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ministrations, by pleasant words, by Christlike sympathy, by acts of
benevolence. They will be quick to discern those who have hungry
hearts, and will make a feast for those who are needy and afflicted.
Those who have heavenly discernment, who exercise tender regard for
every member of the family, will, in doing their whole duty, fit them-
selves to do a work that will brighten other homes and will teach others
by precept and example what it is that will make home happy.—
The
Review and Herald, October 15, 1895
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Examples of Influence—By their wisdom and justice, by the pu-
rity and benevolence of their daily life, by their devotion to the interests
of the people—and they, idolaters—Joseph and Daniel proved them-
selves true to the principles of their early training, true to Him whose
representatives they were. These men, both in Egypt and in Babylon,
the whole nation honored; and in them a heathen people, and all the
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nations with which they were connected, beheld an illustration of the
goodness and beneficence of God, an illustration of the love of Christ.
What a lifework was that of these noble Hebrews! As they bade
farewell to their childhood’s home, how little did they dream of their
high destiny! Faithful and steadfast, they yielded themselves to the
divine guiding, so that through them God could fulfill His purpose.
The same mighty truths that were revealed through these men, God
desires to reveal through the youth and the children of today. The
history of Joseph and Daniel is an illustration of what He will do for
those who yield themselves to Him and with the whole heart seek to
accomplish His purpose.
The greatest want of the world is the want of men—men who will
not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and
honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose
conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will
stand for the right though the heavens fall.—
Education, 56, 57
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