The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-29

privilege anu poi0i' . -.
tie pittance Of sixty per mon'n "
pay the freight.
have a friend in Georgia VINO
Loves dogs and makes it his business
,c train pointer puppies to point par
tridees. He is paid $1,000 10 Tram
one dog and ALL HIS EXPENSES
Think of it!-$1,OOo and all Ills eA
nonses to train one dog-just one
nointer puppy to point cartridges!
ono MUMMY at time. Why not more!
tra can't do it. Just trains one at a
time Then he takes them to the heio
meets and tries them that they may
he we'll trained for service. ana all
these expenses are paid, sl'ooo anu
AN expenses to teach one pointer
nrnnv to point cartridges. Yet we say
OH that's too much! $50 a month 70
train 50 souls. children Of yours ana
mine, $1,000 to train one dog!
Did you hear what our splendid su-
perintendent said? He is so very
bashful, retiring and modest that
knew it was hard for him to make the
nlea for collection and attendance al
The entertainments to be given De-
cause of the need Of funds for the
school expenses. 1t is a shame that
these funds are not provided for. we
have wrong estimate OF values
Some one says, Don't talk taxes; our
taxes, are too hight now? But we need
to be taxed to meet the expenses IN
these awful times we are learning
many things. What is money, prop
ertv. groves, stores -everything- good
for unless we can use it to do our
hest. for the doing of some good
thing? This is not an unmixed evil
It is teaching that there is better use
for money than to keep it in banks
We need to buy Liberty bonds, Thrift
Stamps, aid the Red Cross-ali these
things are necessary and beautiful.
That's the best thing we can do, for,
unless we win this war, money, home
honor purity safety are all as moth
ing. This is the one fundamental--all
else should be sidetracked To win
this war is the prime object before
ne now. But in the days to come,
the days of reconstruction, be it iii
one, ten or twenty years, please Cog
it NAV be soon, may we put into prac-
sice these new ideas we learn now
Give up money that we may do good
for the whole people This is an OPP
portunity for the whole people, for
tomorrow and all coming time. We
have the wrong estimate Of values.
We have bond issues for roads, homes
and highways. our homes and prop
erty are helped by these bond issues.
We work in every way for furtherinG
the interests Of our property. What
about our schools, Our superntend-
cnt is Inundated to ask for help, Cod
save the mark, Is it right? No!
Put the emphasis on the children.
more than on the puppies. the roads
the streets.
What is the spiritual lesson from
this? When we teach thus wrongly
we teach the opposite Of the great
truth spoken by the Master Teacher
when he said, what shall it profit a
man IL he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul or what shall a
man give in exchange for his soul?'
We teach to put the emphasis on the
little things Of life instead OF on the
great things; on the real ENDURING
things. When man puts the en-
phasis on these material things. lit
tie wonder that the child says. "T'll
put the emphasis where dad did" Let
4 us take stock, lay plans now to cor
rect our mistakes.
! Let us plan on the things that are
eternal and not on the things which
are temporal. Plan on the things that
are enduring and not those that are
feeting. Place the right estimate of
value on the soul and mind.
The child is worth more than a
dog. The child is worth more than
the COW. The child is worth more
than the horse. The child is worth
more than the road. The child il
worth more than the automobile. The
child is worth more than the farms
ard homes. Let us say, God reigns
and rules in our land we will nut
God first"
And now here, is my text. in the
sixth verse of that 18th chapter OF
Matthew, which was read. "Whoso
shall offend one of these little ones
it were better for him that a mill
stone were hanged about his neck.
and that he were drowned in the
depths of the sea"