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Messages to Young People
order that we would not be ashamed to meet the record of them in the
day of judgment. How different will they appear in the day of God
from what they seem when we utter them.—
The Review and Herald,
February 27, 1913
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The Home an Object Lesson
The mission of the home extends beyond its own members. The
Christian home is to be an object lesson, illustrating the excellence
of the true principles of life. Such an illustration will be a power
for good in the world. Far more powerful than any sermon that can
be preached is the influence of a true home upon human hearts and
lives. As the youth go out from such a home, the lessons they have
learned are imparted. Nobler principles of life are introduced into other
households, and an uplifting influence works in the community.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 352
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