A Solemn Appeal - James White

go still further in indulgences. They will choose
their own associates, although corrupt. They cannot
endure restraint from their parents. They will give
loose rein to their corrupt passions, and have but
little regard for purity or virtue. This is the reason
why there is so little purity and moral worth among
the youth of the present day, and is the great cause
why men and women feel under so little obligation
to render obedience to the law of God. Some
parents have not control over themselves. They do
not control their own morbid appetites, or their
passionate tempers; therefore they cannot educate
their children in regard to the denial of their
appetite, and teach them self-control.
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