The duties devolving upon mothers to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord cannot be discharged while they continue their present manner of dress. They have no time to pray or to search the Scriptures that they may understand the truth and teach it to their children. It is not only the privilege but the duty of everyone to increase daily in the knowledge of God and the truth. But Satan’s object is gained if he can invent anything which shall so attract the mind that this cannot be the case. The reason why so many are not desirous of attending prayer meeting and of engaging in religious exercises is that their minds are devoted to other things. They are conforming to the world in the matter of dress; and while they are so doing, souls whom they might have helped by letting their light shine in good works are strengthened in their unbelief by the inconsistent course of these professed Christians. {4T 629.3}

Den pligt der påhviler mødre med at opdrage deres børn og fortælle dem om Jesus kan ikke varetages så længe de bliver ved med at klæde sig som de gør. De har ingen tid til at bede eller studere skriften så de kan forstå sandheden og lære deres børn den. Det er ikke alene et privilegium men et pligt for enhver daglig at fortælle børnene om Gud og om de bibelske sandheder. Men Satan vil opnå sin hensigt, hvis han blot kan opfinde noget som kan drage menneskenes sind og tanker bort derfra. Grunden dertil at der er så mange som ikke kommer til bønnemøderne eller andre sammenkomster er den at sindet er optaget af andre ting. Ved at ligne verden i blandt andet deres påklædning og ved selvmodsigende fremgangsmåder forvirrer de dem de ellers kunne havde hjulpet hvis de havde ladet deres lys skinne ved at gøre gode gerninger. Åndelige erfaringer side 168]