The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-09
Mother

Mother
A reverent America today pays homage to both a ira
dition and q person.
It bows before the nations motherhood in grateful
obeisance and recognition of the sacrifices and the
services which Mother" has performed.
It Is one of the finest traditions of the human race
that it has deep regard for the women who brought its
individuals into the world. This fact has a refining in
tluence upon the hearts and minds Of men and women
and, inevitably, draws them toward a deeper appreciation
Of the problems of humankind.
For the burden of solving the human difficulties Of our
day fall. in a large measure, upon women and particularly
upon mothers. Few persons toll so diligently and so
faithfully for the ~upbuilding of the nation. Few persons
have so many burdens to bear or problems to solve and
no one bears them more nobly or serves more honorably.
Around mother is gathered much Of the sentiment Of
homelife. It is she who completes the family circle and
who, in many instances, holds it together as long as
possible. 1t is she who serves as a lodestone to draw her
sons and daughters home from far corners OF the earth.
For mother, even though she has served heroically and
has braved a thousand terrors, is recognized as a person
both deserving of homage and needing protection.
Father stands upon a somewhat different plane in the
family circle. His is a place Of honor. also, but as the
breadwinner he has dealt with the major problems. Be-
cause Of the duty which stern necessity has always placed
upon him, the average father misses many of the little
tendernesses and intimate details Of human companion
ship with his children which fall to the lot of the mother.
How often do we hear q man declare of his father that
he lis q good scout and always was a good pal" That
is high praise for a father from his son for it implies q
comradeship and an understanding which is of benefit
and. q pleasure to both.
H when speaking of mother we con1ure a wholly du-
6eredt picture and we speak Of her in an entirely differ
yf1t manner. even in a different voice. She is the en-
bodiment Of a ministerng angel sent from heaven to
minister to our wants. It was she who bound up the
wounds of childhood, who sat in sleepless vigil by our bed
when we were i'll, who petted the wounds of the mind and
soul as well as those of the body; who was, in short, per
lection set upon the earth by God for our use and
benefit.
A thousand orators have called upon their genius to
epitomize the virtues of motherhood. A thousand quota
tions from their speeches, still recognized as true, fill
our literature, but the best mark Of respect on Mothers
Day, in all probability, is the true and deep expression Of
filial devotion on the part Of the sons and daughters Of
the land.
There will be thousands of family reunions through
out America tomorrow in honor of mothers still alive, and
those women will be made happy by the fact that the
children for whom they suffered are once more gathered
around them. They will be happier still If they can be
sure that those sons and those daughters are living up to
the ideals which they learned at mothers knee.
Simple rules but important ones. Not to lie, but to tell
the truth; to fulfill any obligation which may be incurred;
to be respectful and kind to the aged and courteous and
friendly to everyone. These are rules which, were every
son and daughter to 1--we up to them, would solve most
of the problems of our modern world. They are so simple
and yet they are so effective.
Millions Of Americans will wear white flowers tomor-
row in honor Of mothers who have gone to the special
place which God must have in heaven for those mothers
who have laid down their burdens. OF those mothers
there will be pleasant, If melancholy, memories. To
them will go up silent hymns Of praise that they lived and
contributed their share toward the advancement Of the
race before they were called to their rewards. A million
different thoughts will fit through a million different
minds and all of them will have to do with Mother"
For, after all, living or dead, it is her day, observed at
q fitting season OF the year. And all that one can say OF
do is feeble and inadequate to express the true sentiment
of q great nation on this occasion.