New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-14
WORLD OWES GREAT
Debt TO MOTHERS
Kew. ]. l. Davis Brings Tears 10
Eyes Of Men and Women

Auditors were moved 70 tears which
flowed freely from the eyes Of hetf
men and women In a gathering Of
$40 people az the annual Ladies'
Pay OF EEeFyman's Bible class yes
terdas morning when Rev. John l..
laws aeiiNersd a touching Mothers
DAY sermon, 4 hymn, written by
himself. Was sung by Leonard G, Woke.
lafes number OF women were
present, Rev, Mr., Davis said in parti
We have many great days IN our
calendar which We celebrate, We have
THANKSGIVING which Is largely an Ans
sneah day. a New England day eele-
hfated all over our nation, at which
Time We give thanks 10 God for all
lis blessings, We have Christmas, a
tine OF rejoicing and gladness he
esuse OF the birth Of our Saviour We
nave Easter, the Fourth OF July, al
which time We rejoice and are glad
because Of Gods blessings OF freedom
and liberty. Labor Day for the tniiers
OF The world on which all work Is set
aside We have had recently added,
another great day and that IL Mothers
day, In 1910 Mothers day was first
celebrated In Philadelphia. A few
years before that Miss Jarvis. a resi-
dent of Philadelphia, on the second
sunday In May, going out 70 place
flowers on the grave OF her mother,
realized II would be a splendid thing
u all the people would turn aside and
think OF the influence OF mothers, the
Joys and sorrows and OF the ambition
OF mothers and cause flowers TO be
placed upon their graves SO Miss
Jarvis went 10 those In authority in |
Philadelphia and pleaded her cause. !
Coming as this day does In spring |
time she thought II would be appro-
pirate to have Mothers day. II was
celebrated first In Philadelphia In 1910 |
and now Is observed In other nations
as well as ours.
I'VE may forget the 4th Of July,
abor day or some Of the other great
days In the year but some OF us will
never fail to remember Mothers Day.
Write letter to mother or 20 to
church and show your appreciation to
her. No one can overemphasize the
influence of mothers in our national
life, In teaching the young. Oh, how
much we owe to our parents, no one
ran overestimate. We can change our
our names, our residence,
but we can never change the blood
that courses in our veins. Some of
us to the day of our death will bear
the stamp that mother has placed
upon our souls and upon our hearts ,
rhe mothers OF the world have not !
written our great masterpieces, Meth ,
.r have they painted Madonnas. built
my st. Peters in Rome or st. Pauls
n London. composed great music,
rave not been great writer's of our
BOOKS, nor been inventive geniuses of I
'ur past history: the great bulk of !
hat work has been given to us by !
nan. This is largely man made a
world but women have done more I
han this, more than writing or paint !
ng. chiseling great statuary Of the |
World, because women. have given to- I
he world the men who have been e
reat enough and geniuses enough to J
i've to the world these inventions. She v
as not painted any Madonnas but in C
finer spirit she lived them in her S
ONE. She wrote no lofty poems, c
rites call art, she lived them in her e
cart. She carved no shapeless mar
lie out with finer sculpture, she t
haped this soul of mine. She built h
o great cathedrals but her life "
athedraied God. II
I'm the beginning of history wom- G
MS influence was not as great as it is h
,day. But coming UP to the present 81
ay history. women has ever had an fc
lcrensing influence in the lives Of HUI 81
anity until today she stands an
1ual of man in every walk of life. st
ow as never has she gone into the pl
dustrial and social life of the ma W
on. Not only has she done this but o,
lie has gone into politics and in many hi
alks of life has shown herself SUI I'm
srior to man. If women follow their di
cd given instincts in politics and re- in
rm rather than listening TO cold hi
ason of men who have gotten the tn
Grid into such an awful fix as it is w
today and will 20 by a kinder sense OF
Id love for law and morality and pa