The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-11
Honor Due Motherhood.


Mother, Home, Heaven-t these are
said to l;e the most sacred words
in the English tongue aside from
Dicty itself and the greatest of
tbcla is Mother who makes the
Home and points the way to
Heaven.
The I3i)le elorifies motherhood as
does no other ancient literature
In the fifth commandment mother
is nut on q par with father. In
the record OF kings of Israel. :lie
sacred historian il careful to point
ont and identity ile mother of
Kings and rive her glory for the
fame of her child The mother dur
ing the Fafrarehal age. seems to
have played as large part as did
the 'atilei, though her influence was
more diplomatic than direit. She
was often the mower behind the
throne, moving lnen,. who do not
realize they are being moved, by
the subtle power of her diplomacy
Sarah. Rebekka and Rachel were
good examples of this.
Moses and Aaron were examples
of the eminent piety of their mo-
thers and Moses was saved by the
cumming of mother love to lead a na
tion out of bondage.
The early devotion of Sampson
was no doubt due to the Influence
of the believing wife of Manoah
Saunel was the child of praying
mother and the fruit of her earnest
'ffotion. Ruth was so lOvable in
ehaFncter sbeeanse Of the devoutness
O. her mothel.inlaw's disDositIon.
In the New Testament mother
hood has its most remarkable proof
il the mother of Jesus, Mary. the
mother of John Baptist, Elisabeth
and the mother and grandmother of
Timothy Eunice and Lois. Mother
hood shines glowingly in the Bible
in The persons of the Shunnamite
woman of llagar, of the widow of
Main, of the Syrophenican woman.
and many Others. Well could Solo.
mon, himself the son of a loving
mother. say "AIy son, forsake not
the law of thy mother" "A foolsl,
son Is the heaviness of his mother,
"Despise not thy mother when she
is old
Behold thy mother said the dy-
ing Lord as he consigned his own
mother 10 the care of the. beloved
dscinle. John, Maiy's greatness lies.
in tie sacrcd ftction Of motherhood,
She wrote no book. painted no pie
tu!a. lead no crusade: yet byhermo-
theihood she has inspired all liter
ature furnished the IDEAL face for
the paiuter's brush and given TO
tht world Him who is the champion
of every good cause.
Noble authors Ike George Eliot.
Gcb,ge Sand Ms Ward, Marie Cor
eli and Laura lean libby have sery.
ed i'araturc: beautiful singers like
IepNa Lind, Adeline Patti, Nordica,
Mel q, somhrich and Gadski, have
delishted multitudes; great genius
es IKE Madame Curic who give us
FadiHm. CT Rosa Bonheur whose
paiptings charm the eye, in
Sarah Barnhart, the immortal act
rcss and many Others cannot soon
he nrgotten; prominent leaders like
Helen Gould Jane Adams, Susan b.
Anthony. Frances willard, Lady
somerset and Lady Astor cannot
fail C onr eulogy We! none of these
compare for y mol1ent with simple
hut gloiified = MOTHER.
MIS- Eddy gave the world a new
philosophy but Monica, mother of
Augustine. gave the world a man
whose theology dominates the
world today. Harriet Beecher
stowe gave the world book that
laid bare a nations shame. but
Many Hanks went down into the
valley of the shadow to give birth
TO the champion who wiped out the
nations shame.
CLEOPATRA enamored the hearts OF
temporal kings to their ruin. but
the Virgin Mary gave Humanity the
Prince Of Peace and the King Of
Kings. If by their fruits ye shall
know them, mothers have given