The mirror., 1915-04-15
THE ECOD-CIVEN Wis
DOM OF MOTHER
The Tuition of a Mother a De-
pendable Factor for the
Good of the Child.
"AS Our Mothers Were to US in Our
Childhood, so is Our Heavenly Father
in His Attitude Toward US in Our Plead
ing and Supplication."
By T. w. l..

1t is very rare indeed to find a
man who has not one true friend
friend who stays by him no matter
} what happens. whether he is rich
or poor, high or low-and that is
his mother; God bless her.
Just look back to your childhood;
remember when you used to want
to go out on some lark, perhaps it
was down to the old creek, or to
swim; or again, it might have
been to skate, or to play baseball
game or any of the other of dozen
different pastimes that were dear to
our youthful days? Whatever the
desired pleasure, makes little diff
ference now, but at that time it was
the all-important question of the
moment.
And again, do you remember the
way you used to make your requests
to be allowed to go, and how anx-
iously we used to watch that dear
face reading cur thoughts in many
cases ere the good WORD was spoken,
while on many occasions our request
would be promptly granted, yet
again, there were times when we
had to coax pretty hard before moth
ca would consent to granting our
request. Again, you will remember
there were quite a goodly number
of our childish wishes that were de-
MED for the very simple reason that
mother knew they would be harm
full to us in some way or other, pos
sibly effecting our health, or per-
haps, she did not consider the
ice safe, or the companions with
whom we wished to 90 were not
suitable.
We all know that our mother
granted us every privilege that would
be to our good to enjoy;for mothers
pleasure is to see her children hap
py, contented and we'll. When she
has to cause one of her offspring
disappointment or pain, it was GER
tainly for the child's welfare, either
present or future, and invariably
caused the mother much greater pain
than the child.
AS our mothers were to us in
our childhood (and in many cases
are still $50 is our Heavenly Father
to us. When we approach Him in
prayer, we always want to remem-
Der the past experiences of our
childhood. For if we make our re-
quests in earnest to Him, as we did
to her in the long ago. He will give
us an attentive ear; and if our petit
ton is from sincere heart and for
our good He will grant our request.
But because He does not grant our
every supplication at our first re-
quest, is no sign He has not heard
or mas turned away from us. 1t
simply means that God is not satis-
fled that it would be doing us the
greatest good to grant us the re-
quest at that time, and if it is some
: thing we should not have, He will
show is in His own way in due time.
But all we have TO do is to make
our common supplications, pleas
and requests, or any other def
inition you may wish to apply to
the universal word so commonly
known as prayer" and if the wish
es we make are for our own good
they will be duly granted to us.
|. When we stop and consider what
: an immense amount of sorrows
t and failures would be cleared
. away forever from our lives, if
. we would only have faith and take
all our troubles to Jesus, it seems
] almost unbelievable to see US hang
ing back, some with fear. others