A SOLEMN DUTY by Ellen G. White

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 30, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 26.

A SOLEMN DUTY.

By Ellen G. White

BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.

Children who have been bereft of parents need fathers and mothers who will care for them, and bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. As Christians, we should not be indifferent in regard to the children who are left to the mercy of the world, and if we cannot make homes for them ourselves, we should awaken an interest in the hearts of others who can receive them, and exert a steady influence in behalf of their souls' salvation. In this matter there is a great missionary field open, in which all Christians can act a part; and our efforts for the salvation of orphan children should not be confined simply to those of our own faith. By taking an active interest in these bereaved children, an army of youth could be placed in our schools, where they might have the Bible taught to them in simplicity.