The parents are blind to the true state of their children, who have succeeded in entirely deceiving them. But those who have lost the control of their children are not pleased when others seek to control them or to point out their defects for the purpose of correcting them. The cause of God has been retarded in ----- by parents’ bringing their unruly and undisciplined children into this large church. Many are living in constant neglect of their duty to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; yet these very ones have most to say concerning the wickedness of the youth in -----, when it is the wrong example and evil influence of their own children that have demoralized the young people with whom they have associated. {4T 193.1}

(193) Forældrene er blinde over for deres børns egentlige tilstand, som bedrager dem helt. Men dem, som har mistet kontrollen over deres børn, er ikke glade over at andre vil styre dem eller påpege deres brister, i hensigten at rette dem. Guds sag er blevet forhalet i ___ af forældre, der bringer deres uregerlige og uopdragne børn i denne store menighed. Mange lever med den stadige pligtforsømmelse, at opdrage deres børn i Herrens tugt og formaning; dog er det netop dem som siger mest om de unges ondskab i ___, skønt det er deres egne børns forkerte eksempel og onde indflydelse der har demoraliseret de unge mennesker i deres omgang med dem.