Will a Factor in Success
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wise laws that govern our being. Restlessness and discontent are the
fruits of indulgence and selfishness
The Background of Many Trials—The sad trials, which prove
so dangerous to the prosperity of a church, and which cause the un-
believing to stumble and turn away with doubt and dissatisfaction,
usually arise from an unsubdued and rebellious spirit, the offspring
of parental indulgence in early youth. How many lives are wrecked,
how many crimes are committed, under the influence of a quick-rising
passion that might have been checked in childhood, when the mind
was impressible, when the heart was easily influenced for right and
was subject to a fond mother’s will. Inefficient training of children lies
at the foundation of a vast amount of moral wretchedness
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14
Testimonies For The Church 4:202
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15
Ibid
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