The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-12
'fthtR Is GIVEN EVE: {.
MOTHERS OF men
ssESERAs. eRszHsANce oF DAY IN
RICHMOND As WELL As IN ALL
SECTIONS CT COUNTRY.
SERMONS IN CHURCHES
SPEAKERS. FROM MANY PULPITs
PAY TRIBUTE TO LOVE AND
INFLUENCE FOR GOOD OF
MOTHERS.
SERMONS IN CHURCHES

Mothers Day was observed all over
the United States yesterday by iudi-
viduals and organizations, the former
Ivy the wearing OF q white flower.
Special services IN the churches feat
ured the day in Richmond as IN other
cities. Fourteen churches here re-
ported sermons on the beauty of
motherhood and the Influences Of
mothers upon the world, while special
muse IN many Of them added TO the
in1pressivene of the observance.
The nation took cognizance Of the
day through the action of the house
of representatives Saturday. when
Congressman Hefiin, of Alabama. chief
of Anti-suffragi sts, stepped into the
breach caused by a. partisan wrangle
and brought peace and unanimity by
moving that Sunday be observed in
honor Of the mothers of the land.
Without debate the resolution was
passed. Observance was general in
this country. and even in non-con-
tiguous territory of the United States
and in some foreign countries note
was taken of the day.
Churches Observe Day.
Ricbm ond, practically every Meth
edist and Baptist church held exer-
cises OF some kind and several other
denominations did likewise. The
Saturday. and was worn quite gen
orally through yesterday.
Basing his theme upon Kipling' q
beautiful little piece of verse. Mother
o. Mine" DR. I'll. ID. g. Maciachlan
preached n moving sermon on the
abiding love of the mother. love
which does not fail. though all others
may desert DIR. David Francis spoke
on the subject at the morning ser
vice at the Third Christian church
and in the afternoon mothers meet
Ing was held under the auspices OF
the Junior Christian Endeavor.
Special music and sermon by the
pastor. Rev. f. v. Carson. comprised
the Mothers Day exercises at Fair
mount Methodist church. while at
LaureI-Street Mothers Day services
were held at morning and evening
services, at which most of the mem
beers Of the congregation wore white
flowers. DIR. w. j. Young. pastor oi
Centenary Methodist church, preach
ed morning and evening nthe sub
3ect- ''All Sorts of Mothers and All
Sorts OF Children" was. the title OF
his evening address, and "A Good
Mother: A Message and a Messenger
from God" that of his morning ser
mon. DR.. Asbury Christian, at Union
Station, talked of the great value 10
the nation OF Christian mothers ana
their influence upon the country's
welfare.
In the Baptist Churches.
In at least seven Baptist churches
the mother was honored by sermons
and special music. Rev. j. j. Wicker,
I'D morning and evening on the CUB
iect In the morning. Mothers Part
in the Nations Chiefest Business"
was the subject of the sermon OF
Pastor johnson, at Eenable~Street
Baptist. At Grace-Street. DR.. Lloyd
r. Wilson took the same general
theme for his sermon: at Emmanuel
Rev. d. Lacy Hoge did the same, and
at Northside special services were
held. THE Recognition of Mother
hood" by Rev. T. Claggctt Skinner,
was the subject of last evenings SER
mon at Second Baptist, and a SER
mon in honor of the day was preach
ed at Randolph Street by Rev. w. t..
Robertson, the pastor,
In several Presbyterian, EpiacD pal
and Lutheran churches sermons on
the subject were preached, and al
together the day was more generally
observed this year than ever before.