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761 Testimony for the Church — No. 25, p. 159.3 (Ellen Gould White)
The work of the mother is a very important and sacred one. She should teach her children from the cradle to practice self-denial and habits of self-control …
762 Testimony for the Church — No. 26, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Dear Bro. and Sr. you are parents, you are in a great measure, accountable for the souls of your children. You have brought them into existence and you should, by …
763 Testimony for the Church — No. 26, p. 159.2 (Ellen Gould White)
These dear children are living among worldly people, and they are imbibing a love for the vanities of life. Your son L——, is a kind-hearted, fine-spirited boy, but …
764 Testimony for the Church — No. 26, p. 159.3 (Ellen Gould White)
If L—— neglects to become acquainted with religious subjects and practical Christianity, his life will be a mistake. He should see that he needs an education …
765 Testimony for the Church — No. 27, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
It is the grossest presumption for mortal man to venture upon a compromise with the Almighty, in order to secure his own petty, temporal interests. It is as …
766 Testimony for the Church — No. 27, p. 159.2 (Ellen Gould White)
It is not a small matter to rob a neighbor, and great is the stigma attached to one who is found guilty of such an act. Yet he who would scorn to defraud his fellow …
767 Testimony for the Church — No. 27, p. 159.3 (Ellen Gould White)
My dear brother, your works are at variance with your professed faith, and your only excuse is the poor plea of convenience. The servants of God in past times …
768 Testimony for the Church — No. 28, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Your son has a perverse will, and he needs the most judicious discipline. Consider what have been your children's surroundings, and how unfavorable to the …
769 Testimony for the Church — No. 29, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
God bestows upon us talents for wise improvement, not for abuse. Education is but a preparation of the physical, intellectual, and moral powers for the best …
770 Testimony for the Church — No. 30, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Many dress like the world, in order to have an influence over unbelievers; but here they make a sad mistake. If they would have a true and saving influence, let …
771 Testimony for the Church — No. 30, p. 159.2 (Ellen Gould White)
Pride, ignorance, and folly are constant companions. The Lord is displeased with the pride manifested among his professed people. He is dishonored by their conformity to the unhealthful, immodest, and expensive fashions of this degenerate age.
772 Testimony for the Church — No. 30, p. 159.3 (Ellen Gould White)
Fashion rules the world. And she is a tyrannical mistress, often compelling her devotees to submit to the greatest inconvenience and discomfort. Fashion …
773 Testimony for the Church — No. 31, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Often the stomach is over-burdened with food which is seldom as plain and simple as that eaten at home, where the amount of exercise taken is double or treble …
774 Testimony for the Church — No. 31, p. 159.2 (Ellen Gould White)
While preparing for the meeting, each individual should closely and critically examine his own heart before God. If there have been unpleasant feelings …
775 Testimony for the Church — No. 31, p. 159.3 (Ellen Gould White)
The Lord speaks; enter into your closet, and in silence commune with your own heart; listen to the voice of truth and conscience. Nothing will give such clear …
776 Testimony for the Church — No. 32, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
The less we trust these persons, who are not few but many, the better will the work of present truth stand in the eyes of the world. Our brethren should show discretion …
777 Testimony for the Church — No. 32, p. 159.2 (Ellen Gould White)
Young men are wanted who are men in understanding, who appreciate the intellectual faculties that God has given them, and cultivate them with the utmost …
778 Testimony for the Church — No. 32, p. 159.3 (Ellen Gould White)
Many of the workers in the canvassing field are making no sacrifices. As a class, they have less of the missionary spirit than the workers in any other denomination …
779 Testimony for the Church — No. 33, p. 159.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Here the Lord has plainly revealed his will concerning the salvation of the sinner. And the attitude which many assume in expressing doubts and unbelief …
780 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 39.3 (Arthur Lacey White)
During the few minutes in which I received instruction from Elder Stockman, I had obtained more knowledge on the subject of God's love and pitying tenderness than from all the sermons and exhortations to which I had ever listened.— Ibid., 159 .