198
Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2
gold in pictures of silver.—
The Review and Herald, October 2, 1900
.
(
My Life Today, 190
.)
Not to Renounce Social Communion—The example of Christ
in linking Himself with the interests of humanity should be followed
by all who preach His word and by all who have received the gospel
of His grace. We are not to renounce social communion. We should
not seclude ourselves from others. In order to reach all classes we
must meet them where they are. They will seldom seek us of their
own accord. Not alone from the pulpit are the hearts of men touched
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by divine truth. There is another field of labor, humbler, it may be,
but fully as promising. It is found in the home of the lowly and in
the mansion of the great; at the hospitable board and in gatherings for
innocent social enjoyment.—
The Desire of Ages, 152
(1898).
The Need for Fellowship—The deprivation felt when people ab-
sent themselves from the gatherings of the people of God is not small.
As children of God we are to place ourselves in every gathering of
God, where His people are commissioned to be present, and give the
word of life. All need light and all the help that can be obtained in
order that when they have heard and received the precious messages
from heaven, through God’s appointed agents, they may be prepared
to bestow upon others the light given.—Lt 117, 1896.
Education Molds Social Fabric—The education given to the
young molds the whole social fabric. Throughout the world, soci-
ety is in disorder, and a thorough transformation is needed. Many
suppose that better educational facilities, greater skill, and more recent
methods will set things right. They profess to believe and receive the
living oracles, and yet they give the Word of God an inferior position
in the great framework of education. That which should stand first is
made subordinate to human inventions.—
Testimonies for the Church
6:150
(1900).
Social Influence of Home [
See chapter 20, “The Home Atmo-
sphere.”
]—The mission of the home extends beyond its own members.
The Christian home is to be an object lesson, illustrating the excel-
lence 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
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learned are imparted. Nobler principles of life are introduced into other