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

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The Bible Lesson Child Guidance, 41-44. Fundamentals of Christian Education, 123-128. Teaching From Nature The Acts of the Apostles, 571, 572. Child Guidance, 45-60. Christ’s Object Lessons, 17-89. The Desire of Ages, 70, 71, 291. Education, 99-120. Patriarchs and Prophets, 599, 600. Testimonies For The Church 4:581: Testimonies For The Church 8:326-328. Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 95-98. Under Discipline to Christ Education, 275-282. Testimonies For The Church 5:653, 654. 292
Notes: 1. Special Testimony to the Battle Creek Church; written at Cooranbong, N.S.W., Australia, December 15, 1897. 2. Testimonies for the Church 6:193-203. 3. Special Testimonies On Education, 62-66; written May 17, 1896. 4. Special Testimonies On Education, 58-62; written May 20, 1896. 293
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COUNSELS TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND
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forth, expanding their application,
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een broadened to include these help
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There is no education to be gained
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truths of divine revelation, and un
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has paid their ransom. By virtue of
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that lead away from God, and that c
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investigation we pursue with a sinc
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glory of the Lord,” you will be
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simple faith in His word, even thos
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when they begin to die, and the wor
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the souls for whom Christ died; and
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Educators who will not work in this
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ought into captivity to Christ. The
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separated themselves from Him, as d
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souls, and dethrone human reason. H
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mission or His work. He had come to
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worldly attainments, but you must h
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Unselfish Service the Law of Heaven
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acceptance of this principle that b
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ut to minister to the suffering and
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Not lip service, not profession, bu
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heavenly city. This knowledge it is
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vitalized by the Spirit of God in o
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Chapter 2 The Aim of our Schools
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God requires that the church arouse
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some other calling that requires a
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generous contributions for the esta
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for our youth and children in the p
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unconscious of his work, Satan is g
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The Primal Object of Education By a
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of the affections to God are the me
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to learn in the school of Christ ar
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of heaven as He humbled Himself to
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Lessons From Nature In the varied s
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sin and the curse, but the perfect
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expense of attempting to carry on a
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more and more thoroughly will our i
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in the building of the tabernacle.
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to the Child of Bethlehem, and the
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ock, Christ Jesus. He is the sure f
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commandments: for length of days, a
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placed on the enemy’s side. Much
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in his own soul a knowledge of God
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ut it does not take the place of ef
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when It is given free course, It wi
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obtain without assistance the educa
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school will become a living, growin
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Chapter 3 General Principles “The
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directed and disciplined with respe
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children under their care would cea
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that they love them, and would mani
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And if the lamp of life goes out, t
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as free as lambs to run out of door
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may bend a young tree into almost a
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violation of nature’s laws. They
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amusement. Children and youth who a
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and they take but little interest i
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Our College There is danger that ou
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many years in which to work, and te
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God’s word. Some may urge that if
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connection with God and should stan
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The Parents’ Part But the teacher
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The Need of Counseling Together The
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aroused every faculty to vigorous a
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I speak to the workers in our colle
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thoughtless act may prove the ruin
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attention to temporal matters and f
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One earnest, conscientious, faithfu
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With energy and fidelity our youth
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students of all ages, nor our stric
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account and on the account of other
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It is the privilege of the faithful
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Notes: 59-61; Testimonies For The C
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In the home school--the first grade
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learn that God is their Father; and
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diligently unto thy children, and s
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of her children. Tell your children
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ecome the inheritance of manhood an
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obedience. Never should parents cau
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their amusements and employments, t
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prove insufficient, punishment that
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present before the sympathizing Red
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not I suffer. Mine eyes shall be up
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home every influence that is not pr
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useful occupation. Children who are
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and let these be strong and durable
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If possible, the home should be out
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every organ of the body and every f
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self-denial and self-control. Teach
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and patient, thoughtful care. It ca
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than the instruction which, if fait
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This is your day of trust, your day
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good or evil. During these years de
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atrocities has a bewitching power u
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Those who indulge the habit of raci
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open the Scriptures to them, and sp
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study of the Sabbath school lesson
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Especially are the young guilty of
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the kingdom of God,” He said, “
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encouraged by praising their looks,
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countenance is stamped by the sunbe
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* * * * * The mother’s work often
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this artificial line of education.
