- Foreword
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- Keep the Children From Hotbeds of Iniquity
- Before the Scourge Shall Overflow
- Souls of Children Versus Ease and Comfort
- Christian Qualities Better Gained in Retired Locations
- The Refuge of Country Places
- To Secure Life's Best Results
- Manifold Benefits of Active Out-of-Door Life
- Expect No Miracle to Undo Results of Wrong Course
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- Suitable Locations for Institutions
- To Avoid Temptation and Corruption
- Stormy Times Are Before Us
- Where the Youth May Be Taught Most Effectively
- Working the Cities From Outposts
- In Easy Access to the Cities
- Lessons From Enoch and Lot
- Churches, but Not Institutions in the Cities
- The Message Given by the Lord
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In Disregard of the Decalogue
These unions are one of the signs of the last days. Men are binding up in bundles ready to be burned. They may be church members, but while they belong to these unions, they cannot possibly keep the commandments of God; for to belong to these unions means to disregard the entire Decalogue.CL 11.4
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.” These words sum up the whole duty of man. They mean the consecration of the whole being, body, soul, and spirit, to God's service. How can men obey these words, and at the same time pledge themselves to support that which deprives their neighbors of freedom of action? And how can men obey these words, and form combinations that rob the poorer classes of the advantages which justly belong to them, preventing them from buying or selling, except under certain conditions?—Letter 26, 1903.CL 11.5