| Show MOTHERS IS THEME DISCUSSED IN PHILLPS PHILLIPS CHURCH The Rev P. P A. A Simpkin Has Ha Special Services Both Morning Morning Morn Morn- Morning ing and Evening The observation o of Mothers Mothers' da day a nt at Phillips Congregational church wa was marked at both services b bv by special music and anti messages In keeping with wit ith the dRY day Th The Rev Tte Re Peter A. A Simpkin the time pastor preached In the morning o othe on the Messa Message e o of Motherhood a n stud study In sacrifice and consecration In th the evening c the topic was Mothers Iother's Re Re- ligion Special solos were sung a at each service b by Miss Ellda Elda Mork sunS an antho and d tho the den day was shared b by congregations congregation that titled filled fled the church At the tho morning hour Mr Ir Simpkin took the suggestion of or Christs Christ's word spoken as He lie le hUn hung In the a agony on o ot of Calvary to John the beloved Son on behold be he- hold hole the mother Dwelling on th the tho beauty o of the Incident that revealed ro Christs Christ's sense of or filial fial dut duty and th the claims a mothers mother's love loe and sacrifice have havo upon her children the preacher went on to emphasize the absolute Identity of tho time human bond and it its is sacred duty In all al lives The value alue of ot the time day was emphasized emphasize with wih Its Is spiritual use of ot the and holiest sentiment of oC human life calling men and women wonton to visualize again the tho vanished face faco that was ever eve for her children the in th the world worle but a plea was made for a reverent reverent rev rev- erent tribute to all ni tho time motherhood o of human life Happy Is the time heart said Mr Simpkin Simp Simp- kin hum that can c-an cn sit this beside mother placing the hand In hers wIth the tile old unquestioning confidence once o ot of youth and childhood Happy Happ the Hf life He that is spa spaced ed to give gl e back some Bome Un tiny measure of ot love hove for tho time love lo Imme s- s of ot lifes life's helpless morning Fo Foz For tho the vast number of or tho the m mature ture who keep the time da day mother Is taut but but a white and blessed m memory mor a pre presence ence that tha walks with wih silent feet teet beside lifes life's road sharing still tn our sorrows and our jo Joys snut s But nut for t r all al tho the white carnation speaks Its is mes age For Fr all al motherhood motherhood mother mothr- hood tho the ones gone gono sailed full saied ful-saied across the oar Dar the sweet-faced sweet gra gray crowned ones still tarrying tarring for the tho eternal flood flood- food food- tide lending grace race still sti to lifes life's Ires Ire's little while to tho the ln 1 living motherhood thaIs that tha thatIs Is giving with ith hands the love gift of ot the generation to be he this day IR brings the tribute of oC affection andin andin and andIn In Its hours wo we s seek ek the fullest value alue of o truth and consecration we wo mn may find Ho lie le Is shallow minded indeed who sees In iii the ca day nothing but the sweet pathos of Dr motherhood In all al its dally daily unselfish ministry who c catches not the tho sight of tho the golden threads that knit her loveto love Jove loveto to that Infinitude of oC t nd tenderness that Is I God I Dur Huron Burns Wrapped rapped about the name of ot mother are ae all al lifes life's Ires Ire's richest and most S sanctifying sancti things tImings That which Burns sings In his ode immortal l to the common gifts o of tho true home with wih Its 13 parenthood parenthood parent parent- hood that realizes the real priesthood of or life Is true for tor tho Limo on only bliss bUss that thai that has survived the fall fal Is that fontal in motherhood and home that are higa- higa to tho the truth arid ind lr life the Infinite has given hen us its to know There Timers is no 10 possible substitute for tor that true altar alar of God which is at her knee kroe for that true truo gentling which Is In the culture of ot her bier love Mother Iother Is tho the creator of or home but far more tho tile good wise mother Is too tho the creator or of those dreams and ideals which send out from the shelter sheler of ot othel tier her heart hear the tho lives that serve sacrifice fice and achieve Few there be who have k kept pt the tho vision and the power of oC worth while worth things that were not Imparted In the pra or the counsel and the inspiration that came from rom tho the heart under which he ha lay and from within v the breast whose whoso life was his nurture For FOI mother spoke to most of those who really realy know God In the tho majesty of ot His Ills love and tho the dawning comprehension of ot tho the eternal pity In the beauty O of her own OlVa measureless affection For whoever who who- over ever found the the end of or mother love either cither in survival or faith In sacrifice or ke keenness or pathos of or It it-In it In I-In In blindness blindness blind blind- ness nels and f forgiveness And giving to Us ug the sense of ot God and the trust of or Chrt how sh she In n the time quiet days of living the tIme demonstration demon demon- o or the time Galilean's law as a she lived Ived and served In tho time sweet pure unselfishness of or the common sacrifice As her sanctifying memory swe sweeps ps us In ut Gods God's house tod today it I should be beo to o consecration or If I her living 1 presence presence pres pres- ence once be ouch vouchsafed ae us in the time goodness I of ot God It I should but touch us to mm- mm and each should hould bring us to a new reverence ro for 0 and anda a safe guarding of this his thin In n the tho social l or order er the world remembers remember era toda today oday |
