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The Absence of the Family Altar

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 30, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 18.

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The Absence of the Family Altar

A MISSIONARY who had spent twenty-five years in foreign fields returned to this country on furlough. When he went back to his mission station, his co-workers asked him what impressed him most during his visit to the homeland. He had traveled a great deal and noticed many improvements, but he replied, "The thing that impressed me most, and still weighs heavily upon my heart, is the absence of the family altar in American homes."