If parents would place themselves in the position of the teachers and see how difficult it must necessarily be to manage and discipline a school of hundreds of students of every grade and class of minds, they might upon reflection see things differently. They should consider that some children have never been disciplined at home. Having always been indulged and never trained to obedience, it would be greatly for their advantage to be removed from their injudicious parents and placed under as severe regulations and drilling as soldiers in an army. Unless something shall be done for these children who have been so sadly neglected by unfaithful parents, they will never be accepted of Jesus; unless some power of control shall be brought to bear upon them, they will be worthless in this life and will have no part in the future life. {4T 429.1}

(429) Dersom forældrene ville stille sig i lærernes sted og se, hvor vanskeligt det nødvendigvis må være at holde disciplin i en skole med hundreder af elever af alle klasser og alle slags mentalitet, ville de komme til at se anderledes på forholdene. De bør tage i betragtning, at nogle børn aldrig har været under disciplin hjemme. Da de altid er blevet forkælet og aldrig er blevet opdraget til lydighed, ville det være en stor fordel for dem at komme bort fra deres uforstandige forældre og stilles under lige så strenge regler og øvelser som soldater i en hær. Medmindre noget bliver gjort for disse børn, der i en så sørgelig grad er blevet forsømt af utro forældre, vil Jesus aldrig kunne antage dem. Dersom de ikke bliver stillet under kontrol, vil de blive værdiløse her i livet og ingen del få i det tilkommende liv.