The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-28


each case IL approached M a new
problem, making n new demand on
the givors' insight. patience and
love"
This leads TO the consideration OF
the rights OF the parent; rights which
sometimes move sentimentailats To
loud protest and vigorous interfer-
ence when law ID appealed to IN order
to lift a child out OF surroundings
that are detrimental TO health, morals
and efficiency. These rights are real,
but like the rights Of life and liberty,
they are relative and not absolute.
They are, or ought to be, conditioned
upon willingness and ability 10 serve
the child and the state. While the
Declaration OF Rights was before the
National Assembly % France, Tome
OF It's members remarked. hat IL "A
Declaration Vt Rights was published
Il should be accompanied by n Dcclur-
alton OF Duties. Thomas painc'a
comment upon the remark h signifi-
cant. He writes. THE observation
discovered "A mind that reflected, and
Il only erred by not rejecting far
enough 4 Declaration Of Rights ~,
by reciprocity. a Declaration OF Du-
ties Also IL the willingness Is pres
ent and the life II clean and helpful
much can and viii be done 20 relieve
a financial disability. but no parent
al right may be allowed to compel q.
child to lose itsolf-tO be destroyed In.
a drunken or immoral home. Let the
plague-atriCkeu home consume itself.
" u 50 determines but common sense
and conscience demand hat we spare.
the child, n the child needs the.
home H. is equally true that the home
needs the child. and this fast empha-
sizes the truth stated above that "the.
right place for a child Is the home
4 late scientist writes. NO grcatot
day ever dawned FOR evolution than.
this on which the FIRST human child
was born. For there entered then.
into the world the ONE thing want
ing to complete the ascent of man
a tutor for the affections. n may he.
that a mother teaches a child. but in.
"A lar deeper sense il Is the child that
teaches the mother. To create moth
crhood and all that enshrmes itself
in that holy word required a human
child"
MtlN ltNNAAL voiced OUT hfNilliltfAI
when she wrote: Tell me not OF the.
home with ncvor-disturbed nights and
days, OF me tranquil ]ununxious hearts
where children are not God sends
children for another purpose than
merely 90 keep up the race 90 en-
large our hearts, to make Us unseli-
ish. and null Of kindly %sympathies and
affections. to give our souls higher
aims, and To call out AN our faculties
to extended enterprise and cXertion
because these are facts. they should
awaken us TO the opportunity God has
given US 10 attain our best, 20 real
ize the possibilities OF soul all too
often forgotten and neglected. The
pressure 81 our personal needs II 80
constant and heavy; the cali OF am
billion Is loud and insistent. the strug-
sle Tor existence is so fierce me the
picasure-world 40 attractive thai the
image OF the divine Ia us may be
marrcd and finally lost. We must
not forget that one OF the serious
temptations is TO yield 20 inferiortty
Recall the .alien %archauEcl. who. al
tho rcproof Of zephou.
Felt how awful goodness ls.
Saw. and pinned his loss.
How dincrcrt life would be for US
during the year just ahead 10 it's days
were ennobled and sanctined by "a.
deep personal Interest and attention
for these dependent little ones. one.
OF Gods choice spirits once said
Every year ] live ! am more con-
tlua,d that the waste of life lies iu
the love we have not given. the pow
tIH We nuys uUf faDG Tho 1.lI.h. vY4-