Show I A MOTHERS MOTHER'S DA DAY Y TRIBUTE By Mrs Foster Rhoades According to Henry Drummond Love is the greatest thing tiring in the world and mothers possess it naturally to the greatest extent There is no love so pur pure so faithful faithful faithful faith faith- ful and so unselfish as a mothers mother's love ove It is more nearly akin to the Devine than any other Whatever Whatever Whatever What What- ever the rac race or color of the child whatever its mental or physical equipment whatever its outward environment whether born in luxury or poverty the moth mother r enfolds it with affection and gives herself unstintingly unstintingly un- un to its with deep and joyful devotion Though often wearied to the breaking point by her loving duties duties duties du du- du- du ties and burdened with household r responsibilities a mother spends herself without limit as if her re resources resources resources re- re sources of strength were in in- in exhaustible And let the child be what it may as it grows to manhood manhood manhood man man- hood or womanhood the mother forever remains its chief earthly friend and supreme source of understanding understanding understanding un un- sympathy and moral support Lincoln is said to have remarked remark remark- ed to a friend All I am and all aU I ever hope to be I owe to my angel angel an an angel gel mother How many of us should and nd could say the say the same If we are to have better men and women a more righteous and law abiding society greater idealism idealism idealism idea idea- in our homes and in the common struggle of 11 life fe we must have mothers of faith and wisdom as well wen as mothers of love Mothers Mothers Mothers Moth Moth- ers who will always put God and goodness first in the training of their children In the formative period of Frances France's history when the future seemed uncertain and insecure Napoleon cried What France needs is more good mothers Civilization will always owe an enormous debt to to that man or woman in whose lifes life's lifes life's career is expressed a good mothers mother's dreams and ideals The destinies of civilization civilization civilization civi civi- rest very largely in the hands of motherhood Our mothers toiled tolled many times while we slept r l' In many cases her hands were coarsened and misshapen with work while ours remained soft and shapely She made sacrifices in order that we might live more easily and have greater advantages On the day especially set aside each year for the honor of our mothers our minds naturally return return re rc- re- re turn to the old homes of our youth remembering first last and always the mother who made that home what it was So as mother devoted her life to us lets let's give her back on ona day one little day to be all her own One day when each of us shall say or write to mother those kind and loving things that she never grows weary of hearing this is the least we can do If H my children are generous charitable and have a love of God and home and the beauties that surround us I feel thankful that my teachings have not been in vain |