A Solemn Appeal - James White

them, as faithful mothers should, from becoming
contaminated by associating with every young
companion. Keep them, as precious jewels, from
the corrupting influence of this age. If you are
situated so that their intercourse with young
associates cannot always be overruled, as you
would wish to have it, then let them visit your
children in your presence, and in no case allow
these associates to lodge in the same bed or even in
the same room. It will be far easier to prevent an
evil than to cure it afterward.
If your children practice this vice, they may be
in danger of resorting to falsehood to deceive you.
But, mothers, you must not be easily quieted, and
cease your investigations. You should not let the
matter rest until you are fully satisfied. The health
and souls of those you love are in peril, which
makes this matter of the greatest importance.
Determined watchfulness, and close inquiry,
notwithstanding the attempts to evade and conceal,
will generally reveal the true state of the case. Then
should the mother faithfully present this subject to
them in its true light, showing its degrading,
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