- 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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Christian Qualities Better Gained in Retired Locations
There is not one family in a hundred who will be improved physically, mentally, or spiritually, by residing in the city. Faith, hope, love, happiness, can far better be gained in retired places, where there are fields and hills and trees. Take your children away from the sights and sounds of the city, away from the rattle and din of streetcars and teams, and their minds will become more healthy. It will be found easier to bring home to their hearts the truth of the Word of God.—Manuscript 76, 1905.CL 13.1
Send the children to schools located in the city, where every phase of temptation is waiting to attract and demoralize them, and the work of character building is tenfold harder for both parents and children.—Fundamentals of Christian Education, 326 (1894).CL 13.2