Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12

a wife for NUS a..
hand. a wife who also was comrade tnat
An,,od Mrs. Edison's statement, but the
me- ~ the community, the love OF society,
~. love of humanity. She was conserving,
no,ac,ire. ue guarding her wonderful husband
~ alone for himself. or for herself put
for the whole world
Tho same thought is true in the case or
wary wife with the same inspiration ana
came mission. Your husband may not
' aroat In the eyes of the world, as Is
Tsomas A. Edison. but he is--or should ne
,raat In YOUR eyes. You have consecrated
a. Rim YOUR love, your devotion, your serN-
~. and because you have done so you are
.ontrbuting in your way 10 the greatest
srnamo of the world, the dynamo OF love
ay"" a af,er ALI, we are always forced back to
~. sunreme fact everywhere that 1t Is not
no,sv nor genius nor human ability Out
,.,a that makes the world go round
nd love knows no limitations. 1t is
h.undless The most touching ana the most
nsrfect human expression of love Is IN the
home 1t may be the love OF w'le ior d
hushand or a mother for child or OF
son or daughter for a parent. But II VIII
"a lis fruition in the home. There is some
,h,no In the very sound of that word
home-that sweeps the heart strings ana
makes the sweetest music to human ears
There can be no home without love- no
natter how much gold has gone into It's
s,,ng And love is the nearest and surest
annroach to God that has been given to
mortal powers ,, 49,,
Have YOU ever stopped to consider how
much of the worlds achievements are trace
able directly to the factor of stimulating
Ioye. always ready to give hand over the
rough spots. always quick to sense the need
of encouragement, always tuned to the rlght
sympathy at just the right moment? How
many of the great men of American history
ove their greatness, in very definite way,
IA their wives? How often has the love of
the little woman at home, that love which
even death can hardly blot from her eyes,
bridged the critical gap in the great crisis?
Your husband, or husband-to-be. may not
be on the firing line of great national
achievements, but he is on the firing line
Of the days work. with all of its little irri-
tatng, discouraging problems and set-backs.
He may not labor at desk, but at bench.
vet your love means as much to him and
to the world dynamo of love as though he
were the President of the United States
harassed by the burdens of a nation. 1t is
not only love in high places but love in
is made up of millions of ripples-and the
same Is true of the great ocean of love.
Are you contributing your ripple?
We are in the midst of the greatest crisis
of our national ,history-the greatest crisis
In world history. The hate of men is boil
Ing at reckless heat at times and we are
terrified at the carnage of blood. Love is
meeting its supreme test, and that great
overwhelming love of humanity which alone
can make men brothers Is trembling in the
balance It's failure or success will depend
In great measure on how its fame is kept
alive In the millions of American homes
for We will. of necessity, have to take the
lead In the readjustment after the world
crisis.
Are you doing your bit to keep the love
name burning in your heart, your life, your
nome, your community? For more than
ever love will be our lifeline now-mor,
than ever 1t will be love that will make the
world 60 round.
Copyright. 1917. by The Bell Syndicate. Inc
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