The influence of the D girls was very bad in Battle Creek. They had not been trained. Their mother had neglected her sacred duty and had not restrained her children. She had not brought them up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. They had been indulged and shielded from bearing responsibilities until they had no relish for the plain, homely duties of life. The mother had educated the daughters to think much of dress, but the inward adorning was not exalted before them. These young girls were vain and proud. Their minds were impure; their conversation was corrupting; and yet there was a class in Battle Creek who would associate with this stamp of minds, and they could not associate with them without coming down to their level. These girls were not dealt as severely with as the case demanded. They love the society of young men, and the young men are the theme of their meditation and of their conversation. They have corrupted manners, and are headstrong and self-confident. {3T 29.1}

D pigernes indflydelse er meget dårlig i Battle Creek. De er ikke blevet oplært. Deres mor har forsømt sin hellige pligt og har ikke holdt styr på sine børn. Hun har ikke opdraget dem i frygt for Herren og efter hans formaning. De har fået lov til mange ting og de er blevet beskyttet fra at bære ansvar. De er har nu ingen smag for livets tydelige hjemmepligter. Moderen har oplært døtrene til at tænke meget på klæder, men den indre besmykkelse var ikke ophøjet for dem. Disse unge piger var forfængelige og stolte. Deres tanker var urene; deres samtale fordærvende og alligevel var der en klasse i Battle Creek som vil have med disse karaktertræk at gøre og de kunne ikke omgås dem ude at komme ned på deres stade. Disse piger blev ikke behandlet lige så strengt som det kræves. De elskede unge mænds selskab og de unge mænd er temaet for deres tanker og samtale. De har fordærvede måder og er egensindige og tror på sig selv.