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The Adventist Home

FOREWORD

THE ADVENTIST HOME IS A HOME WHERE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST STANDARDS AND PRACTICES ARE LIVED AND TAUGHT, A PLACE TO WHICH SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST FATHERS AND MOTHERS ARE COMMISSIONED BY CHRIST TO GO AND MAKE CHRISTIANS OF THE MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN HOUSEHOLDS. AND IN ORDER TO PERFORM THAT TASK WELL, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PARENTS ARE LOOKING FOR ALL THE HELP THEY CAN POSSIBLY FIND.

ELLEN G. WHITE HAS WRITTEN MUCH AND VERY VALUABLE COUNSEL FOR PARENTS. SHE HAS TOUCHED UPON EVERY PHASE OF THE HOME, AND OFFERS SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION ON MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH GIVE SO MUCH CONCERN TO THOUGHTFUL AND OFTEN ANXIOUS PARENTS TODAY. SOME YEARS BEFORE HER DEATH, SHE INDICATED HER DESIRE TO GET OUT "A BOOK FOR CHRISTIAN PARENTS" THAT WOULD DEFINE "THE MOTHER'S DUTY AND INFLUENCE OVER HER CHILDREN." IN THE PRESENT WORK AN ENDEAVOR HAS BEEN MADE TO FULFILL THIS EXPECTATION.

THIS BOOK, THE ADVENTIST HOME, IS AT ONCE A SORT OF HANDBOOK OR MANUAL FOR BUSY PARENTS, AND A PATTERN OR IDEAL OF WHAT THE HOME CAN AND SHOULD BECOME. HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR MANY QUESTIONS, THE WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE HEAVENLY FATHER.

IN COMPILING THIS WORK, EXCERPTS HAVE BEEN DRAWN FROM THE ELLEN G. WHITE WRITINGS PENNED THROUGH SEVEN DECADES, BUT ESPECIALLY FROM THE THOUSANDS OF E. G. WHITE ARTICLES WHICH WERE PREPARED FOR THE JOURNALS OF THE DENOMINATION. THE CURRENT PUBLISHED WORKS, SPECIAL TESTIMONIES ISSUED IN PAMPHLET FORM, AND THE E. G. WHITE MANUSCRIPT FILES HAVE ALSO ENRICHED THE VOLUME. APPROPRIATE SOURCE CREDITS ARE GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH EACH CHAPTER. AS THE EXCERPTS DRAWN FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

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WRITTEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES ARE LINKED TOGETHER IN THEIR LOGICAL SEQUENCE, THERE

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MAY BE OCCASIONALLY A SLIGHT UNAVOIDABLE BREAK IN THOUGHT OR MANNER OF ADDRESS, FOR THE COMPILERS ARE LIMITED IN THEIR WORK TO SELECTING AND ARRANGING THE SUBJECT MATTER AND SUPPLYING THE HEADINGS.

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ELLEN G. WHITE PUBLICATIONS. THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN HARMONY WITH MRS. WHITE'S INSTRUCTION TO HER TRUSTEES IN PROVIDING "FOR THE PRINTING OF COMPILATIONS" FROM HER MANUSCRIPTS, FOR THEY CONTAIN, SHE SAID, "INSTRUCTION THAT THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME FOR HIS PEOPLE."

NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD HAS A BOOK LIKE THIS BEEN NEEDED MORE URGENTLY THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. NEVER HAVE PARENTS AND CHILDREN BEEN MORE ANXIOUS FOR THE RIGHT ANSWER TO THE THINGS WHICH TROUBLE THEM. NEVER HAVE HOMES BEEN IN SUCH JEOPARDY AS THEY ARE TODAY.

EVERY ONE OF US KNOWS THAT CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY ARE BUT A REFLECTION OF CONDITIONS IN THE HOMES OF THE NATION. WE LIKEWISE KNOW THAT A CHANGE IN THE HOME WILL BE MIRRORED IN A CHANGED SOCIETY. TO THIS END THIS VOLUME --THE ADVENTIST HOME--HAS BEEN PREPARED AND, AS A PART OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME LIBRARY, IS NOW SENT FORTH ON ITS IMPORTANT MISSION BY THE PUBLISHERS AND

THE TRUSTEES OF THE

ELLEN G. WHITE PUBLICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

MAY 8, 1952

Table of Contents

Section I The Home Beautiful

1. Atmosphere of the Home..........................................

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2. Fundamentals of True Homemaking.................................

