The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-08-20
Short Sermon on Lying.

"a natural element of the soul, heav-
en- born, is that of perfect faith and
trust. This luxury of the soul pre-
sents to US the great responsibility of
parents and teachers. The parent or
teacher often teaches 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 lesson system. A mother
tastes some nauseous medicine, assur-
ing the child by words and actions
that it is very nice. The child takes
the medicine, detects the lie the moth
er has told it, learns by such lessons
to deceive and consequently never
climbs to the mountain top of honor
and write his name by the side of
George Washington. No child could
have the implicit confidence it would
have had had the mother been true and
said, "This medicine is bad to take.
You are sick and it is necessary that
you take it to get WELL" Such a
course would inspire confidence and
trust; truth would not be sacrificed,
but lesson of obedience and courage
manifested in the presence of one Of
the little ones of whom the Great
Teacher said, Suffer little children to
come unto me and fol bid them not for
such is the kingdom of heaven" An
other instance-this used TO belong
to the Schoolroom, possibly the prac-
tice has gone out of date ere this-we
allude to the practice of self reporting.
A young lady of truthful character,
obhorring lying, with a truthful
mother who instiIled this virtue in
her daughter, was made to bow to I'M
Truth by this evil practice in the
schoolroon. At first when her class
mates, who had been whispering all
day. answered perfect" she felt a
loathing and disgust, and always said
she had whispered. 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 during the character forming pc
riod of life, established an imperfect
custom in enc chat might breed ruin
and decay. Let US remember children
are keen observers, but they are natu-
rally sociable and friendly, and any
departure from truth will wound the
sensitive and trusting nature of a
child. AS we grow older, we realize
no poets pen or painters brush can
depict the glory of childhood, for such
a day one would almost treat back
wards through the checkered years
and encounter the trials and disappoint-
ments, and pain and perplexities of
life, and view was in the olden time
on either side their withered hopes.
Parents, live in such manner that
when you give to your children the
goodbye kiss, they will honor you and
revere your loving counsel. Teachers,
so conduct your schools that your pu-
pills may never learn to manifest braz.
en- audacity and exhibit wares not
their own and unlawfully obtained.
Immortal souls are in your keeping.
Their happiness for time and eternity
largely depends upon you. Do not be
instrumental in introducing false
methods and wrong ideas of advance
ment, but train Up the children in the
morning of life in the nurture and
admonition of life in God," remem-
boring that "as the twig is bend the
tree is inclined"
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