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for Christ’s sake. No provisions have been made for those who have
ever taken such special care in loving and looking out for themselves.
The terrible punishment the King threatened those on His left hand, in
this case, is not because of their great crimes. They are not condemned
for the things which they did do, but for that which they did not do.
You did not do those things Heaven assigned you to do. You pleased
yourself, and can take your portion with self-pleasers.—
Testimonies
for the Church 2:27
.
Be Daughters of Benevolence—To my sisters I would say: Be
daughters of benevolence. The Son of man came to seek and to save
that which was lost. You may have thought that if you could find a
child without fault, you would take it and care for it; but to perplex
your mind with an erring child, to unlearn it many things and teach it
anew, to teach it self-control, is a work which you refuse to undertake.
To teach the ignorant, to pity and to reform those who have ever been
learning evil, is no slight task; but Heaven has placed just such ones in
your way. They are blessings in disguise.—
Ibid
.
Those With a True Mother’s Heart—Mothers who have wisely
reared their children feel the burden of responsibility, not only for
their own children, but for their neighbor’s children. A true mother’s
heart of sympathy goes out for all with whom she comes in contact.
With a determined effort she seeks to turn wayward souls to Christ.
In His strength she is enabled to do much. And those who have no
children have responsibilities to bear. In most cases they may receive
into their homes children who are orphaned and homeless. These they
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may train for Christ’s sake to practice those virtues so much needed in
our world.—
Manuscript 34, 1899
.
Let the condition of helpless little ones appeal to every mother’s
heart, that she may put into exercise a mother’s love for homeless or-
phan children. Their helplessness appeals to every God-given attribute
in human nature.—
The Medical Missionary, April, 1895
.
In the Loving Atmosphere of a Christian Home—There are
the multitudes of children who have been wholly deprived of the
guidance of parents and the subduing influence of a Christian home.
Let Christians open their hearts and homes to these helpless ones. The
work that God has committed to them as an individual duty should not
be turned over to some benevolent institution or left to the chances of
the world’s charity. If the children have no relatives able to give them