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“Out of the cities; out of the cities!”—this is the message the Lord has been giving me."—Life Sketches, 409, 410 (1906
"His people are not to crowd into the cities. He wants them to take their families out of the cities, that they may better prepare for eternal life....If we place ourselves under objectionable influences, can we expect God to work a miracle to undo the results of our wrong course?—No, indeed. Get out of the cities as soon as possible, and purchase a little piece of land, where you can have a garden, where your children can watch the flowers growing, and learn from them lessons of simplicity and purity." SELECTED MESSAGES BOOK 2, PAGE 356
"There is not one family in a hundred who will be improved, physically, mentally, or spiritually, by residing in the city. Faith, hope, love, happiness, can far better be gained in retired places, where there are fields and hills and trees. Take your children away from the sights and sounds of the city, away from the rattle and din of streetcars and teams, and their minds will become more healthy. It will be found easier to bring home to their hearts the truth of the Word of God." MANUSCRIPT RELEASES, VOL. 19 [NOS. 1360-1419], PAGE 335
"Send the children to schools located in the city, where every phase of temptation is waiting to attract and demoralize them, and the work of character building is tenfold harder for both parents and children."—Fundamentals of Christian Education, 326 (1894).
God Will Help His People
"Parents can secure small homes in the country, with land for cultivation, where they can have orchards and where they can raise vegetables and small fruits to take the place of flesh meat, which is so corrupting to the life blood coursing through the veins. On such places the children will not be surrounded with the corrupting influences of city life. God will help His people to find such homes outside the cities."—Medical Ministry, 310 (1902).
"To Help Open the Way More and more, as time advances, our people will have to leave the cities. For years we have been instructed that our brethren and sisters, and especially families with children, should plan to leave [25] the cities as the way opens before them to do so. Many will have to labor earnestly to help open the way. But until it is possible for them to leave, so long as they remain, they should be most active in doing missionary work, however limited their sphere of influence may be."—The Review and Herald, September 27, 1906.
“Do not consider it a privation when you are called to leave the cities and move out into country places. Here there await rich blessings for those who will grasp them. By beholding the scenes of nature, the works of the Creator, by studying God’s handiwork, imperceptibly you will be changed into the same image.” 23LtMs, Ms 85, 1908, par. 17
“Jangan menganggapnya sebagai suatu hidup melarat ketika anda dipanggil untuk meninggalkan kota-kota dan pindah ke tempat-tempat pedesaan. Di sini di sana menunggu berkat yang melimpah bagi mereka yang mau menggenggamnya. Dengan melihat pemandangan alam, karya Sang Pencipta, dengan mempelajari pekerjaan tangan Tuhan, tanpa terasa anda akan diubah menjadi gambar yang sama.”
