Middletown transcript., 1922-01-28
A MOTTO
"The Old Nesl
Best Ever W.
EASY TO FORGET M6IHs

BY REV. EDWIN WHITTIER CAswELL
-, Inc Old Nest" Goldwyn Motity
rlcture, from the story of The Home
oy rupert Hughes, was given at the
Mlodietown, Delaware, Opera House.
January 1873, 1922 The picture was
iuh Oh huntr and the pathos of the
iove OF motherhood. Its presentation
WIN result IN greater happiness in the
hofnes OF the land, by the increase of
the devotion of children to home and
parents. Every young person who has
just founded new home or entered
upon buslness.life away from the old
household, beholding this picture. will
long to fly back to mother s and fathers
arms, TO tell them of their undying love
and appreciation for the home of their
childhood.
One beholds in this film how easy it
Is TO forget mothers birthday, how
natural to omit to write of all their de-
ieats apd T'rtc-!eS; IA, .i.e battle Of fife.-
separated from parental care. Every
one should remember past years and
leiiowshps with those who are dearer
10 them than life in the old home: those
VINO perhaps now are without any
MONIES except among friends or the
charitable Kindness of others. Children
who forget mothers arms will care lit
Tie Tor the everlasting arms of the
heavenly Parent Is not selfishness and
sin the enemy that comes between us
ana the home of our childhood
Are moi Jesus, Home and Mother the
dearest words in any language. and he
VINO tramples them in the dust of for
gettulness ls hardly fit to found a
nome The words of the Infinite Par
ent towards His children should he our
@ord regarding those in the oA home
Il Will never leave thee nor forsake
thee; l have loved thee with an ever
lasting love; all Mine are thine. l have
prepared place for you, that where /
am, there ye may be aiso." Can we
appropriate such words to ourselves
with reference to our old home COM
panlons, Father and Mother, or have
we let them go "Over the Hills to the
Poorhouse ~ or from pillar to post
among old acquaintances May heaven
pity such ingratitude May this mo-
ton picture sermon awaken you to your
duty OF devotion to those who gave YOU
life, guarded and guided your little foot
steps till you could walk alone, who
love you still, whose longing, empty
arms would embrace you though you
nave deserted them and sinned against
AhS htititduS VI edTlLly HOU1GS
shou q be but samples of the one home
of Gods whole family in heaven. " no
compares Himself to earthly parents,
saying, Like as father pitieth his
children, so the Lord pitieth them that
love Him." Gas one whom his mother
comforteth, so will comfort YOU" A
true parent takes upon himself the
suffering and failure of the children,
seeking their development in education,
in moral and church life. Great syfl.->
psthy and forgivipg love goes out to-
wards the wanderer, crying Return
ye to the fathers touse of plenty and
purity The heart that bed for you
cries for you. The light that burns day
and night for your homecoming, invites
you. His golden sunlight shines for the
wayward as well as for the good. His
sohcitude is largest for the lost.
Blessed are the parents who have
passed the confines of earth, entered
the mansions beyond, leaving an illumi-
mated pathway for the children's feet
to follow them to the everlasting Home
where reunions and fellowships never
end