Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-15
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minister to the uplift of man and thu
exaltation of his God.
Is Red Letter Day
1T is not from his head that sh'
become a red letter day in the home
the church. the school. the state an'
in all of human society. The idea ha.
been reported to have originated will
Miss Anna Jarvis. In the devoted low
for her mother she adopted the fra
grant language of the flowers to tel
others of her abiding love for one WHIT
had meant so much to her. SO shine!
a radiant deed in an ugly world. |
was all but universally adopted a
once and became the medium of tn
! expression of the age-old love TO
mother. Now. leaders and governor!
are vying with each other and ISSUING
proclamations and bringing forth in
f~luences which shall properly recognize
and honor our debt of gratitude to on
mothers. But the first real Mother:
day originated in that bright morning
Of time when the Creator had SWEEP
together all the most perfect elements
Of heaven and earth. and created
woman. 1t is 40 wonder Adam looked
upon her with an ecstacy Of delight
and with love at first sight. and de
clared. This is now bone of my bone
flesh of my flesh. mind of my mind
heart of my heart, and soul of my soul.
She was dust, doubly refined. and was
a rib taken from the heart of man.
1T is not fro minis head that she
should rule him, nor from his feet
that he should tread upon her, but
from his side. that she might be an
equal. n companion and undying friend
a help-meet and a partner for ever. II
is no wonder that he at once declared
in the unity of his devotion, For this
cause shall a man leave his mother
and his father. and shall cleave unto
his wife. and they twain shall be one
flesh This was the first home in the
paradise of God. The second home
was the wide world. Because of sin.
the curse came upon il, but woman has
mitigated the curse. Adam called his
wife by the name Of the race. Eve, be-
cause she was the mother of all the
living. There have been titled women.
gifted women, and rich and beautiful
ones. but the nOblest name is that of
mother.
Mother Like God
Mother is nearest like God. She is
u %provident and ever watchful
keeper. 1t has been said that God
could not be everywhere. so He made
mothers and when in sacred writ, He
said He had given His angels charge
over thee to keep thee in all thy ways,
he surely meant angel mothers. as well
as spirits that inhabit the soul world.
Sarah was one of the noted moth
ers of the Hebrew ace. and was called
mother of nations because kings and
leaders came from her. Han
nah was the praying mother. who
gave grace and a majestic man 10 her
country and her God. Deborah was a
martial mother, and gave to her peo-
pie freedom. heroism. and purpose.
was a poor slaTe mother.
dwelling in a mud hut on the banks OF
the Nile. but with slender reeds and a
mothers prayer. she sent forth a
Moses to give law to the world.
Elizabeth was a pious mother and gave
a John. the Baptist. to turn the hearts
a lost world to Christ. Eunice was
n good mother to Timothy, and her
GRANDMOTHER. Lois. was a blessing to
all, Cornelia. the mother of the
Gracchi. was a maker of statesmen
and mighty rulers and she called them
her priceless jewels. The mother of
seven Maccabees was a mOulder of
mighty men, and gave a new and bril-
liant chapter to the history of Israel.
The mother of Washington was the
real maker of hat mighty man. and
gave liberty, justice. righteousness
and truth to a new world. The mother
Lincoln gave the character and ten
of heart that freed a race of
but no person in heaven and
earth has been so signally honored as
Mary was. as mother of Christ. No
nan was considered worthy to be the
father of Christ. but Mary in her i'm
nacu1ate purity was chosen TO receive
he glory of God. The Heavenly
Father chose to send His Son. made
a woman. made under the law, that
ne might redeem those who are under
he law. and thus he set the sign and
seal upon the honor of motherhood
and crowned her with heavens bless
ng. .
Mothers Heroes Of Life
"Wben we think of it. mothers arc
he heroes of the ommon life. They
endure most, love most, and give most
us and to the world. We have be-
ore us the honor roll Of the world. but
he honor roll of mothers will shine as
he brightness of the armament. and
rs the stars forever. In the nursery
With basket and needle with cook stove
md mending, with the humble tasks of
oil. mother is working out an eternal
lestiny. Some of them chained to
heir tasks like galley slaves, and
With nerves SO tender that a noise is
is a hammer blow, labor on, suffering
,ain and the agony of death, stand at
he post of duty until deaths release.
hungry, always thirsting
er pleasure and the better things, yet
herself all ease, she takes her
lace with the cross bearers of the
world, and follows the lead Of her
Thirst until she falls exhausted at her
,ost.
''Our health officers tell us that the
~,cpunafion Of mother is the most