HOME'S INFLUENCE | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 18, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 11.

HOME'S INFLUENCE.

A BANK official, speaking of the defalcation of one of the clerks, recently made this suggestive remark: “Had I known he had not a happy home, I would not have kept him in so responsible a position.”

There is involved in the remark a truth of widest application. The home is the basis of all life. A happy home is essential to safety and success in every department of life. Occasionally a man or woman is strong enough to endure discord at home without flinching at any point of duty. But the majority are not so; they become discouraged, lose heart, and at last break down. Many of the sudden and surprising lapses are to be traced to this cause. —Selected.