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        shame before an ungodly world. They also bring a reproach upon the
      
      
        religion of Jesus Christ through their wicked course of action
      
      
      
      
        Parents, This Is Your Work—Parents, it is your work to develop
      
      
        in your children patience, constancy, and genuine love. In dealing
      
      
        aright with the children God has given you, you are helping them lay
      
      
        the foundation for pure, well-balanced characters. You are instilling
      
      
        into their minds principles which they will one day follow in their own
      
      
        families. The effect of your well-directed efforts will be seen as they
      
      
        conduct their households in the way of the Lord
      
      
      
      
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         The Youth’s Instructor, August 10, 1893
      
      
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         The Review and Herald, June 6, 1899
      
      
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