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Show THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1940. , Religion Artd , The Hoi 1,t .. . ,, -- , - RADIO ADDRESS, SUNDAY, JAN. 21., 1940 - KSIJ, 9:30 P. M. - Church Department By Elder. B. . but the value of the home must be measure'd by standards higher-th- an material things. A. home must have a soul, an atmosphere, a climate, if you please., EXPANDING POWER OF FAITH It Is a distinct achievement to build a home which is an abiding place for one's affections, a refuge from the turmoil and conflict of theday, a protection against the intrusion of influences which mar the peace and the tranquility of life, a place:LT which heartens and fortifies one for the grind and conflict of ,,the daily struggle. This is an achievement to be proud of, but to create a home where the souls of children are touched with 1,he,expanding,Dner of faith, where there filters into their hearts the assuratTee that great things can be accomplished in the world if one only believesand goes steadfastly forward, where they hear in daily prayer and conversation, "Trust in'Jhe Lord and do good, so shalt 'thou' dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed." To do this is tO build a home ays of HE laoketh her household . "Her children arise up, and call her blessed; , her husband alao, and he pralseth her." Proverbs 1128. THE FUNDAMENTAL SERVICE OF THE CHURCH Home and mother are the magic words that stir the hearts of men. It is in he home that the spiritual orces of the world center. If the - home is allowed to decay there is by which you can save the State or the Church, therefore the and stabilization of the prote-ctiqhome is the chief responsibility of every Church. Any Church that tails In 4higtaskfails. in the fundamental service which religion should gixe. If religion with all it implies is not fostered at the fireside, if the home Invaded with doubt nd cynicism, if distrust and indulgence take the place of confidence and then the forces that build character in men are sapped and dissipated and life is robbed of its highest achievement. Anything that will imperlror-disturwl)ere thefotmdationsnre laid for the sanctity of the home is prejudicial great living and for glorious achieveto the highest happiness, of the peoments. ple. THE BIBLE AND COMMON SENSE There iS no substitute for the A few years ago a college in Ohio home. To quote Dr. Fosdick: "We bestowed a doctorate of laws upon a may multiply our inventions and raise woman 74 years of age. This honor to its pinnacle the mechanized miracle was conferred for "outstanding of civilization we have started here, achievements as wife and mother." we May make our industrial effiCienMrs. Compton may not be famous hercy still morel' the marvel of the world, self. but her children ar.e. These did- and accumulate endless wealth; we dren, three sons and one daughter, may build great temples dedicated to have a total of 31 college and univer- public worship, great schools dedicat- sity degrees and hold membership in ed to public education, but what this 39 learned societies. IIer formulae for country is going to amount to in the rearing children is an old and simple end depends upon what takes place. one, "we used the Bible and common. In the home." sense." When pressed for further v."A MAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE" planation, she said, "Parents forget In every government where the that neither the school nor the world people's- voice is heard, where their can reform the finished products of a bad home. The first thing parents opinion can be registered, constitutionis that their children al safeguards are thrown around the home. Its protection is fundamental are not likely to- be any better than to the happiness of mankind. This is they are themselves." When asked aptly expressed in the statement, "A what place she gave work in her pro- man's house is his castle." In the gram, she said, "I would put work judgment of the common law any vio- first, that is, hard work in the right lation of this right is a serious of- direction, the kind of work that is good in itself." "What is wrong about fense. The hoin is a sanctified place in the eyes of the law. working for money?" she was asked. In a speech before the British "Everything," she promptly 'replied, Parliament, Edmund Burke, referring "To teach children that moneymaking to a special excis2 tax directed against for the sake of money is worthy, is to the homes- - of the poor, said: "The teach them that the only thing worth poorest man may in his cottage bid ' 1 defiance to all the forces of the .44 be its roof frail; ma"hake; jthe may ' ' ':',j wind may blow through it; the ': 4... ... ,f storms may enter, the rains may en, . terbut the King of, England cannot enter; all his forces date not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." THE WORK or MASTER CRAFTSno-ma- gic n - de - I THE BEST TEXT SONALITY -- -- andyour---motherha- A religious belief in God, Bible. the Ten Commandments and the teachings of Jesus give' parents a certainty and an authority with their children A which they otherwise lack. child upon whom the existence of God as a supreme arbiter of good and evil has been impressed early in life has already, acquired the basic motives in developing good habits. The basis for his action, instead of being one of likes and dislikes, becomes one of right and wrong.... The teaching of children in regard to sin, conquest :of the natural man, the necessity of the continu- ous rebirth of the individual, 'e their maximum value in the malleable When years of the child's life. parents decide not to send their di to Sunday Schdol until they are old enough to know what it's all about, they are adopting a principle which if generally applied is ruinous, for by the time the children have learned what it is all about, it is often too late for them to (la much about it. Many valuable years have been lost." - - r must-rAmembe- - , -., ,. ,e-- ,:::,, , 'i 9 ,: '; :::: X, - :.': ' v.,: 'if' ,, 4 2 ::::: " :1 8 44 , , i ::: : :, , I1 :, '.: I I 1 , - , 4.,....., ,. : I ::':: , . ',:;::: , i :, '77 - ) . ;: i:i ; , ,,,dr., 'tr7, ,t ow, ...:, Irv, , , .,Ao ':"."..4P , .. 