The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-12-06
The Trio.

The parent, the teacher and the
child: The parent is defined to be
the father or the mother of the child.
The teacher is one who ipstructs the
child. The child is the son or daugh-
ter]o parent.
We have now arranged all Of the
parts Of our trio, and are ready to
sing-each one performing his part
as directed. 10 escape all possibilities
of a discord, each should first execute
his part alone, before all are allowed
to sing together-hence the parent
shall take the soprano, the child the
alto, and the teacher the bass. The
school board shall beat time. The
parents part runs as follows: Truth.
fulness my child; obedience to all in
whose care you may be placed; polite
ness to all whom you meet; honesty
in all of your dealings; prompt at
tendance in the Sunday School; fer
vent love for the church; remember
thy Creator in the days of thy youth;
love and serve God, your continual
preserver. The child's part: l, AS
the truthfulness Of you father, so
shall be; 2, my obedience depends
upon your orders and the desire you
have to see them promptly perform
ed; B, my polteness will germ from
that thrown out by the way in which
you and father speak to each other
and about your neighbors; 4, the hon.
esty is dependent upon the payment
Of your just debts, and if unable to
pay them when asked, your answer
to your creditors as to the time of
their final settlement; 5, my atten-
dance upon the Sunday School will
depend upon the time you lie in bed
on Sunday mornings; 6. my love for
the church can be produced by hav-
ing family prayer, and your love for
the church and your pastor; Z, if you
remember your creator in the days of
your age, shall certainly initiate you
while am young, so nearly as | pos
sibly can; 8 my love for God is in
creased, according to the God you
show me in your ways, actions and
conversation.
The teachers part: 1. The teacher
teaches the child what truthfulness is,
and what happiness there is for one
who always speaks the truth-how
his future success depends upon the
acquisition of this habit of speaking
the truth at all times. To do this, the
teacher should be truthful himself
2. That the obedience to the laws
of ones country lessons the number
of jails, State prisons and gallows.
3. No one is truly educated who has
not yet learned politeness; for it is
the very soul of a refined education,
and is the line of demarkation be-
tween barbarism and civilization. A
Your living depends upon your hon.
esty, for no one will give you employ
ment unless you prove yourself to be
an honest boy or girl. 5. The Bible
is the foundation of all just laws, and
it's principles should be learned early
in life, as they will be needed in your
old age Here the bass is allowed to
rest or sing at pleasure, and as many
to whom we sing desire our silence,
we will give the benefit of our option
at the rests of six, seven and eight.
But on Sunday our divines can ably
sing these parts, that are forbidden
the teacher by many.
We are now all ready to sing to-
gether-but just at this point, when
half through the fourth and fifth meas.
ures, VIC hear a discord. We stop to
see where it is In looking around,
we behold Dante, Thomas Payne
and a Bob Ingersoll. Payne declares
that the Bible is a branch of ancient
mythology, and Ingersoll says that
Moses made more mistakes in the
composition of the piece we are try
ing to sing Well, what shall we do ?
The Board says to the teacher, "sing
as far as the sixth, then rest, and let
parents and their ministers sing as
best they can"-hence, we are seen
in the nineteeth century in this pre-
dicament-different churches singing
different parts to the same people,
(Americans), and all singing at the
same time. How will this piece end ?
No one stops to consider, and l mag
inc myself seated by mill pond, en-
joying (C the sweet (0 and varifed
notes Of the inhabitants thereof
VINCENNEs, Ind. Non DUN.