Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

gifts He claims a due cultivation and exercise of
the intellectual and moral faculties. He did not give
them these faculties merely for their amusement, or
to be abused in working against His will and His
providence, but to advance the knowledge of truth
and holiness in the world. In return for His
continued kindness and infinite mercies He claims
their goodness, their veneration, their love. He
justly requires obedience to His laws and to all
wise regulations which will restrain and guard the
youth from Satan’s devices and lead them in paths
of peace.
The wild, reckless character of many of the
youth in this age of the world is heartsickening. If
the youth could see that in complying with the laws
and regulations of our institutions, they are only
doing that which will improve their standing in
society, elevate the charac- ter, ennoble the mind,
and increase their happiness, they would not rebel
against just rules and wholesome requirements, nor
engage in creating suspicion and prejudice against
these institutions.
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