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they say is lost.—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 254,
255
.
If the words spoken are crowded upon each other, the impression
that should be made is lost. The talent of speech needs to be cultivated,
that the truth be spoken not excitedly, but slowly and distinctly, that
not a syllable may be lost. Rapidity of speech can and should be
corrected.—
The Southern Watchman, October 27, 1903
.
Those who talk rapidly, from the throat, jumbling the words to-
gether and raising their voices to an unnaturally high pitch, soon
become hoarse, and the words spoken lose half the force which they
would have if spoken slowly, distinctly, and not so loud.—
Testimonies
for the Church 4:405
.
Speaking from the throat, letting the words come out from the
upper extremity of the vocal organs, all the time fretting and irritating
them, is not the best way to preserve health or to increase the efficiency
of those organs. You should take a full inspiration and let the action
come from the abdominal muscles. Let the lungs be only the channel,
but do not depend upon them to do the work.—
Testimonies for the
Church 2:616
.
Let him say, “I will make earnest effort to overcome this God-
dishonoring habit of speaking in a low, indistinct tone. I will put myself
under discipline until my voice shall be audible even to those who are
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dull of hearing.”—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 245,
246
.
Humility and Hard Work Bring God’s Blessing—I did not sup-
pose that you would build, for full of changes as your life is, this might
not be best. But I certainly think that your wife ought to have some
place that she can call her own, even if it is but rented rooms. Such
was all the home that for some time, while we were traveling about,
we had.
You have given your whole time to a good work, and you need
more rest than you give yourself. You have worked as an evangelist,
and your words and deeds have opened many doors for the entrance
of the truth. I have not a doubt but that the Lord has given you your
work. He has greatly blessed you in your canvassing. This is because
you have kept at the work, and have given Him the glory.—
Letter 174,
1903
.