The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-31
SHORT LAY SERMON
PARENTS SHOULD NEVER DE-
CEIVE THEIR CHILDREN.
Parents and Teachers Often Teach
a Child to Lie Internationally by
Their Words or Acts.

A natural element Of the soul,
heaven born, is that of perfect faitn
and truth. This luxury of the soul
presents to us the great responsible
ity of parents and teachers. The
parent or teacher often teaches a
child to lie by speaking and acting
lies. One of the most effective ways
to manufacture a nation of liars
and defaulters is by the object les
son system. A mother tastes soma
nauseous medicine, assuring the
child by words and actions that 1t
is very nice. The child takes the
medicine, detects the lie the mother
has told it, learns by such lessons
to deceive and conseqeutnly never
climbs to the mountain top Of hon
or and write his name by the side
Of George Washington.
No child could have the implicit
confidence it would have had, had
the mother tAen true and said: "T.,ls
L;edicine IS bad to take. You are
SEX and Il is necessary ti.at you
take it to ga. we'll" Such course
would inspire confidence AMI trust,
truth woriu not be sacrificed: bur
a lesson C. obedience and courage
manifested in .he presence ~ one
of the little ones of whom the
Great Teacher said, Suffer the lit
tie children to come unto me and
forbid them not for such is The king
dom of heaven"
Another instance-this used to
belong to the school room, possibly
the practice has gone out Of date,
we allude to the practice Of SELF
reporting. A young lady of truth
full character, abhoring lying, with
a scrupulously truthful mother who
instilled this virture in her daugh-
ter, was made to bow to untruth by
this evil practice in the school room.
At first when her classmates, who
had been whispering all day, answer
ed perfect" she felt loathing and
disgust, and always said she whisper
ed.
The others who lied about it were
praised continually, while she was
publicly reprimanded before the
school. Thus the teacher was giving
a reward for dishonesty, and while
unconscious of the fact, was aiding
Satan to discourage virtue and dur
ing the character forming period
of life established an imperfect GUS
tom In one that breed ruin and de-
cay. Let us remember children are
keen observers, but they are nat
ural sociable and friendly, and :-ly
departure from truth will wound the
simple and trusting nature Of a
child.
AS We grow older we realize no
poets pen or painters brush can
ever depict the glory of childhood
for such a day one would almost
treat backwards through the check
cred years and encounter the trials
and disappointments, the pains and
perplexities of life, and view as in
the olden time on either side their
withering hopes Parents, live In
such a manner that when you give
to your children the goodbye kiss
they will honor you and rever
your your loving council.
Teachers, so conduct your schools
that your pupils may never learn to
manifest brazen audacity and ex-
hibit wares not their own and un-
lawfully obtained. Immortal souls
are in your keeping. Their happi-
ness for time and eternity largely
depends upon you. Do not be in
strumental in introducing false
methods and wrong ideas, and false
ideas of advancement, but train up
the children in the morning of life
in the nurture and admonition OF
the Lord" remembering that "as
the twig is bent the tree IS in