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LESSONS FROM OUR
MOTHERS MOTHERS
DAY SERMON THEME
Sermon, Appropriate TO Occa'
sion. Delivered at the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church.


An appropria.e sermon for NO +
Tiers Day was delivered yesterday +.
az the First Presbyterian church hy f
the pastor. Rev. Archibald Mcclure. .
who took for h.a subject Lessons I
From our Mothers" Dr. McClure's
sermon. in part was a. follows.
10 is a JOY to speak ou Mother .
pay. and set e is "a difficult thing Do
do because one IS dealing with one
of the most sacred of the relation .
ships OF life Motherhood Is Ike a
flower iu That ID cannot be analysed. /
7. is unity iu itself-something far
more than its ingredients a flower
81 more than its color plus rs fra
GRANGE plus Us stem: $50 motherhood
- more than a group OF character
Istlcs 10 is a Gving self
On Mothers Day it becomes us 10
realize that every woman is an in
herent mother, whether that physi-
cal privilege is granted her by God IS
grace or not. Every g.r' and woman.
then should be treated with tho rev.
-creuce due to motherhood. AS Chris
tan pc0T.e we should see % % that
cur Industrial and social life U.s. so
ordered that every mother has the
chance 20 give birth TO her children
81 the best OF health. happiness and
helpful physical and social surround
ing
From motherhood we may learn
lessons for our own daily Life For
sake not the law Of thy mother"
says the wise writer Of the book OF
Proverbs. Let US consider. then, the
laws Of motherhood. as distinct from
the specific teachings of any one
mother
It is a law OF motherhood that
there can be no life and happiness
without pain and sacrifice. We al
live because our mothers were will
ing 10 endure pain and sacrifice. In
an age which is trying TO get some
thing for nothing il is well 10 learn
this law OF motherhood, for IL IS the
law Of God.
Motherhood teaches us that great
ness is 90 be found I'm giving not
getting We love our mothers for
their many nameless. aforementioned
acts OF kindness. How many times
they anticipated our wants. welcom-
ed US on our return home. added
the loving mother touch TO life 1t.
is not the Niobe OF Greek mythology
who as mother sought greatness
for herself. that we appreciate; it is
she law Of motherhood-this is the
law Of God.
a third lesson taught by our mo-
theirs Is ttat being is more import
ant than doing our mother IS 90
US not her deeds. but herself IL ia
her quiet contribution OF q loving
atmosphere TO our homes that makes
Us revere her. whether she does much
or little matters not so much 20 us
II is herself thar makes home sacred.
This is the law of motherhood
this is the law OF God
Finer Touches cf Life.
Again So is mothers who have
shown MS the FINER touches OF life
From them we have learned courtesy
and gentleness. from them we have
learned Of the delicate and beautiful
things OF life In the midst Of the
coarse and vulgar facts of life they
have trained us 20 see the delicate
and gracious side OF life This o.
the distinction of motherhood We
need this aspect of womauhood
brought home 20 us with new force
because womanhood is coming more
and more TO share with manhood
the duties and responsibilities OF life
Womanhood IS in danger of becom-
Ing common. IL is meant 90 be sac
red 4 true mother reveals 10 her
children all the finest and most deli
cate values Of hfe This ia the law
OF Notwithstanding is the law Of
God.
Another lesson which we learn
from motherhood is that human
goodness is generated by loving
human companionship Thus mo-
therhood as "a loving heart com
panionshiD has been the divinely pro.
found dynamo of mach of the good b.
ness OF our Iives. Gods channels Of
grace go us are human channels. and
OF these God has made perhaps most
use 90 the channel OF motherhood.
In our mothers compauionship VIC
have learned 10 know Cod This Is
the law Of motherhood-tnis is TIE
law OF God
Mothers have taught us one more
thlng-aud that "a tba, God may be
found throuEh prayer That mother
81 the best mother who prays with
her children Are there not many
children today who have NO cod 10
whom 20 go because their mothers
seem TO have no Cod THY cod
shall be my God. said Ruth 10
Naomi Is nor the gift Of ones God
10 a child the greatest slit one cam
make And are there not many
children denied thar privilege be-
cause they never see their mothers
Worshpping in Gods Housewives
know that thelr mo-hers retire 70
their inner chambers 90 pray for
their chudren-never have their
mothers kneel down and pray with
;hem9 Prayer Is The Jaw Of mother
aocd--it Isl the law OF Cod
As Paul says ~ love. mothers
bear an -hings believe all things.
hope all things endure all thlugs %
When We fully understand mother
hood. with rs hope and preparation.
us pain and sacrifice is nurture
care and ideals we VIII uuy under
stand God and his love FOR U.S.
wherefore. "forsake not the law %
ms mother"
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