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past Asia Union Mission of Seventh day Adventists,
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INSTITUTIONS:
Southeast Asia Union College - Luraine Ruoschie
nab ok Adviatiod Higpsital Co Myrtle Fuzgarat
thd Wan Mission Hospital
Pern Aduid dist Hoenig Edward Heiala
Fligket Musson Hospaal Ramin Banolome
Youngberg Mem. Adventist Hospital Alber Kner
Chisngnas Acadamy . Steve Bassham
1978 MCP) No 1861 78
SOUTHEAST ASHA UNION MISSION
OF SEVENTH.DAY ADVENTISTS
DIRECTORY
President . . Raley Heashy
Secretary Bt Cormaunncations Wu Choak Ming
Treasurer & Health Marshall Chase
Agastget Tidaaure 0 . Jonathan Kong
Anartitin Edriianat Ha
Chad Bvongetizm Anita Hester
Education Br Stewaragship LoVarne Hes!
SS. MY 1 lemperanoa | ... Bere Donato
Phitstoial Lay Activities BV OP Cater Smith
Aasistant Director Vv OF Vor Siena Fong
Phils hing . . Ray Arnon
SAEAH MISSION
James Thonn
Chartes & Gabar
Troasuter Ir Auihitor Fete Waorg
Foo Hos 7 Tampacgh, Sabah, Bas! Mataysiy
SARAWAK MISSION
fre Pal Dixon
SeCIRTArY Gepfhey Fauner
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THAILAND MISSION
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Sere Terzautet Bo Lsahaor . Ho Laban
PO Box 11.234, Hanghkok, Thailand
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Home — The Most Important School
by Dr. Lily Wong
" Chairperson
Education Department
" {Southeast Asia Union College 0
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Education ol N a
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1978
There is a time for training children and a time for edu
cating vouth, and it is essential that in school both of these
be combined a great deal. Yet the early education of the
child in the home shapes the character of the youth in hoth
the secular and the religious lite.
HOME is no doubt the first and most important place
that builds and influences the character of the child. Solomon
says. “Train up a child in the way he should go; and when
he is old, he will not depart trom it.” This training could be
interpreted as the direct education and development of a
little child in the tormative years toward a good positive
character. That the home ofters by tar the most important
opportunity for character-building and education found in
the lite of the individual is indicated bv two tacts: FIRST. it
is in this environment that the child spends the most im-
pressionable years of his lite, and SECOND, 1 influences
very vitally every one ot his important day-to-day interests be
they mental. physical. spiritual. moral. emotional. social
and recreational. Little wonder then that it is purported.
“Home is the chiet school of all virtues.”
Hartshorne. in commenting on the results of a careful
study of fifty ‘most honest” and titty “most dishonest” child:
ren states: The home from which the worst offenders came,
might be best characterized as exhibiting bad parental
example, parental discord, bad discipline, unsocial attitudes
toward children. impoverished community and changing
economic or social situation. The homes from which the
more honest children came revealed the opposite of these
conditions.”
Careless and incompetent parents are by no means excus-
able trom the roles given by God. Thus the specific oppor:
tunities and responsibilities that shape the whole lite of the
child are indelibly helped or hindered by his first and most
important school . . . THE HOME.
For kind assistance, the Editor conveys her gratitude to: {in the
11.5.) Elger Robert Pierson, Jane Allen: {in Thailand! Dennis Tid
well; {in Singapore) Robert Grady, Robert Heisler, Al Parchment,
Tom Huang, Elaine Halenz and New Nation news media.