Food for Thought

Found an email in my inbox this morning with a quote written 103 years ago. There's fodder for thinking in it. I'm pretty sure the education it is talking about is not reading and writing and arithmetic. I'm pretty sure we're talking about character building.

Mothers, 
make the education of your children the highest aim of life.

Their future happiness depends upon the education they receive in their early years. 

Do not send them away from you to school when they are young. 

If your habits and dress are as simple as they should be, 

you will find ample time to make your children happy, 
and to lead them to obey you. 

God will help you to teach them how to submit cheerfully and willingly. 

Take up your duties, 
inspired by the noble resolve to do your work faithfully and well. 

Do not become discouraged.

In due time you will reap if you faint not. 

You will see your children growing up into Christian men and Christian women.

                                                                -

  {Review and Herald, February 28, 1907 par. 7}