Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14


promptu speeches and songs by some
Of the members and general dis
cussion. The evening was appro-
priately concluded with a delicious
supper served by the ladies of the dis
trict. The officers of the organization
are: Mrs. Austin. president and Mrs.
Adams secretary. Mrs. Adams is the
primary teacher and she will be in the
district next yea.
Our Sermon for Humane Sunday.
This is the second year OF the ma
tionaI movement for a week of special
observance of kindness to animals,
commencing with the fifteenth and cul-
minating with humane Sunday on the
twenty first. The Parent Teacher
circles are especially urged to make
these dates notable /. their own and
their children's lives. II is hoped the
public schools will emphasize the inn
portance of th~ work with special eNer-
cises along humane lines.
Mrs. Jennie Nichols. superintendent
for Idaho of the American Humane
Educational society, has distributed,
during the past year, $4,000 pages of
humane literature IN addition to ths
prize books published by the society
which she has donated to the public
schools for excellence in composition
by the pupils.
No one can estimate the harvest the
future will reap from the seeds thus
sown in the hearts of children. The
average adult mind already formed, is
Indifferent to the common forms of
cruelty in daily life; it is to the tender
susceptible minds and hearts of the
children who today come under the in
fluence of their instruction and i'm
bible the spirit of the new day. that the
great army of humane crusaders turn
for the fruition of their hopes, Had
the same conquering spirit of kindness
that is abroad in the world today with
its attendant literature and instruc-
ton been sown throughout Europe
generation or two back. the present
war would have been averted. Wars
between nations and cruel amusements
like bulltlghts are not conducive to the
growth of humane sentiment or the
spirit Of kindness.
All wars as we'll as other forms of
cruelty have their inception in the
popular disregard of the rights of 9TH
ers and inherent selhshness that
would exploit the weak and helpless
for personal or national aggrandize-
ment and power. 1t is a query in the
mind of the writer whether our much
Wanted patriotism that regards our
country and our flag as superior to all
others, does not breed hatred and war
rather than kindness and brotherly
love.
There is abroad in the land among
our educators and peace lovers, a
growing suspicion of the selfish and
narrow patriotism that gorifies its
own country and flag and eventually
leads to war and the belief is growing
that there should be taught in our
schools and in our press and pulpit,
new nationalism and n higher patriot
ism, on whose banner is inscribed,
The world is my country, kindness to
all life from the highest to the lowest,
I my obligation" Teach our children
that God is no respector of peoples,
flags or nation :; that all are equal in
\ his sight; that He knows but one race
the human race; that He watches
lover but one country--the world; that
/ He recognizes but one flag-the flag
/ of love that links together all the
Traces of men; that He approves of no
armament save that of justice and hui
imanity. Teach our children these
sublime truths, and kindness will ov-
Ierspread the earth like mantle OF
| dew and make wars forever impossible.