Consider the life of Christ. Study His character, and be partakers with Him in His self-denial. In the professed Christian world enough is expended for jewels and needlessly expensive dress to feed all the hungry and to clothe the naked. Fashion and display absorb the means that might comfort the poor and the suffering. They Page 288 rob the world of the gospel of the Saviour's love.
Multitudes perish for want of Christian teaching.
Beside our own doors and in foreign lands the heathen are untaught and unsaved. But our clothing, while modest and simple, should be of good quality, of becoming colors, and suited for service. It should be chosen for durability rather than display. It should provide warmth and proper protection. Our dress should be cleanly.