Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-25

/ dren. whether in a public school or in a
Sunday school. and they nll places 50
great that there isn't an angel in heaven
that wouldn't be glad to give bushel OF
diamonds 10 boot TO come down here and
take their place.
The Power OF word.
There Ia power enough in a word or
act TO blight a boy, and through him,
curse community There is power
enough In a word OF act to unoture the
life OF that child so II will become a
power 20 lift the world to Jesus Christ
| ] want 20 tell YOU, women. fooling away
your time hugging and kissing a poodle
dog. caressing a Spite. drinking a So
lciety bran mash and a cocktail. and play
ing cards. Is mighty small business com
pared to molding the life Of a child.
To plant a thought in a mind that will
stay there and grow IL greater than put
ting in a big crop. Building character
beats building a skyscraper or a battle
ship, or railroad.
know. often your work Ia discour-
laging. it's trying. It's humble, and II
seems TO you TO be Insignificant. Your
sacrifices, tears and trials are all hid
den from the world. 1 know that. There
/ is nothing to show that Moses mother
got any help from his daddy. Many a
boy would have turned out better II
his daddy had died before his birth.
Many a daddy has no more backbone
than a meat rind or a piece Of Irvine
string There is nothing TO show that
he ever cut a willow that was woven
In that ark lie may have taken some
OF the willows TO kindIe the fire with
when he couldn't find chips. That's
about ali the dads Of some children ever
do TO help. l tell you. the devil gets in
many a boy by getting in his daddy
first. The mother is doing all she can
to train the children for the Lord, and
the father IL doing all he can to counter
act her influences and train them for
tho devil.
Tell me, where did Moses get his faith?
From his mother. Where did Moses get
dis backbone to say. II won't be called
the son OF Pharaoh's daughter" He got
M from his mother. Where did Moses
get the nerve TO say, Excuse me,
please" TO tho pleasures Of Egypt? He
got II from his mother. You can bank
on It he didn't inhale IL from his dad.
lie got 1t from his ma. Moses was
learned In all the wisdom OF Egypt, but
that didn't give him the big head. When
God throws world out into space he Is
not concerned about II. The first mile
that world takes settles its course for
Ieternity. When God throws a child out
into the world he Is mighty anxious that
Il gets a right start. The Roman Catho-
lies are right when they say: "oive US
the children until they are ten years
old, and we don't care who has them
after that"
Only Way TO Reach the Masses.
The Catholics are not losing any sleep
about losing men and women from their
church membership. II Is the only church
that has ever shown us the only sensible
way to reach the masses-that is, by get
ting hold of the children. That's the only
way on Gods earth you will ever solve
the problem OF reaching the masses. You
get the boys and girls started right and
the devil will hang crepe on his door,
bank his fires, and hell will be FOR rent
inside OF a year.
Moses was able TO choose afflctlon with
the people OF God rather than enjoy the
pleasures OF Egypt because God took his
mother out of the brickyard and the
field and gave her the privilege of being
his guide.
Before Moses found out anything about
Egypt, he found that his mothers re-
ligion was about the best thing in the
world. and when boy finds that out he
Is safe.
Power I'm N Mothers Kiss.
And there Is a mighty power in a moth
er's kiss-inspiration. courage, hope, am
bition. In mothers kiss. One kiss made
BENJAMIN West painter. and the mem
DRY of II chung to him through life. One
kiss will drive away the fear In the dark
and make the little one brave. II will
give strength where there Is weakness
I was in a town one day and saw a
mother out with her little boy. and he
had great steel braces on both legs. to
his hips. and when got near enough to
them learned by their conversation that
wasn't the first time the mother had had
him out for walk. She had him out
exercising him so he would get the use
of his limbs. He was struggling and she
smiled and said, You are doing fine to-
day; better than you did yesterday" and
she stopped and kissed him. and the kiss
OF encouragement made him work all the
harder. and she said: you are doing
great. son." and he said: Mamma, I'm
going TO run; look at me-" And he
started. and one OF his toes caught on
! the steel brace on the other leg and he
stumbled. but she caught him and kissed
: him, and said THAT was fine. son;
how well you did IT," Now. he did It be-
cause his mother had encouraged him
with kiss. He didn't do Il to show off
Oh. there's power In kiss. Just go up
and kiss your wife. even IL 1t does
frightea her.
Power In Mothers song.
There Is charm in a mothers song
too. It's the best music the world evei
heard. The best music In the world 4,
like biscuits-it's the kind mother makes
There Is no brass band or pipe organ thai
can hold a candle TO mothers song
calve, Melha. Nordica, Games. Sehu,
mann Icink. they are not in Il compared
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