Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

Chapter 28
Adopting Infant Children
From time to time persons have asked my
counsel in regard to the advisability of adopting
infant children. Among these several wives of
ministers. Before answering these questions, I have
tried, as far as possible, to learn all the
circumstances of the case. And I have not dared to
give counsel unless I knew that the Lord was
leading me.
There are persons who have no little ones of
their own, who may do good by adopting children.
Those who have not the sacred responsibility of
proclaiming the Word, and laboring directly for the
salvation of souls, have duties in other lines of
work. If they are consecrated to God, and are
qualified to mold and fashion human minds, the
Lord will bless them in caring for the children of
others. But let the children of believers have our
first consideration. There are among Sabbathkeepers
very many large families of children that
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