Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Mothers Heroism in the Home.

Mothers Her0lSm IN the home.
Mother, how useless our lives
seem to US sometimes. How we
long for an opportunity to perform
some great act. We become tired
of the routine Of home life and
imagine we would be far happier in
some other scenes. We forget,
dear mothers, that the world be-
slows no titles as noble as father,
mother, sister or brother.
But in the sacred precincts of
home, we have many chances for
heroism; the daily acts of self-denial
for the good of a loved one; the
gentle words of soothing for an
others trouble.
The care of the sick may all
seem as nothing; yet who can tell
the good we may accomplish? Our
slightest word may have an infu-
ence over another for good.
We are daily sowing the seed
which will bring forth some sort of
harvest--and we'll will it be for US
dear mothers if the harvest will be
one we will be proud to garner.
If some one in that dear home
can look back in after years, aud as
he or she tenderly utters our name,
saws: Her words and example
prepared me for a life of usefulness;
to her I owe my present happiness,
we may we'll say, Il have not lived
in vain." Blessed, blessed privilege,
to take the hand of seeking sinner
and put it into the hand of seek
ing Saviour. And mothers we are
admonished in the Holy Scriptures,
''To teach our people the difference
between the Holy and profane, and
cause then to discern between the
ruclean and the clean. ."-Ezr. 44.23,
And to bring them up in the nur-
ture and admonition of the Lord"
and yet some mothers even smile or
Jest at their children using vulgur
expression, or using the dear Lords
name in vain, and will peacefully
say (to ease their conscience1 "Oh,
boys will be boys" Now I don't
believe in any such stuff as that.
If mothers would teach their boys
from the cradle to have clean
mouth, and to respect all that is
pure, clean, honest, upright and live
a life OF decent department, we
would have better manhood in our
State, county and neighborhood,
ard in our earthly sanctuary.
read that Peter, who denied his
Lord, was in his childhood allowep
to curse and swear, and even after
he had become follower of Jesus,
when tempted he retrograded TO his
old habit of swearing.
There are some houses we'll built
and handsomely furnished that are
not homes, where even the atmos-
phere is 50 vile from using ugly
words and vain regulations, until
even the pet, parrot, learrs to
curse and swear. For the three
great treasures, are Mother, Home
and Heaven. But oh, God pity the
mother who is carrying alone the
burden of training her children! l
know that wives fail too, sometimes,
but please allow me 10 say that
where one wife fails in Der part,
there are ten husbands who are
utterly unmindful of their own
domestic responsibilities, and will
leave to the weaker vessel to teach,
to implore, to pray and compel, and
will not even endorse the advice she
has given them.
No mother can make model
home without the cheerful, earnest
cooperation of her husband. But
mothers, let us take courage, for we
find the New Testament permeated
with the injunctions against faint
ing, even though we be only babes
in Christ, and the blessed promise
is, we shall reap, If we faint not.
And let Us remember our ancient
mothers, who consecrated their
babes to God, even before their
birth, as Hannah giving Samuel to
God-1st Samuel l, and our ex'
amples, Sarah, Ruth, Rebechor and
Esther who through prayer and
fasting rescued her nation from
death. And time would fail US, to
te!! of all those who through faith,
wrought righteousness, obtained
promises; and out of weakness were
made strong, of whom the world
was not worthy. And we in like
manner, should have faith in God,
and commit our children to Him
and rest in His blessed promises