Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-07
Loyalty To Father and Mother
(Rollin Hemans. Ionia)


(Rollin Hemans. Ionia)
Every day of our lives we are with
our parents and feel that we know
them and that they know us. We be-
lieve that they know us we'll enough
to understand that we are loyal and
desire TO make them happy, but we
leave things for them to take for
granted. We also often feel that we
know more than they, never stopping
TO consider their greater experience.
Because OF our being with our fathers
and mothers SO much We fail TO see
these mistakes in ourselves. 1t is as
though you hold a paper close to your
eyes, you can see printing upon the
sheet but cannot read IL. We see our
parents daily but We fail TO see what
they are doing for us.
Without doubt our fathers are
working from Il to "A hours a day
that We may attend school with the
best possible advantages. 1t ia their
great desire that we may go through
high school and then through college
and enter upon life with the best
education. Yet they are not sat
isfied with a mere school education
but wish us TO be broadened by seeing
other things. Because of this desire
great. many of us are here.
And then there are our mothers.
IL no one else on earth loved us our
mothers would. Before we came into
this world our mothers loved us, and
planned that we should have every
thing that il would be possible to
have. Then they went down into the
valley of death and endured pain
which we can never imagine that we
might be born. They gave part of
their lives that we might live. Think
of il, fellows, part of life that we
might live Since that time they have
constantly worked and thought for us.
Many times they have stayed at home
from an entertainment that we might
attend, and often for our sakes have
gone without things which, they really
needed. They have stayed up nights
and have gotten up early TO help us.
When you went out for an evening
did you ever md that you needed a
OF the stars and stripes.
handkerchief but knew that you had
| forgotten it? And then did you ever
put your hand in your pocket and
discover a clean one, one which your
mother had put there? She thought
of il even if you didn't.
What are most of us doing in re-
turn for this? Do we even thank her
for putting that handkerchief in our
pocket? The reason is because we
don't think. Fellows, let's go home
and repay our mothers and fathers
| for what they are doing for us. The
next time mother does something for
lus let's thank her for IL and when
she asks us TO perform some task let's
do il as though IL were a privilege. In
this way we will show our apprecia-
| ton for what she is doing for us,
/ Suppose. sometime, we ask mother To
go 10 the movies or attend an enter
tainment with us. The look of pleas
ure with which she will accept the
invitation will more than repay the
disa ppointment of not being able To
90 with young lady friend. For
| father We might do so simple a task
as putting the evening paper where
| he can find IL easily Most of all let's
| try TO appreciate our parents point OF
view of subject. Usually we shall dis
cover that their ideas are best and
can be plainly seen If we take time
to consider.
Every fellow here believes ia is
right and endeavors to live Christian
life at all times. Especially does ne
try to do this when among strangers
but often forgets. when he goes home
and lays aside the living of his reli.
gion. Everyone admits that ii is hard
to always be what one should at home
but as we go away with new deter:
mination 10 live more Loyalty, let US
first of all practice our religion in our
homes