1.,,, ., f :.4 .: ,, 8,4467: , I4 ,, ..! ' .i ''; ..' - '. ,, 4.,.,..,:::: :' :' - It , 4sik,,,M,0',4t0,440;i0cskilikamititsoii;.4..inoL,U01 .,,....:1.i ,;'.?t:".ii i, ' 1 , ' , r . ASiliat,,,,dis;:,,7: Iteeentk appointed to the Summit Stake Presidency in Summit the above group now guides the atlivities of, that stake. Pres County, Joseph E..Beard of Wanshfp, center, was sustained to succeed Pres. Willard Wilde Heber of Coalville as president afterbeing released as his first connselor. W. Earl Calderwood, left, former bishop of the Holey? the-sito of the homeits Ward succeeded President Beard as first counselor, and Robert S. Ifilits cost of construction, the decorations lier, right, former bishop of the Hoytsville.Ward,:was sustained os sec- on the wall. the furniture on the floor. ond counselor, a position which was vacant at the time the presidency' 'These are ;hingS which we strive after. was changed. John W. Lamb, Coalville, standing, was retained as stake and they are thsirable and imi)ortant, clerk. ze - , - I l p! .. ' i ,.: f.:" . ,,,, ' , f - 1 1 ' if EASILY NOT SOMETHING - DE- FINED--- has said- that the 'the really great men come from how-wilderness." It is surprising many of them in the past havecome from humble homesand no doubt that will continue to be the case, not Some philosopher - of because of the-refine- ments of civilization and the outward things that make home attractive and beautiful, but because of the presence,; net easily defined. The something , factor in it all seems single greatest to be the influence of the mother. That mystic something which plays upon her soul registers upon the lives of hetchikiren Ifyou were to interachieved nobly rogate men in the world as to the influences that have contributed most to their success you would discover bits of obscure history of which their mother was the source; thee 11;ve been the shaping influences in their lives. A man's best inheritance comes from his moth- ershe is his greatest teacher. THE SAVING FORCES, IN THE who-hav- WORLD There is no juggling with anything as important as the influences of the home. Whether we know it or not the thoughts which parents think and the things which they do, register in the lives of their children. The thoughts that go deepest, the lessons that last longest and mean most in life, are not "taught but caught," and home is the place to catch them. Q All through recorded time, attend.ance at church, Sabbath day observance and daily devotion have been the saving forces in the world. The Saints attach deep religious significance to home training and they have made some valuable- contributions to this important subject. A word to mothers:When your boy steps across your threshold into the great world of struggle, will he take his place among the men of his and do manfully his part, shirking no task no matter how hard, hold-msteadfastly to the truth, cherishing the ideals and maintaining the stand arils- of the Church to which you be- lone If so it makes small difference where you live, what your social 4 standing may be, whether you have much or little, you are after all a master craftsman in the major work of the world. - Not only your husband and your children, but all who understand that, lies the foundation coif yenoudrui. iwnogrkha n s who appr e ate the glory of service, of sacrifice and of heroism will "rise and call you ' ea st 1 I. , e " ' : : ., :: ., , - - 1 , , Where dren are taught respect for parental and reverence for God and sacred things. Where prayer is an In-stitution. It is said that the family that prays together will stay together. The home where prayer is religidusly observed has the foundation-- upon which happy lives are built. - g ::;:::' - unitedon mother-are religious program. - ::t. " ,: ? father-an- d - , ' :4 '";-- t' the . 1 - ,t, MEN Home building is a fine art,- - the Work of master craftsmen. The men and women who know how to create at the fire1de the atmosphere in which strong men and true women grow. know hew to create something finer than ever found expression in bronze Or marble. The sublime creations of, the poet and the- artist that glorify the itg:,s are not comparable to the moldiog of the immortal soul se of man. The born- - is an InStitution and like every other institution its value must be ultimately determined by its outIt needs no argument to saY put. best' home is the home that the that produces the best men and women. The home that gives to the world true worneln and honest men makes the highest contribution to society. In all of thi.s there is no reference, 4 ,' ' ,,,1::' ," :4 , s ON PER- - BOOK After investigating the careers of suca number of men cessful financially, Roger W. Babson made this poignant statement, "The, job your father had doesn't cut any figure compared with the religion he and lived by. What they put into your stomach and onto your back does not count. It was what they put into your mind and 'into your heart." Quoting from an eminent psycholo-l gist, "The greatest and Most authentic textbook on personality today is the - - 111.) THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TO- GETHER STAYS TOGETHER , is the home where - in-si- - 4, Hinckley T ' b turn To Religion;" page while is what the world calls success." -' That kind of success-h- as Aothin E or useful with do either to happiness ness. Parents teach it and the schools teach it and the result is an age that thinks that money means happiness'. The man who lives for money never gets enough and he thinks that is why he isn't happy. The real reason is -that he has had the wrong goal of life set before him." The college that honored this mother is to be commended for recognizing a person for doing one of the common well. It requires more than one gets out of books to do what this woman did. Some who have never seen the of a college do it well, and who have been through colleges many . - " S. , blessed." The task. of a mother is not easy, it is the hardest of all tasks, but it, brings the holiest, of all joys. ' - "The bravest battle that ever as fought! Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you will find it not: 'Twa,s fought by the mothers of men. "Deep In a walled-u- A. woman thjar would woman's heart not yield,. But bravelY, silently bore her part Lo, there is that battlefield! AtOh, ye with banners and battle-sho- t And soldiers to shout and'Praisel I tell you the kingliest victories fought Were fought in those silent ways." - |
