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Evangelism
Love Wins Children to Christ—By your manner of dealing with
the little ones you can by the grace of Christ mold their characters for
everlasting life, or by a wrong course of action you can give them the
impress of a satanic character. Never act from impulse in governing
children. Let authority and affection be blended. Cherish and cultivate
all that is good and lovely and lead them to desire the higher good by
revealing Christ to them. While you deny them those things that would
be an injury to them, let them see that you love them and want to make
them happy. The more unlovely they are, the greater pains you should
take to reveal your love for them. When the child has confidence that
you want to make him happy, love will break every barrier down. This
is the principle of the Saviour’s dealing with men; it is the principle
that must be brought into the church.—
Letter 23a, 1893
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Well-planned Effort for the Children—The interest here [Aus-
tralia] in our camp meeting exceeds anything we have ever seen in any
meeting in America or in any other country. Right through the holi-
days, with all their exciting amusements, we have had on weekdays as
many as twelve hundred people at the tent—earnest, intelligent people.
Many children of outsiders come in. On last Sunday there were about
[583]
four hundred in attendance at the children’s meeting. These meetings
are under the direction of Sister _____. She has the children arranged
in classes under appointed teachers, whom she instructs and assists in
the work. The kindergarten methods are followed as far as possible....
The money spent in Gospel Wagons would have been far better
used if invested in something solid and abiding. It is true that the
Gospel Wagons will accomplish some good. But I saw that there
would be disappointment as to the final results. In contrast with this,
another work was presented to my sight. Tents were being taken to
different places during suitable seasons of the year. Camp meetings
were being held in many localities. These were conducted by able,
God-fearing men, assisted by suitable helpers. Children’s meetings
were held, and revival meetings, to bring the people to take their stand
for the truth....
At this camp meeting the very work that should be done has been
done. The children’s meetings, or Bible kindergarten, has done a good
work. The lessons given are repeated by the children in their homes,
and the mothers show their interest by preparing the children neatly
for the school. Most are children of parents not of our faith. The seeds