
| wayside the problems of the present day
would be solved
That every boy should be taught to be
| obedient and economical. and that he
should be personally responsible for
something about the home, was the as
sertion of Mr.. Willis He declared that
no greater need existed today i'm public
political and industrial life than honesty
Country Judged by Type of Women.
mo country rises above the type of
he- women. especially the mothers" de-
clared Rev. J. ]. Muir. paster of Temple
/ Baptist Church. in his Mothers day SER
mon. I'VE cannot, therefore, be too
| solicitous of the motherhood of America
| There are mothers and mothers There
\ are mothers whose social engagements
| and manifest outside claims are so en-
| crossing that the care and culture of
| childlife are very secondary matters.
| They have time to give to the
| nursery. The neglected children are not
| all in the slums.
THE constituencies mothers not infre-
| quently are found in the upper walks of
life. 1t is the mother who is queen in
her household, whatever it's grade of
| earthly condition. who. whatever the
! sacrifice demanded of time, of peace, of
| ease, of service, consecrates herself to
the welfare of her children. who is
| specially worthy Of enforcement. The
| Spaniards have proverb that IAN ounce
| o. mother is better than pound of
! clergy. Herein is expressed great
| truth. The true mother by the devotion
and piety of her life exerts an influence
over her children unequaled by the best
of ministers. She is, i'll fact, Gods first
| minister to her children. From her lips
they hear of Jesus and His love. are
| taught to clasp their little hands in
| prayer to the dear Father ere any min
| istration of the sanctuary can appeal to
| them"