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Christian mother will not drive her children from her presence by her
fretfulness and lack of sympathizing love
To Shape Minds and Mold Characters—Especially does re-
sponsibility rest upon the mother. She, by whose lifeblood the child is
nourished and its physical frame built up, imparts to it also mental and
spiritual influences that tend to the shaping of mind and character. It
was Jochebed, the Hebrew mother, who, strong in faith, was “not afraid
of the king’s commandment,” of whom was born Moses, the deliverer
of Israel. It was Hannah, the woman of prayer and self-sacrifice and
heavenly inspiration, who gave birth to Samuel, the heaven-instructed
child, the incorruptible judge, the founder of Israel’s sacred schools. It
was Elizabeth, the kinswoman and kindred spirit of Mary of Nazareth,
who was the mother of the Saviour’s herald
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The World’s Debt to Mothers—The day of God will reveal how
much the world owes to godly mothers for men who have been un-
flinching advocates of truth and reform—men who have been bold to
do and dare, who have stood unshaken amid trials and temptations;
men who chose the high and holy interests of truth and the glory of
God before worldly honor or life itself
Mothers, awake to the fact that your influence and example are
affecting the character and destiny of your children; and in view of
your responsibility, develop a well-balanced mind and a pure character,
reflecting only the true, the good, and the beautiful
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7
The Signs of the Times, September 13, 1877
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8
The Ministry of Healing, 372
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9
The Signs of the Times, October 11, 1910
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10
The Signs of the Times, September 9, 1886
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