Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-20

what comfort and support they could
In that awful ordeal. 1t was the I'M
pelling power of mother q love that
brought those women to the cross of
our Lord, and the impeMing power
Of mother-loye has made Of woman
a ministering angel through all the
history OF the race. ). ~ ~. 1t5.
A mother's influence is the earli
est influence in every life. We can
all appreciate the words Of Jane
Taylor: IL ;'s&s - s. %&
'Who ran to help me when i. tell, s
And would some pretty story tell, &
Or. kiss the place to make it we'll
My Mother /$s 4t -
When tor, the first time you start
ed to school it, was mother who
gave instruction and encouragement,
and who waved a last goodby from
the open doorway. And when you. re-
turned from school it was mother you
hurried into the house to see. Her
absence would often depress your
spirit, make you lonesome and her
return was always hailed with JOY.
Mother was your best teacher, yod4'
wisest counselor and your most trust.
ed friend Long before you could
clearly distinguish between right
and wrong, she taught you to walk
in the pathway OF LIE. g., f,8.i
A mothers influence is the most
potent influence in every life. ..E,E
At the funeral OF General Grant 4
mother he said to her pastor: In
the remarks which YOU make, speak
Of her only as q pure-mnded, simple.
hearted Christian woman. Make no
reference to me. She has gained
|n0thing by any positions / have fil-
led s or honors that may have been
paid me- I :, owe all this and all I
am to her earnest, modest and sin
cere piety!''' = = bel &
If we accept the view Of sa greet
student od English poetry, q study
OF the face ot, Tennyson's mother
will enable us to understand how he
could write s2.E..s 49,. A., .. ss,.ss9:E,
Happy he. with such . mother, /
faith In WOmankind tt$3 e-sss.s N,
II Beats with his blood, and trust
n q In all thtn9s high, ~. 4 = Z.
Comes easy to him. and though
nh he trip and fall ,gt VI
He shall not blind his soul with
clay.'' s. - p
Mrs. SanDOrn was q mOtner 10
more than her immediate family. In
that larger circle Of friends to which
her family belonged she performed
many kindly ministries. An executive
OF rare ability she helped to untangle
family problems and to meet wisely
serious and pressing questions. In
her work at AmOral, EarlvAle and
here in Manchester, IN school and
church and community lie she dis
played continually. the spirit express
ed In those beau .ifu1 words OF Sam
Foss: 7 q.
Let me live in a house by the
side Of the road, S
Where the race of men go by, &
The men who are good and the I
h men who are bad, 5T ,5
AS good and as bad as /. s3'f Z
I would not sit in scorner .
I: seat, III "a
Or hurl the cynic 's ban; ,siss
Let me live, In a house by the s
side of the road, s
And be a friend to man. Fs
1t is easy to believe in the use.
fulness of such life. It ought to be
| hard for us to disbe1ieve in the
immortality OF mothers love and
mothers soul. A legend repeat
] ed by one Of our popular preachers
ltells OF am angel who came to this
old earth and took back to heaven
with him three mementos OF his Wis
it-a bouquet Of roses, q baby 81 smile
and a mothers love. When he reach.
ed the pearly gates ON his return ne
stopped outside to examine his me.
mentos and 10, the flowers mad
withered, the baby's smile had fad
ed away, but the mother s. love. re.
tanned all Of Its beauty and frag'
rance. He threw aside the wither.
ed flowers and the faded smile and
winged his way through. the gates
and called all the hosts of heaven
together and said: Here is the
only thing found on earth that
would keep It's fragrance all the
way to heaven-A Mother . love-. -
Tyt us keep faith in the immortal
ity OF a life OF love. Let us conf
IDENTITY believe OF her who has just
lett US: ~
I.she is not tire1 now; the weary
hands =" ~ .r...
Which toiled SO many years for 9th
er's good T. -. r'' 80 ~ 4
Are folded now upon the silent
breast. %rr'. ,s-ng -
The feet so swift to run on deeds
OF. love ~ ~t5+
Shall rest forever more, and the
voice, 5 -7st
Whose music brought such gladnes'
to our hearts, - " "a
Is hu he'd forever; yet we would mo-
weep. - So. 's-s
This is the casket here; the price
less gem II s-l e.
The immortal soul has now put OF
the incorruptible. S'Sa T.
+, The wasted hands are holding ou
the victor's palm; E
The thin white face is radiant with
In the sunshine of her Savior s.
smile. t
And the brow, so marked with care
and pain and suffering,
Is crowned with matchless diadem.
I'VE would mot mourn for .1er; =
Dear ones long severed gather rom1
her there. * -
And words OF loving welcome reacl
her ears,
while over all the gracious plaudit
| sounds, .,a, -
Servant of God, well done.' -
Mrs. w. l.. Dudley and Mrs. A
B. Terril will entertain the New Idez
EN- broidery club at $3.50 Dime
lat the Terrn home this evening. Tht