21

3. The Eden Home a Pattern.........................................

25

Section II A Light in the Community

4. Far-reaching Influence of the Home..............................

31

5. A Powerful Christian Witness....................................

35

Section III Choosing the Life Partner

6. The Great Decision..............................................

43

7. True Love or Infatuation........................................

50

8. Common Courtship Practices......................................

55

9. Forbidden Marriages.............................................

61

10. When Counsel Is Needed..........................................

70

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Section IV Factors that Make for Success or Failure

11. Hasty, Immature Marriages.......................................

79

12. Compatibility...................................................

83

13. Domestic Training...............................................

87

14. True Conversion a Requisite.....................................

94

Section V From the Marriage Altar

15. Solemn Promises.................................................

99

16. A Happy, Successful Partnership................................. 105

17. Mutual Obligations..............................................

114

18. Marital Duties and Privileges...................................

121

Section VI The New Home

19. Where Shall the Home Be?........................................

131

20. The Family and the City.........................................

135

21. Advantages of the Country.......................................

141

22. Building and Furnishing the Home................................ 148

Section VII Heritage of the Lord

23. Children a Blessing.............................................

159

24. Size of the Family..............................................

162

25. Caring for Needy Children.......................................

167

26. Parents' Legacy to Children.....................................

172

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Section VIII The Successful Family

27. A Sacred Circle.................................................

177

28. The Child's First School........................................

181

29. A Work That Cannot Be Transferred...............................

187

30. Family Companionship............................................

190

31. Security Through Love...........................................

195

32. Preoccupy the Garden of the Heart............................... 200

33. Promises of Divine Guidance.....................................

204

Section IX Father--The House-Band

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34. Father's Position and Responsibilities.......................... 211

35. Sharing the Burdens.............................................

216

36. A Companion With His Children................................... 220

37. The Kind of Husband Not to Be................................... 224

Section X Mother--Queen of the Household

38. Mother's Position and Responsibilities.......................... 231

39. Influence of the Mother.........................................

240

40. Misconception of the Mother's Work.............................. 244

41. Imperfect Patterns of Motherhood................................ 248

42. Mother's Health and Personal Appearance......................... 251

43. Prenatal Influences.............................................

255

44. Care of Little Children.........................................

260

45. Mother's First Duty Is to Train Children........................ 264

46. The Stepmother..................................................

270

47. Christ's Encouragement to Mothers...............................

273

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Section XI Children--The Junior Partners

48. Heaven's Estimate of Children...................................

279

49. Mother's Helpers................................................

282

50. The Honor Due Parents...........................................

292

51. Counsel to Children.............................................

297

Section XII Standards of Family Living

52. Home Government.................................................

305

53. A United Front..................................................

312

54. Religion in the Family..........................................

317

55. Moral Standards.................................................

326

56. Divorce.........................................................

340

57. Attitude Toward an Unbelieving Companion........................ 348

58. The Minister's Family...........................................

353

59. The Aged Parents................................................

360

Section XIII The Use of Money 60. Stewards of God.................................................

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61. Principles of Family Finance....................................

372

62. Economy to Be Practiced.........................................

381

63. Instructing Children How to Earn and Use Money.................... 386

64. Business Integrity..............................................

391

65. Provision for the Future........................................

395

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Section XIV Guarding the Avenues of the Soul

66. The Portals We Must Watch.......................................

401

67. Enticing Sights and Sounds......................................

406

68. Reading and Its Influence.......................................

410

Section XV Graces that Brighten Family Life

69. Courtesy and Kindness...........................................

421

70. Cheerfulness....................................................

430

71. Speech..........................................................

434

72. Hospitality.....................................................

445

Section XVI The Home and its Social Relationships

73. Our Social Needs................................................

455

74. Safe and Unsafe Associations.................................... 459

75. Parental Guidance in Social Affairs............................. 466

76. Holidays and Anniversaries......................................

472

77. Christmas.......................................................

477

78. The Family a Missionary Center.................................. 484

Section XVII Relaxation and Recreation

79. Recreation Is Essential.........................................

493

80. What Shall We Play?.............................................

498

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81. Recreation That Yields Enduring Satisfactions................... 506

82. How the Christian Chooses His Recreation......................

512

83. The Lure of Pleasure............................................

521

84. Directing Juvenile Thinking Regarding Recreation.............. 526

Section XVIII Thou Shalt be Recompensed

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