The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
SUBJECT
is II Well With Thees Is IL Well
With Thy Husbandf Il IL Wen
with Thy Char

SUBJECT
is IL Well With Thees Is IL Well
With Thy Husbandf Il Ii Wen
with Thy CHAR
MY text Is taken from II Kings, iv,
s: Is It well with thee; IL 1t well with
Thy husband; Is II well with thy childT
You remember the Prophet Elisha
and his journey to the school OF proph-
ITS up TO Mount Carmel There was
Z woman who noticed the actions and
conduct OF the man OF God and she
aid to her husband, Let US build
little room and place therein a bed,
md bowl and pitcher. that he might
make II his home
The suggestion evidently met with
he approval OF the husband, because
Iyer afterward the man Of God en-
Dyed this hospitality. sometimes
hought she might have been a new
woman Of the olden times, because no
nentiton Is made Of the husband.
You never hear Of some old Holsters
inless they are fortunate enough to
marry q woman who does things and
heir name Is always mentioned in con-
iection with what the wife does.
IT you will Just lay aside your
retudice. you little frizzy-headed sis
hSsB VIII ASAp yOA - gOu "Ou lllhAC
he mistake your ma made.
You know there are homes In which
he advent Of one, two and possibly
hree children Is considered a curse In
read Of q blessing. God, in His prov
dence, has often denied the honor Of
maternity to some women. But there
IRE married women who shrank from
maternity. not because OF i'll health,
'ut simply because they love ease, be-
:ause they love fine garments and
Ioility to fiit like q butterfly to some
ocial function.
Grimes have been and are being
committed; hands are stained with
Hood and that very crime has made
france the charnel house Of the world.
Ind America, we OF our boasted In
diligence and wealth, we are fast
.pproaching the same doom, until or
nless II behooves somebody with grit
nd courage to preach against the pre-
railing sins and run the risk Of in
urring the displeasure Of people who
ivert public attention from their own
ileness rather than condemn them
elves for the way they are living
hey say the man who 10 preaching
sainst It Is so vulgar, rather than the
ne who did 1t was sinking and vile
Il want to tell you women that
ave never delivered this sermon in
ny town or any place where have
cen without feeling embarrassed, but
; has to be done, and will tell you
light now II you think you won't like
That I say you can go now, or else
seep your mouth shut when you get
ut OF here
q IT am sure there is not an angel in
eaven that would not be glad to come
earth and be honored with mother
pood IL God would grant her that
rivilege. What a grand thing it
aust be, at the end Of your earthly
areer, to look back upon a noble and
todly life, knowing you did all you
ould to help leave this old world to
tod and made your contributions in
sars and In prayers and taught your
nspring to be God-fearing, 50 that
Then you went you would continue to
roduce your noble character in your
hildren.
Fault of Society.
Society has just about put mater
ity out of fashion. When you stop
consider the average society woman
do not think maternity has lost any
hing. The humber children are raised
their mothers instead Of being turn
over to a governess.
There are too many girls who
larry for other causes than love. 1
aink ambition. Indulgence and Iazi-
ess lead more girls to the altar than
we; girls not actuated by love, but
imply willing to pay the price Of
ifehood to wear fine clothes. They
re not moved by the noble desires of
Ianhood or womanhood.
Some girls marry for novelty and
ome girls marry for a home. Some
Sol mothers encourage girls to marry
r ease so they can go to the matinee
nd buzz around Some fool girls
AIRY for money and some girls marry
" society because by connecting
leir name with a certain family's
ley go up rung in the social ladder,
nd some girls marry a young buck
reform him and they are the big
est FOOLS in the bunch, because he
ould not marry you to reform you.
You mothers are worse fools to en-
ourage your daughters to marry some
ID lobster because his father has
Ioney and when he dies. maybe your
aughter can have good clothes and
de in an auto instead of hob-hoofing
Look at the girls on the auction
lock today. Look at the awful bat
the average stenographer and aver
ge cleck have to fight. You cannot
ork for IS a week and wear fine duds
nd be on the square as much as you
-e without having the people sus-
ciouA
I'm letter to Miss Borson, Presi-
mt Roosevelt said: The man or wom-
who avoids marriage and has a
cart 50 cold as to know no passion
I'D q brain so shallow as to dislike
aving children Is, in fact, criminal
Appeals to Mothers.
las a mother, Is it well with thee!
re you pure or are you guilty? 1
I've seen old wrinkled hands go
'ound the neck Of the firstborn and
kiss planted upon 1t, and I believe
4; at child begotten OF holy love and
ought forth Of a desire to glorify