South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-04
Sunday MORNING Breakfast Talk
By Reu. Elmer Ward Cole


Friend. did you know this was
Childrens day This is the one
sunday ~ the year devGEe d by nearly
az the churches throughout our
c0uutry~to the child and ITS Interests.
Are are thinking If the child. Not
always has Dc been So solomon .ald
spare The rod and spor thte child
"fe that suareth his rod. hateth his
son but Re that loveth him chasteu-
cth hlm befimes" Withhold no.
correction from thy child, for Y
thou beat him with a rod he shall
mot die" "Fooushuess is bound up
- ne heart ~ q child; but the rod
.of correction VIII drive It far from
him." solomon was a very wise man
and said some very wise thiugs but
we are now living in the age of love.
The great Naeter came 90 teach us
That the art OF love was the greatest
ar IN the world Yes love is the
greatest thing 800 the world The
Master said suffer he little children
30 come unto me and forbid them
not for ~ uch IS the kingdom Of
-hcaven" The eighteenth century
discovered man the nineteenth wo-
man. but Tie twentieth is discover
ias the child. More than four mill
o u dollars have been invested in
s'hool properties in South Send.
thousands more in church properties
.aa thousands more should be in
vested in park properties and IN 81
an we have KEEP the child constantly
in mind We are living for the chill
.drgn We are planting trees FOR com
lnE generations
The old attitude toward the child
has passed away In the old days a
fcl-i WAS Supposed TO address his
father as "Honored SIR and was AZ
So ys supposed t0 close his letter with
"iuuful respects" How thankful
ann that today my hoy Ereets me with
Hello Dad" and that now and then
rs girl hugs me tight and says.
"You 80 the dearest daddy In all the
world" "Do you know YOU owe me
- your father duty. affection. re
spect and obedience ." said a father
Of the old school who had never
given anything to his child But the
daughter had a mine Of her own
when she replied II obey nothing
but ms sense If right, respect moth
ing that is not noble. That is my
duty AS 90 affection that is not in
my control To me the greatest
tragedy known in my years of resi-
deuce 10 this state is not the fact
that Indiana sent q man 20 the cleo
trio chair this past week but the
80 "a a.F
year old girl could write such a let
ter as went 20 the governor You
can talk about the hell of the future.
but my own Imagination can draw
none greater than TO lose the affec-
tion Of ones child. tt is impossible
that the punishment of he future
can be any worse than that of the
latter days Of this mans miresable
life. Affection has TO be won and
respect has 10 be deserved The
heart Of a child has &c be won and
10 IS the richest treasure I'm all the
world Parent that child of yours
IS not property to dispose Of but is
g trust 10 administer Tic IS the most
sacred trust ever given 10 any man
Friend do You crave the heart Of a
chiId2 Yes-then well and good.
Have you envied tho woman who IS
free and goes 1T wiz? You consider
the great gift God gave you as too
much trouble and too much care
then listen % these lines.
I'm the house Of too much trouble
Lived a lonely little boy:
He was eager for a playmate
He was hungry for a TOW
Tut twas always too much trouble 90
Too much dirt" and "too much
noise"
Fer the house Of ''too much trouble. "
Wasn't meant for little boys
And some times the little fellow
LEI. book upon the floor.