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

workers or to transact business ought to have
intelligence enough to reform in their manner of
speaking. By judicious exercise they may expand
the chest and strengthen the muscles. By giving
heed to proper instruction, by following health
principles in regard to the expansion of the lungs
and the culture of the voice, our young men and
women may become speakers who can be heard;
and the exercise necessary for this accomplishment
will prolong life.
Those who gain correct ideas on the subject of
voice culture will see the necessity of educating
and training themselves so that they may honor
God and bless others. They will put themselves
under patient, efficient teachers and learn to read in
a way that will preserve the melody of the voice.
With an eye single to the glory of God they will
make the most of their natural abilities.
Commanding their own powers, they will not be
embarrassed by defects of speech, and their
usefulness in the cause of God will be increased.
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