Chapter 21—Advantages of the Country
With a Piece of Land and a Comfortable Home—Whenever
possible, it is the duty of parents to make homes in the country for
their children
Fathers and mothers who possess a piece of land and a comfortable
home are kings and queens
Do not consider it a privation when you are called to leave the
cities and move out into the country places. Here there await rich
blessings for those who will grasp them
Contributes to Economic Security—Again and again the Lord
has instructed that our people are to take their families away from the
cities, into the country, where they can raise their own provisions; for
in the future the problem of buying and selling will be a very serious
one. We should now begin to heed the instruction given us over and
over again: Get out of the cities into rural districts, where the houses
are not crowded closely together, and where you will be free from the
interference of enemies
(For further detailed counsel on this topic
see Country Living.)
Advice to a City Dweller—It would be well for you to lay by your
perplexing cares and find a retreat in the country, where there is not
so strong an influence to corrupt the morals of the young. True, you
would not be entirely free from annoyances and perplexing cares in
the country; but you would there avoid many evils and close the door
against a flood of temptations which threaten to overpower the minds
of your children. They need employment and variety. The sameness of
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their home makes them uneasy and restless, and they have fallen into
the habit of mingling with the vicious lads of the town, thus obtaining
a street education....
1
Country Living, 12
.
2
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 327
.
3
Country Living, 14
.
4
Ibid., 9, 10
.
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