Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

taught in our schools as a preparation for the work
that is to precede the closing scenes of this earth’s
history. The truth is to be carried to the remotest
bounds of earth, through agents trained for the
work.
But while the knowledge of science is power,
the knowledge that Jesus came in person to impart
is still greater power. The science of salvation is
the most important science to be learned in the
preparatory school of earth. The wisdom of
Solomon is desirable, but the wisdom of Christ is
far more desirable and more essential. We cannot
reach Christ through a mere intellectual training;
but through Him we can reach the highest round of
the ladder of intellectual greatness. While the
pursuit of knowledge in art, in literature, and in
trades should not be discouraged, the student
should first secure an experimental knowledge of
God and His will.
The opportunity of learning the science of
salvation is placed within the reach of all. By
abiding in Christ, by doing His will, by exercising
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