Don’t: Counsel on Christian Conduct
DON’T dress for church or Sabbath-school as you would dress for a party. Many a poor girl has been kept from Sabbath-school because her clothes, the best she could afford, were in such marked contrast to those worn by the rest of the class. The Sabbath-school room is a poor and glaringly inappropriate place for the display of one’s wardrobe. Don’t be afraid of being too strict in your views regarding the life of a Christian. There is far greater danger of your being too lax in your views. Have the courage of your most profound convictions and you will grow in grace as well as in the high respect of those whose eyes are upon you. Don’t fail to “show your colors” by speaking a word for the truth and for the right whenever the opportunity offers. You are failing in your duty to yourself and to your God if you keep silent when you should speak the right word at the right time.—Round Table.