The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-01
Trashy Dooks and Music in Sun.
day Schools.

Il
his subj, Ct becomes ons OF exceedl
importance. Imagine the flabby spuls
and vulgar imaginati' ms which
children must have VITO are brought
up or such SUNDAY school slop as tLis;
20 boys, be strong in Jesus,
10 toll for him Is gain:
And Jesus wrought with Joseph
With chisel, saw. and plane.
20 maidens live for Jesass
Whc was q maiden : son:
BE patient. pure and gentle.
And perfect grace begun"
This hymn was recently sung to
,une correspondingly detestable, by =
choir of thousand Sunday school
children, at the Brooklyn Rink, on an
occasion when 'cniy music Of q
higher character and Of greater sxceli-
-nce aud usefulness than is usually
taught in Sabbath schoels' wa, To be
given. On the same occasion hymn
containing these s,anxas was sung, AS
snother higher character specimen:
I'VE tread In the might Of the Lord Of Hosts.
And we fear not man nor devil:
For our Captain himself guards well our
coasts
To defend the church from evil.
And the choir of angels with song awaits
Our march to the Golden Zion;
For our Captain has broken the brazsn gates.
And burst the bars Of iron.
These samples do not exhaust the
triumphs of the inventive genius Of the
Sunday school muse, rs witness the
following comfort for cripples
"The cripple has chance for glory.
As good chance as you or 1;
Christ will listen to his story.
He will hear the crippies cry.
"He always pities proverty,
And scorns not those who have TO beg;
His grace for every woes sufficient
One can go to heaven with a wooden.
leg"
This is indeed consoling, but we are
afraid 1t Is not orthodox. Paul says
that flesh aud blood cannot inherit tho
kingdom Of heaven How then can Il
wooden substitute for flesh and blood
inherit it: We suspect that before
the author of the above hymn can
make his calling and election sure
he will have to show that one can go
to heaven with wooden head.
Too many of our sunday school books
are AS inane, sapless, and silly as the
above specimens Of sunday school
hymns. Those who write them know
nothing about boys and girls. nor
human nature. nor human life. They
assume that there are only Two CLASSES
of children extent -execrabiy saucti
mnnions and the unIualified wicked.
Their good girls are always TOO sweet
to be wholesome, aiid their gnod boys
are usually 81 mean, sneasins
hyraufiiicai, and dttestabla that one ~
lhem could not survive hal. all honr
in y play ground filled witt re;. boys
He wonid b. and ought To he iiieSui.,-
bly, ppt ~ death. .--,lhe wicked by OF
sunday .stsb,t.i literature il ~ great Il
car r.sta.c "a the Gesa t,ly : lie goes
Gu lai years cuiGslitiiag s;liis iIyaA .eI of
afrs.,esai. e.itue-, al u lLeu, 10 ti,e last
p;..,,, hc i suddenly eailseu-d, ant
soes -'iai.i.. 10 heay.n fes doing
te guilty. q datnL. II IS 'iale Taaslay-
school ,iiiar.es We're parged ol rncA
stuff. Neg IorI .sa...
Iapn'. le' rs,rs out 10 water When
= tafn S9ri i- covered with ice; hes
,rr !iab!e I" inirre themselves by
.i'rpiif-, e.pteiai'y II heavy with cali
Eab't :et Soar horse stand olii in The
raia ''tttf .iiiiyts, without throwing
ever him. The neeitct of this
.ifef"'iti"n las caused many 4 ead aud
sckne.s, - thai sti'-in,crt st, If not
Should compel the duty.
ban : Eet year pumps fref.p, if yon
wise = save trouble. 1t is difficult
lob - fhaw them out, aHd III Tie
meanwhile your family aud lie may
be suffering from it. Don't ,et wa.e.
stand IL tr"nshs single night least i
he ffczan solid before niasnine
Don't snend your evenings II iilc
village grocery, spinning iong yarns,
gossip and politics and getting
scented with tobacco smese. BETTER
stay at home and read to your wife:
but If you go out alone, let IL lie to the
farn"iS' club or some place Whore won
will not forfeit self respect.
Don't let the children null over
their lessons without helping them
now aHd thea over the bard spots A
very little encouragement goes
way with young folk under
difficulty.
Don't neglect the dumb aiiima,s--
in extremely cold weather
at the barn, the sheep. house, the
pig pen, or the hen coop. They need
shelter and warmth and fnnd and
water. Who is to supply them hat
jou, the owner They need not be
starved almost to death before your
obligation begins. They should be
maze comfortable and happy, or you
10 not discharge your duty.
Don't allow pipe or cigar in the
barn or other out.buiding. To
enforce this rule on others, you must
,bey it yourself. How is it with you,
10 you smoke In your barn? If SO,
you must not complain your buildings
burn down before winter is out.
Don't tsaunteraboutofc of cold mornings,
with hands in pockets, and neck and
sars bundled up with mufiiers, Ou.
with hands, off with scarfs and stir
round briskiy at some useful lob.
There is plenty to do, If you only pian
Tor It beforehand, and there is nothing
ike work to start the blood and mako
,ne jolly.