The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-29
YOUR MOTHERS APPEAL.


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YOUR MOTHERS APPEAL.
She has been entrusted with re-
sponsible task, yes, stupendous task,
has your mother. And through good
days and evil she has kept nobly at
the task. Nor is she complaining be-
cause her obligations are many, be-
cause difficulties are put in her way,
and that even by thoughtless sons and
daughters. She continues faithfully
at her work, even with smile that at
times, perchance, is forced; for she is
conscious Of her divinely given duty
to minister and to serve.
However, like others she, too, would
appreciate the removal of those things
that hamper her work and that tend
to make her detected. For she would
enjoy greater freedom Of action, and
that just because she would serve more
effectually and extensively. There
fore her appeal to you, her children.
For a number of years the Mother
Church has been carefully, prudently
and faithfully administering number
of interests in your behalf. She has
sought to discharge her duty to pro-
vide you with spiritual meat and drink,
according to the command and COM
mission of her Lord and Master.
Therefore her theological seminarics
at St. Paul, Mimi, and Columbus,
Ohio From these institutions she has
sent forth her servants who have min
istered to your every spiritual need.
Nor has she been unmindful of her
obligation to supply you with secular
learning under christian direction and
influence. That explains her determi-
nation to maintain her teachers semi
nary at Woodville, Ohio, her academies
at Hebron, Neb., and Melville, Can,
her preparatory school and college at
Columbus, Ohio, and her pro-seminary
at st. Paul, MINI. You have directly
or indirectly been benefited by the
work of these institutions.
Mother Church. is also aware of her
obligations to provide for your tenn
poral needs and has taken steps to do
her duty in that respect. She is aware
that calamity and misfortune may at
any time overtake her children and
that their little ones may be thrown
on the mercy of the cold weather. To
prevent such unfortunate condition she
opens here heart and arms to receive
her wards in the orphanages at Rich
mond, Ind, and Mars, Pa.
Even to old age her love and inter
est in your welfare are manifest The
evening of life may find you bereft
of kindred, friends and means. For
such emergency your thoughtful
Mother has founded her old folks
homes at Mars, Pa, and Springfield,
MINI.
Now all these enterprises involve
not only great responsibility, but also
heavy expenditures. Probably you
wonder where she obtains the funds
necessary for her work Well, friend,
for the needed funds she is dependent
on you; for she looks to her sons and
daughters to requite her liberal pro-
visions with their grateful gifts. She
levies no tax. She fixes no limit. She
leaves to her children to measure their
gifts by their gratitude.
Hitherto-and now comes your
Mothers appeal-her children have
not all remembered her as we'll as they
might have done. Their gifts were not
equal to the sums required for the
work done in their behalf But Moth
er Church did not on that account neg.
lect her work. She incurred debts
that her children might have spiritua
meat and drink, hoping that in bright
er days her grateful children would
amply requite her.
These debts still remain in larg,
part. But in the hope of lifting then
she is sending out her appeal. Othe
districts have responded nobly. Gu
Minnesota district has answered tina
it will urge it's members to raise no
less than $4,000 for the cause. Thi
fund is to be raised during the wee]
of February and 8. A committee will
solicit in each congregation of the dis
trict. This information will doubles
enable you to act intelligently ant
willingly. There should be no reaso,
to delay the solicitors by. fruitles
arguments and needless questions. Al
you need more than what has BEEF
given you is a willing heart, an ope1
purse and ready hand. These ar
the three factors that will bring
hearty and cheering response to you
Mothers appeal. w. E. Vogel,
Pastor Immanuel's Church
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