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Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? and what
agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple
of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and
touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Fa-
ther unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters.”
2 Corinthians
6:14-18
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Special light has been given me in regard to why we may accom-
plish much more for the Master by the establishment of many small
sanitariums than by the building up of a few large medical institutions.
In large institutions there would be gathered together many who are not
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very sick, but who, like tourists, are seeking rest and pleasure. These
would have to be waited on by nurses and helpers. Young men and
young women, who from their earliest years have been shielded from
worldly associations, would thus be brought in contact with worldlings
of all classes, and to a greater or less degree would be influenced by
what they see and hear. They would become like those with whom
they associate, losing the simplicity and modesty that Christian fathers
and mothers have guarded and cherished by careful instruction and
earnest prayer.
We are living amidst the perils of the last days. Something decisive
must be said to warn our people against the danger of permitting
children who need parental care and instruction, to leave their homes
to go to places where they will be brought into contact with pleasure-
loving, irreligious worldlings.
In many homes the father and mother have allowed the children
to rule. Such children are in far greater danger, when brought into
contact with influences opposed to godliness, than are those who
have learned to obey. Not having received the necessary disciplinary
training, they think that they can do as they please. A knowledge
of how to obey would have strengthened them to resist temptation,
but this knowledge their parents have not given them. When these
undisciplined youth enter an immense institution, where there are
many influences opposed to spirituality, they are in grave peril, and
often their stay in the institution is an injury to themselves and to the
institution.