A Solemn Appeal - Ellen G. White

Great is the work and mission of women
especially of those who are wives and mothers.
They can be a blessing to all around them. They
can have a powerful influence for good. Woman
may have a transforming influence if she will only
consent to yield her way and her will to God, and
let him control her mind, affections, and being. She
can have an influence which will tend to refine and
elevate those with whom she associates. But she is
generally unconscious of the power she possesses.
She exerts an unconscious influence. It seems to
work out naturally from a sanctified life, a renewed
heart. It is the fruit that grows naturally upon the
good tree of divine planting. Self is forgotten and
immerged in the life of Christ. To be rich in good
works comes as naturally as her breath. She lives to
do others good, and yet is ready to say, I am an
unprofitable servant.
God has assigned woman her mission, and if
she, in her humble way, to the best of her ability,
makes a heaven of her home, faithfully and
lovingly performing her home-duties to her
husband and children, continually seeking to let a
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