South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-15
Sunday M0rnimg Breakfast Talk
By ReU. Elmer ard Cole

The eighteenth century ~ man 3
century that it was the century in
which We discovered man-set him
free-began that movement that is
eliminating in the great brother
hood OF man The belief in one
GOD and that tho great God Jehovah
s growing very rapidly All the
world is coming now 20 bow down TO
Ham in fun consecration of their
powers 20 His ideal as expressed in
Jesus Of Nazareth. We believe in
one God and that all men are His
children erring children perhaps.
but children just the same-there-
fore children OF one Father, then
brothers one 70 the other Yes we
are reaching across every racial and
national barrier and taking our fell
low man by the hand and saying to
him-BrOther We are also learn
ing TO see in our brother a little Of
God or. perhaps. better a little God
God is n His holy temple let all
the earth stand IN awe of Him" But
did you ever think that that holy
temple is the body OF man2 "Ye are
the temple of the living God" II
we could see God in this temple what
d change II would make, We would
look differently at our fellow man.
In the nineteenth century we dis
covered woman and she is just now
coming into her own. She was set
tree from the bondage of the cen
turtles. We are learning that no
country is greater than the freedom
and Intelligence Of her women She
is no longer property. neither is she
vassal 10 be set aside az will She
Is here 10 be reckoned with and her
power is unlimited She is mans
companion It is not a question Of
equal rights but Of rights. She only
wants the opportunity to exert the
greatest influence possible the great
est good to the greatest number. She
is already here.
And the new discovery OF the
twentieth century is the child. In
the old time children were accidents
but not so now They are no longer
the result Of mere passion. Marriage
has only one purpose, the establish
ment of a home. Children are the
complete without them. Children
are Gods apostlek They are sent
forth 10 preach of love. hope and
peace. The birth of a babe is the
announcement of peace on earth,
good will toward men" No mans
life is complete until he has felt the
touch of chubby arms around his
neck and the touch of a downy cheek
against his own They re the worlds
greatest inspirers. The COO or the
smile Of a babe is a sermon in itself.
II breaches to us Of purity. innocence
and the Only real heaven we know
anything about. So lately the play
mate of angels they bring heaven to
baby.
I have often wondered why we
think so much of the babe and so
little of the child that has arrived at
the difficult age. I know you feed
them. YOU work tight and day that
they might be clothed and that when
YOU are gone you may leave behind
an inheritance of some large pro-
portions We care so little for that
which builds or makes the real man
the mental and the spiritual.
Growing a soul is our supreme bust
ness When God gives a child to
the world He gives il in the same
spirit He gives all other blessings.
He gives the raw material and then
asks US to make a great soul out of
It. He gives brain stuff and then
SAYS develop an intellect He gives
a soul germ and then says develop a
soul To the world and especially
10 the parent the child is given as
trust. we are stewards of that trust.
He requires us as parents TO give an
accounting of our trust Remember
that the accounting Will be required
OF every parent
The rearing of children is no easy
task. There are 50 many people to