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the home. He learned the carpenter
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gained by close confinement in the
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If children have proper home traini
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Christ’s character--patience, kin
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Requiring Obedience The teacher sho
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encourage the teacher by showing th
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We are not to concern ourselves so
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more than you do. Lovingly, tenderl
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The teachers in the home and the te
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seeking to bind the hearts of the l
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younger children. There are young p
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* * * * * By hasty, unfounded criti
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* * * * * Neither the church school
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Testimonies For The Church 4:497-49
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Chapter 5 The Church School “Wher
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enemy is pressing in on all sides,
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His commandments. Teachers, know en
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Jesus Christ, which reveals salvati
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order that they may become fitted f
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perseveringly practice speaking in
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the treasures of truth. This is the
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eceiveth; and he that seeketh finde
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marvelous light. The Lord has said,
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thou shalt bless with the spirit, h
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overcome this God-dishonoring habit
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workers or to transact business oug
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thus showing that it could never be
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simplicity of Christ’s methods. H
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usefulness. The influence of a cons
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husbandman does in laboring for the
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surrender themselves to God. Teache
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Betterton, “with due submission t
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another are not to be governed by h
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to be a follower of Christ is to wa
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fitness for heaven. “For this cau
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mediation were familiar to Him, esp
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is need of teachers who will come c
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God: but made Himself of no reputat
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character is deformed. To deal succ
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the school, let them answer with a
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making public the errors of student
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Expelling Students Great care shoul
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youth let them be wise and pitiful.
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The Teacher And The Work -- For Fur
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Chapter 8 Study and Labor Those who
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It was God’s purpose to alleviate
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flowing brook spreads health and gl
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Galilee He fed five thousand hungry
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strength a precious talent has been
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the necessary duties of life is yet
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unfortunate must awake and take the
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willingly; not for filthy lucre, bu
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Physical exercise was marked out by
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spiritual need, they would enter up
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Health is a great treasure. It is t
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Parents, inaction is the greatest c
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study hours, Satan suggests sport a
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do these things for them as are the
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think as well as to act, and not de
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them which will call the muscles in
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Health and Efficiency Health is an
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his obligations to himself as God
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that the mind can assimilate an ove
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determined effort to control the ap
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students do not become chilled by s
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their endowment of strength, of tal
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worker with Himself in the salvatio
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“Above all things,” God desires
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skirt. It is extravagant, both beca
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others are insufficiently clad. The
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of cloud, gave directions to Israel
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activity, diligence, and purity, we
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and students are to be stewards of
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well as in literary lines, is the e
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employments which should be provide
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foreign countries. They will not th
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God dispenses His gifts as it pleas
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into making mistakes, that our conf
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* * * * * Teachers will meet with t
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* * * * * Students should not be so
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Notes: Education, 214-222. Fundamen
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world. Seventh-day Adventists, abov
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pray not that Thou shouldest take t
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discernment. Impressions favorable
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appear innocent, but which are skil
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The Training of Children In the pre
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denying followers. It is perfectly
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lawyer, “Thou shalt love the Lord
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Establishing Right Principles in th
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those who feel the responsibility.
