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To Center Our Thoughts in Christ, March 12
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
Ephesians 4:23
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The youth of today may be educated for the fulfilment of high and
holy purposes.... They are pupils in the school of Christ, learning from
day to day lessons of the divine Master
It is in youth that the affections are most ardent, the memory most
retentive, and the heart most susceptible to divine impressions; and it is
during youth that the mental and physical powers should be set to the task
in order that great improvements may be made in view of the world that
now is, and that which is to come.
The amount of valuable knowledge that can be acquired by young men
and young women can hardly be estimated; but to reach a high standard,
they must close the door to the debasing thoughts that Satan would thrust
into the mind, and refuse to yield to his temptations. The youth may
acquire that which gold cannot buy, by cherishing a pure, strong purpose
in endeavoring to be all that God designed they should be. The mind
should be trained to dwell upon right themes of thought. They should
study the Scriptures, and bring into daily life the divine rules which God
has laid down for their guidance. He who has grown old in the service of
God may find his mind a blank in regard to the things that are happening
about him, and recent transactions may soon pass from his memory; but
his mind is all awake to the scenes and transactions of his childhood. O
that the youth may realize how important it is to keep the mind guarded,
pure and clean, from corrupting thoughts, and to preserve the soul from
all debasing practices; for the purity or impurity of youth is reflected upon
old age
The truths of the Bible, received, will uplift the mind from its earthli-
ness and debasement. If the Word of God were appreciated as it should
be, both young and old would possess an inward rectitude, a strength of
principle, that would enable them to resist temptation
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The Youth’s Instructor, October 25, 1894
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The Youth’s Instructor, October 25, 1894
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Child Guidance, 506
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