Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-18

knotted beam. Or il may be out under
the Infinite expanse of the starlit sky
with no carpet save the green OF sum-
ner heids under the shadow of the
mis- ~ the side Of some mumurine
orook' Be 1t in tent. cottage, cabin.
or mansion, home is the throne from
winch mother rocks the cradle that
rules the world. Destroy this throne
and everything in the world will totter
to destruction.
Al the present time an endless pro-
session OF reconstruction problems ar
rays user before us. A thousand
theories have been proposed and a hun
oreo ana one solutions have been sug-
ges'ed Tor the problems of our day.
but In the last analysis il will be found
that every problem Of our economic,
social and national life cen,ers in The
nome. Let the streams Of society be
poisoned at the fountain head and the
| river OF the nations life will carry
sanger. Let children grow up in our
uoes seihsh, grasping and crafty, and
raise class barriers. Let Incidence
restlessness, false valuations hIi.b, ths
tender flower of childhood TO-DAY and
tomorrow men and women of sbsIIon
soul, narrow mind, discontinued and
feverish will fill our streets with Roll
Snevism and anarchy. When bows GROW
up without moral standards and eirIs
are led on Aapperism, raptime music
iate hours with lights turned low Win
no thoughts above the fashion Mate
ana the vamp on the screen, society
IS doomed. But instill into the minds
ana hearts OF our boys and girls lofty
,aeaiS, unselfish devotion, the love Of
nome and children, and the pure wor-
snip OF God, and the future OF the
Shurcn and state will be secure. no
inatter what the form of government or
me ecclesiastical polity may be. The
nome is the center of humanity.
Nadiating from the home, the in
huence OF the mother permeates everv
Stra'a OF society from the highest to the
io"est. The mother affects the kinn
upon his throne, the president in his
mansion and the humblest man that
walks the earth. Today's SUNDAY
scnool lesson is an illustration OF the
influence OF good mother. Our most
liiuStrious statesmen, scientists, minis
tiers and our greatest benefactors have
come from homes where good mothers
ruled-where they ruled not as Queens
OF fashion, but where the nursery of
the family was the nursery of religion
and Of patriotism and where the frst
thoughts of the heart were thoughts
OF God. Napoleon recognized the
power Of this influence when he said.
What France needs is good mothers.
then you may be sure that France will
have good sonsw Mothers, God has
put into your hands a power greater
than any ever welded by ministers or
teachers or statesmen.
We hail as our queen today the un-
crowned queen who has made America
the queen of the nations, the mother
who brings up children to speak the
truth, to love God, and to do honest
work, whether with hands or brain, and
not be ashamed of it; who adorns her
children with the beautiful crown OF
character.
What is it | am trying to do? Well,
! am just trying to keep you from for
getting. Perhaps the remembrance
OF these things may mean something
to your own mother She NAV be
hungry for word Of appreciation from
you; she may be longing to feel your
arms around her neck; she may be
waiting anxiously for message from
you.
We have high ideals Of our dear
motherhood, but, children do not ex-
pect the impossible of your mother.
She is human. Her nerves are often
keyed up to the breaking point, yet she
will try to remember that the noise
of health is better than the silence of
sickness, that it is better to have muddy
shoes on the carpet than to have them
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presume upon your mothers unselfsh
love. You can help her to carry her
load Of care. Your young feet can run
many an errand, your swift hands
can unravel many tangle, and your
new strength can Tighten many task.
You can laugh, and a good laugh in
the home is as a burst of sunshine
on cloudy and murky day. Your
willingness to help, your appreciation
and your love will lift like a derrick.
After all, it isn't so much what can be
done with the hands as what is done
with the heart that counts.
Oh, son or daughter, whoever you
are, thank God for your mother! The
very name is filled to the brim with
gifts from God. 1t is the hottest name
in human speech except the name OF
God, who comforts as one whom his
mother comforteth.
God bless the mothers living among
us and in the home eternal. They are
our mothers still.
81 cannot pay my debt
For all the love that she has given,
But thou, loves Lord, wilt not forget
Her due reward-BLESS HER IN
EARTH AND HEAVEN"
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