Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-30
OBSERVANCE OF
A FATHERS AND MOTHERS DAY.
October Tenth Suggested to be Cele-
brated As Sacred to the Memory
Of Those Who Kept the Faith.

The American people have been dou-
bly, blessed in the heritage Of a godly
parentage. then why not set aside
Fathers and Mothers Day in recog-
tion of the twO-fold blessing vouch-
safed our nation? Let this sacred dav
he in memeory of those who. having
kept the faith. are crowned with the
eternal and to honor Fathers and
Mothers now sore prest it may be.
IN the forefront OF the good fight for
righteousness over evil.
For this day I would suggest Tues
day. October 10. early III the time of
glad fruition when America opens the
granary of the world for the comfort
OF men of every name and nation. A
suitable text might be chosen and a
rose of any color, rich in perfume and
easily obtained in this fair land might
be appropriately worn ql that day by
men, women and children as they at
tend church services.
Through kindly assistance from the
Press, and with the cooperation of pa
triotic organizations this suggestion
may quickly receive widespread con
sideration, and October 10, 1915. with
tender retrospection and happy antici
patton, we might inaugurate Fathers
and Mothers Day" Sacred memories
of the self-sacrifce of our mothers the
cheerful spirit in which they served
humanity: their unyarying devotion to
as through years OF helplessness their
gentle leading in times of perplexity
or sorrow, and sympethetic tenderness
all along the joyous highway viii fol-
low us all the days oG our lives. Nor
would we fail 10 remember gratefully
the strength and loving kindness of our
fathers who have pointed out the bet
ter way and blaZed the trail to Heay-
en-. II is true the American father. for
the most part generous and self-forget-
ful to a fault, needs to rediscover him
self. Worthily he deserves and should
claim his place on the pedestal by the
ide of the American mother.
He needs TO reestabIish his authority
in the home and to have new realiza-
ton of the Divine in human fatherhood
He has been the money-maker of the
family so long he has grown rusty in
character-b building the chief business
Cf man. Too often he relegates to the
mother all responsibility in the train
ing of the children, when it is his pre-
rogative to be their leader and exam
plar. In the heart of the irreverent.
discontented child who shirks duty.
aging I'm not responsible for being i'm
this world of woe" his father may inn
plants ONE understanding of Gods wis
dom with a true vision of the beautiful
world in which we live.
Parental dignity might soon be re-
instated, for Fathers and Mothers Day
would tend to teach tiny tots whole
some and loving consideration for the
authors of their being In time, this
would tone up American civilization.
AS the father is hard-prest to earn the
necessities of life, the mother may inn
part spiritual impulse as she crones
over the babe in her arms Naturally
she becomes to the family the synonym
for divine watchfulness and love, while
with continuous and exacting demands
upon the breadwinner his privileges
as priest in the home are neglected and
almost forgotten. Yet, for the good of
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we need to boldly emphasize. again ana
again. the dignity and sacredness of
earthly fatherhood. which is typical Of
the Fatherhood of God, who is the Gre
atOr of mankind
Fathers and Mothers Day" would
make more clear the duty of parents
to walk together in the Way. the Truth
and the Light. Together they would
teach their daughters modesty with So
briefly, and lead their sons into vir-
tuous paths, making our nation ever
wise and valorous. And then? Then
we as people, should sooner be num-
bered among the Redeemed Sons Of
God. The happy recurrence of Faith
ers' and Mothers Day" would prove a
beacon of light to all nations of the
earth. Through it we should say the
sauctity of the home shall be preserv-
d in America, and that nowhere should
unholy war be allowed TO destroy the
family unit to satisfy the greed of mil
itarism. As, for the sake of our chill
dren and children's children, we hold
aloft the banner of a united Christian
Fatherhood and Motherhood we shall
help safeguard the virtue of men and
women throughout the universe.
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AnnspOlitans Wed in Baltimore.