The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-09-28

couraging." The wave OF prosperity has
struck this part ofthe world-perhap'.
The highest type Of personal holiness
can be attained in thickest Of the worlds
temptations IL we learn to conquer and
control self, which divine inspiration
tells us is greater than taking CITY To
over come and resist temptations is sub
lime But let us not confound innocent
worldly amusement with one that is con-
Eliminating. The world is beautiful, God
created us TO love II and love its pleas
ures but TO keep our hearts and lives
pure in elemental simplicity.
The subject OF union between the
two great branches of the Methodist
church is always revived at the annual
conferences In the late session a large
number Of the prominent ministers was
entertained on organic union and the
predominant, almost universal sentiment
was, "Not Yet" would feign add many
OF the old, sturdy oaks will fall ere those
organizations are united. The late Span
ish American war has done much TO OBJ
lterate sectional differences. The death
OF Winnie Davis which has caused wide
spread sorrow in all parts of the country
will & far towards cementlng the ties Of
friendship, but-but-the organic union
OF those two great bodies has not arrived
the fraternal brotherhood is all right but
the difference on the race question makes
1t impractical now.
have not as large class in long years
Music is on "boom" certainly. A musi-
cal education is considered indispensable
at this day and age. 1 wish though every
one realized just how much there is in
the study. wish it was realized, too,
more fully that all pupils do not make
great players; talent is the one great ne
cessity. Happily many pupils have talent
by geniuses have little to say, they are
renowned for their scarcity-every pupil
requires different tultion-what is good
for one is faulty for another, Any keen
observing teacher can discriminate il she
is a sympathetic one. Teacher and pupil
must be in harmony. A teachers word
in music should be absolute. No one else
should dictate. The only advice parent
should give is, "do exactly what you are
told by your teacher" If pupils neglect
the daily practice of finger exercises and
scales, If parents say, "give them pieces"
and encourage neglect of such founda-
ton, every teacher will say stop your
children now" There is only one road
to success in music and that is: plain
but All arduous one. II you deviate for
"pieces" is deep regret in after life. At
last you must retrace your steps and
take up the fundamental, preliminary
starting points. The fingers must be-
come flexible, the motion Of wrist, arm
and hand must be learned. Were ask
ed why so many fail in music would re-
ply. Because of push-of haste. Pupils
should not be expected to play until they
know what they are about. Think of it:
Music is 30 easily conquered! Is it be-
meath any other scientific study2 No!
positively no. Then why swell the heads
OF children or pupils by saying ''you can
play we'll enough in year TO stop" 1t
kills the love OF study and often keeps
them from becoming musicians. Anything
built on poor foundation breaks down
Unless II pupil builds right at the begin
ming there is sure TO be fall OF the struc'