It is a terrible fact, and one which should make the hearts of parents tremble, that the colleges to which the youth of our day are sent for the cultivation of the mind endanger their morals. As innocent youth when placed with hardened criminals learn lessons of crime they never before dreamed of, so pure-minded young people, through association with college companions of corrupt habits, lose their purity of character and become vicious and debased. Parents should awake to their responsibilities and understand what they are doing in sending their children from home to colleges where they can expect nothing else but that they will become demoralized. The college at Battle Creek should stand higher in moral tone than any other college in the land, that the safety of the children entrusted to her keeping may not be endangered. If teachers do their work in the fear of God, working with the spirit of Christ for the salvation of the souls of the students, God will crown their efforts with success. God-fearing parents will be more concerned in regard to the characters their children bring home with them from college than in regard to the success and advancement made in their studies. {4T 426.3}

Det er en frygtelig kendsgerning, noget som får forældres hjerter til at skælve, at de college'er som vor tids unge sendes på for at blive dannet, bringer deres moral i fare. Når et harmløst ungt menneske sættes sammen med forhærdede (427) forbrydere, lærer forbrydelser de aldrig før havde drømt om; så vil retsindige unge mennesker, ved denne omgang med korrupte college-elever, miste deres karakterrenhed og blive umoralske og forringede. Forældre bør vågne op til deres ansvar og forstå hvad de gør, ved at sende deres børn hjemmefra til college'er hvor de ikke kan forvente andet end at de bliver demoraliserede. College'et i Battle Creek bør stå højere i moralen, end nogen andre colleger i landet, så børnenes sikkerhed, der bliver det betroet, ikke kommer i fare. Hvis lærere gør deres arbejde i frygt for Gud, arbejder i Kristi ånd for de studerendes sjæles frelse, vil Gud krone deres anstrengelser med succes. Gudfrygtige forældre vil være mere bekymrede for deres børns karakter, hjemme fra college, end bekymrede for om de kom igennem deres studier.