Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

One that loves them. Then the story of God's
everlasting love will be repeated in the home
school of the tender flock. Thus, before reason is
fully developed, children may catch a right spirit
from their parents.
Parents must learn the lesson of implicit
obedience to God's voice, which speaks to them
out of his Word; and as they learn this lesson, they
can teach their children respect and obedience in
word and action. This is the work that should be
carried on in the home. Those who do it will reach
upward themselves, realizing that they must elevate
their children. This education means much more
than mere instruction.
How startling is the proverb, "As the twig is
bent, the tree is inclined." This is to be applied to
the training of our children. Parents, will you
remember that the education of your children from
their earliest years is committed to you as a sacred
trust? These young trees are to be tenderly trained,
that they may be transplanted to the garden of the
Lord. Home education is not by any means to be
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