Chapter 38—Mother’s Position and Responsibilities
The Husband’s Equal—Woman should fill the position which
God originally designed for her, as her husband’s equal. The world
needs mothers who are mothers not merely in name but in every sense
of the word. We may safely say that the distinctive duties of woman
are more sacred, more holy, than those of man. Let woman realize the
sacredness of her work and in the strength and fear of God take up her
life mission. Let her educate her children for usefulness in this world
and for a home in the better world
The wife and mother should not sacrifice her strength and allow
her powers to lie dormant, leaning wholly upon her husband. Her
individuality cannot be merged in his. She should feel that she is her
husband’s equal—to stand by his side, she faithful at her post of duty
and he at his. Her work in the education of her children is in every
respect as elevating and ennobling as any post of duty he may be called
to fill, even if it is to be the chief magistrate of the nation
The Queen of the Home—The king upon his throne has no higher
work than has the mother. The mother is queen of her household. She
has in her power the molding of her children’s characters, that they
may be fitted for the higher, immortal life. An angel could not ask for
a higher mission; for in doing this work she is doing service for God.
Let her only realize the high character of her task, and it will inspire
her with courage. Let her realize the worth of her work and put on the
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whole armor of God, that she may resist the temptation to conform to
the world’s standard. Her work is for time and for eternity
The mother is the queen of the home, and the children are her
subjects. She is to rule her household wisely, in the dignity of her
motherhood. Her influence in the home is to be paramount; her word,
1
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 77
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2
Pacific Health Journal, June, 1890
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3
The Signs of the Times, March 16, 1891
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