Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-15

ELIZABETH WAS TRUE
Was 'Rightcous Before God"
While Salomc Was Cat, s.
Paw Of Herodias.

over Avenue Christian church,
preached yesterday morning on The
Subjcc, Of THE Old- Fashioned Mother
versus the Modern Flaprcr'" He
said in part.
Elizabeth. the mother 81 John the
Baptist. and Salome. tho daughter Of
HcrodIas. ar" typical of Ia" two
classes of people about whom / am to
speak Elizabeth was an old fashion
ed mother. Salomc was Il 'fiaupcr.' The
constructive forces Ia our lite today
ar" vel! represented by Elizabeth.
WHO was righteous befor. God. walk
ING in all the commandments and or
dinanceh Of the Lord biaineIcss' the
destructive forces ar" represented by
Sulcnc. whose i,nInodest and shame
less manner before the drunken
mobiles OF H"rod's court. revealed how
tar shc had forgotten the d"licaCy OF
a Hebrew maiden and dccprurn OF
princess Elizabeth vas the con-
sctous fundamentally OF God TN Civ
ing a great prophc, 20 the world;
SaloIne Was the Cat's-paw o! the
wicked Hcrodias. In shutting out that
lie. as. under the direction Of her
mother. Ehc called for the mead OF
.lohn an a platter Tho FIRST IS ~"
mother Of the prophet. the second is
hiS nUrdercss The ono mothers and
fp'NelEtt IN" IlgN'''NS DFlNCliltt pI
life. tho other blasts and destroys hy
The dane" ~ death.
Whnt IL "FInprrrf'
We KNOW we'll enough What is
meant by the term 'old-fashiuned
mother. bat wha' on "hrth Is under
stood b. this new word. 'napper." that
has descended upon us 20 suddenly
According to IN" best information
can secure on the subject, To" term
originated in England. where II vas
ilrHt applied 10 very young uUcS
cprled girl. who followed the ex-
'r"Iues OF fashion and had very
d"iinii" manner But In America n
ha. come to have wider meaning
aud applies I" that class Of women
who give more time to the extremes
~ fashion and dress and their bear
ing and behavior on tn" street than
I" The deeper aud more serious things
~ lifc. The term may be ncw but
VA" tsp" OF NJ. u represents is as
old - IN" world. have Iittlc time
and tho fashions Of the day. have
more important business VIVA, do
men Know. anyhow. about The styles
~ Wpmcn's clothing II is difficult
enough for IN" women. Times and
seasons change. and with them. styles
Let The women dress as they plenso,
without cricciHm as long as they
hrcp within the bounds az moh"sty
aud d"c"ucy when they ov"rs,cp
'hos" hounds they reveal a condition
IL lfe that cannot be deal, with
merely by changing styles
Future of Nation Hrrtr with Women
Tn. average man may not know
wuuh abuu, styles. but there is
something that every man docs
kUow. and that - tho manner and
bearing ~ tho women IN" meets on
INC street. II may appear ia short
skiris ~ long skirts. in tho We'll
dressed or poorly clad hut ,nc aver
age man knows i; when h. sees II
and h" knows that this manner.
however II may be meant. Is being
cultivated by large numh"r or
women today. and that ii bodcs no
good to the future morals %. the
people. SensihI. people ar" not ask
ing Tor return 90 the particular
.tyics ana social cIstoms ~ our
prandmo,hers. bu, the decpes'
ihiuss i'm lie do not change. and ono
al these Things IL tn. inCorruptibl"
spirit of p--r ...r--'n -.- This
must al idc ,.ruuGa all .ac changes
az time or w- ar" lost. the !utur"
- our nation rests with the women
Who have the spirit ~ NashlL 'h"
Persian queen This uonl" woman.
summoned by Ahasucrus to appca"
bafor. his drunken guests {" reveal
her beauty forfeited tn" crown
rather than appear at such ban
pGrt.
II was precisely this spirit tina,
,as revealed In tho oId-fa shioncd
mother. She may have been clothed
iu silk and satin or She may have
worn garments made out Of home
spun. but She possessed what tn"
Apostle Peter calls the inCOrrupi-
bic apparel OF meek and quiet
spirit, which is in the sight OF God
"f great price Her picture Is he -
fore us today. and IL awakcns emo
lion too deep for words. II is not q
familiar picture 10 the hordcs OF FOR
cign and alien population tEronRinc
America todav, and IL IL fast fading
from hotel and apartment house
jewellers IN our great cities hu'
wc who cherish American Ideals
know what she has meant 10 our
hearts and our nation. Tile cavaliers
of Virginia knew her. the Puritan~
81 New England knew her; the
Quakers o. Pennsylvania knew her
the Nugucnots OF the Carolina"
knew her: tho pioneers Of the West
knew her. II was her mana 'nH'
rocked the cradle Of American lnhc-
pcnGcncc: tho statesmen who quar-
,icd the foundation stones Of ms
republic out OF the mountain OF ctcr-
nal truth were nurtured by nor. II
was her hand that steadicd the ma
ton in the thrOcs of its worst agony
in the last great tragedy she Kept
the home fires burning 1" light inc
dark pathways out TO the heids "I
stygian horrors and back again 4"
her heart. where she received het
sons as alive from the dead. She Is
with us stu. thank God. praying
and sacrificing TO preserve the rest
in our religious and civic life. And
il her type does not abide: II her
spirit OF faith and gentlCness. OF
purity and courage. OF love and calm
endurance. does not survivc: II. by
the gigantic forces OF corruption.
mercileasiy heating upon our ma
tional life. the salt OF the old-fash
toned mother loses it's SAVIOR. then
are we hopcelssly and irretricvably
lost
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