Those who instruct children should avoid tedious remarks. Short remarks and to the point will have a happy influence. If much is to be said, make up for briefness by frequency. A few words of interest now and then will be more beneficial than to have it all at once. Long speeches burden the small minds of children. Too much talk will lead them to loathe even spiritual instruction, just as overeating burdens the stomach and lessens the appetite, leading even to a loathing of food. The minds of the people may be glutted with too much speechifying. Labor for the church, but especially for the youth, should be line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little. Give minds time to digest the truths you feed them. Children must be drawn toward heaven, not rashly, but very gently. {2T 420.1} Battle Creek, Michigan,

Søster P burde vogte sig for ikke at pirre sin mands hidsighed. Det gør hun når hun fortælle sin mand og sine formodede klagepunkter i den tro at hun kan opnå forståelse. Han ser tingene i et stærkt lys og føler noget dybt over for ting der ikke er værd at lægge mærke til. Hun må lære dette og forstå at det er i klogt at tie stille. Hun behøver udholdenhedens styrke. Det er meget lettere et få en ting i hovedet end at få den ud når den er kommet. Det er lettere at dvæle over en formodet fejl end at berolige eller styre følelserne når de nu er vakt.