A FATHER’S FAITHFULNESS I t was a cold, windy wintry night when a grief-stricken father sat with bowed head. He was in the front room of his farm house amid the rolling hills of the Big Ben River near Spokane, Wash. Clustered around him were his six small, bewildered children. They knew nothing about the dreadful finali ty of death. They were still expecting their mother’s return at any moment, although the heartbreaking truth was that she had just been laid to rest. One of the older boys frantically rushed out into the snow, seeking her in the woods. The father, aroused from his thoughts, hurriedly followed, picked up the lad and brought him back to the home. From that time on, William Jackson Smart became both mother and father to his five sons and one daughter. Years later that girl, now Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, quietly saw her faithful father entombed. The next Mother’s Day when 8he heard the minister praising all the women of the world, Mrs. Dodd thought of her beloved father, the only “moth er” she could remember. I t was then that the idea was bom. A t her urging, the third Sunday in June was set aside in memory of the one who had shared her growing years. This is how Fa thers Day came into existence. The man whose life inspired the observance of Father’s Day lived simply; a church goer who consistently went by the truths of God’s Word. Mrs. Dodd com mented, “He was always faithful in 14
public worship and the reading of the Bible. He never borrowed money; he objected if our clothing wasn’t orderly and clean.” So, as a result of the devo tion of this humble man in Spokane, Washington, has come the day on which we commemorate those fa ith fu l men who are, as spiritual priests in the homes, seeking to bring their children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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PERSONAL PERJURY Some of our country’s best minds today are rightly alarmed over the gen eral deterioration of personal moral standards. As an example, for many lying has become an unfortunate part of man’s existence. This is not only an individual practice but it’s also ram pant in the field of business. New York City’s District Attorney has reported an investigation conducted by Manhat tan’s Grand Jury. The case involved lying. There had been■150 witnesses who pledged to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." Later, through thorough interrogation, more than 100 of them confessed to perjury; and generally without any re gret, for it was an expediency of the moment. The Apostle Paul prophetical
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