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protection of parents and guardians
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principle. There is no influence in
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We are of that class who believe th
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the right use of their abilities. T
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honored, and those who meet togethe
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create a laugh, are the merchandise
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meditate upon the incarnation of Ch
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Holidays Unto God Would it not be w
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candle of the wicked shall be put o
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“Let him that thinketh he standet
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and spread their table under the sh
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After the meeting, the remainder of
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that followed, which were of a char
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from the experiences of the past. T
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Satan had accomplished. Serious is
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unconsciously they exalt themselves
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* * * * * Our young people need to
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Chapter 10 The Holy Spirit in our S
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express what has been done with ref
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defiles. Deny us what Thou wilt, bu
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From God, the fountain of wisdom, p
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crowds had dispersed and the teachi
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you, with contrite hearts, bow in p
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molded and fashioned after the divi
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To man is allotted a part in this g
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working against the manifestations
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Daniel, what honor can they reflect
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When the students thus beheld Jesus
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Lord.[3] * * * * * Perils of Worldl
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pathway; for as instructors they ne
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learners. Finishing at Worldly Scho
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* * * * * Only as the higher life i
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those placed under their charge. No
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that if these learned men are corre
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If the time and effort spent in see
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But history, as commonly studied, i
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The Classics In the colleges and un
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education worthy of the name is tha
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such as wine, beer, or cider. The u
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And apply thine heart unto My knowl
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salvation. His time, His faculties,
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Knowledge That Can Be Utilized It i
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To gain the higher education means
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all efficiency, all power, leave th
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to the light given in the word, the
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What a fraud is that education obta
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possible, that he may wisely teach
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Putting the Bible First In the inst
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inefficient, it is because it is le
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The Lord calls upon His people to p
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measure of the Spirit, that he may
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education, they will experience gre
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ooks should not find entrance into
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educational work, and reforms will
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education of students. While so muc
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is to preserve the freshness and vi
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who was a murderer from the beginni
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what he was. According to all that
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Many who are seeking efficiency for
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individually with their hearts thro
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if all would give due consideration
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In View of Christ’s Near Return T
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They become inspired with an ambiti
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years of training, for the years be
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humble vocation until their hearts
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stretch of tomorrow, but this is a
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Notes: 334-367 The Ministry of Heal
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until, by diligent mining, they are
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Finit Wisdom But the mere reading o
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The authors of these books, which h
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Science and the Bible We would not
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increase in capability and knowledg
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in the land whither ye go to posses
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elation to Christ, the Sin Bearer,
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fuller knowledge of God, an earnest
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yet it is not the best experience f
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The teacher’s success will depend
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student believe the truth for himse
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truth to their students in a simila
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conceptions to those who strive to
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urdens. Christ, the Great Teacher,
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into the courses of study given in
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not be vague in our minds. They wou
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of the enemy. A firm, decided effor
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the hidden treasure it contains. Et
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An Illustration What was it that ma
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ascetic gloom, or in selfish isolat
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30, 31) * * * * * Those who profess
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school of Christ. As he accepts the
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looking to himself for righteousnes
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lessings that are within their reac
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of the Scriptures the mind expands
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transgression. In requiring obedien
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into eternity, and are immortalized
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interest; but how little time and t
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An Impressive Representation In a n
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name unto the men which Thou gavest
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of the mind that it will narrow or
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its grand central theme--of God’s
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* * * * * The student of the word s
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Notes: Study the Bible for Yourselv
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The Seventy who were sent out a lit
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thing come unto thee.” (John 5:14
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healing power, united with the gosp
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medical missionary lines should go
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with a superficial knowledge of the
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unprepared into eternity. How much
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nature of medical missionary work,
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intellectually strong and increasin
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their aspirations where God has set
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the beginning of wisdom. Everything
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een with Jesus and have learned of
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preparatory course of study, our co
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students deficient in caretaking, i
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spiritual welfare of his patients.
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profess to be gospel medical missio
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will gain more knowledge to impart,
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How much stronger would be their po
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keep ourselves constantly under the
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medical missionary. Remember that i
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ejoice to see you standing on the L
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giving them mastery of themselves.
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Chapter 14 A Missionary Training Wi
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near are fast fulfilling. The Lord
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love for fallen man by leaving a he
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Long Courses of Study There are man
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and they will pass severe judgment
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the society of those who are able t
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should have the help of such as hav
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Pleasure in Religion Wherever a sch
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The teacher’s obligations are wei
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may make the best use of the facult
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child of God to do his appointed wo
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are moving upon the hearts and cons
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usefulness. It will make our young
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would listen to such a man merely t
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Saviour did not ignore learning or
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truth given these lowly men were of
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and obtained that which is imperish
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places of usefulness in His work. T
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learn a foreign language, and with
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the ability which God has given the
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Co-Operation Between Schools and Sa
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should daily be given instruction t
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have been easygoing idlers and who
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to God, for He has bought them with
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penetrated. Within the past few yea
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me to give to the world. The teache
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selling books; and when the time ca
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Great blessings are in store for us
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contained in the books that are sol
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A Missionary Education In the work
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Lamb, crying, “Salvation to our G
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e in the development of the third a
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The Youth to Be Burden Bearers “I
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people are now past the meridian of
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Lord made him a channel of light. I
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eceived suitable training! The caus
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is to be made the all-important the
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intellect at the expense of the mor
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unbelieving in these societies does
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Bible reading, the critical examina
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is lent him to test his character.
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as canvassers, ministers, and medic
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opportunities to use the talent tha
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and who, after a short time spent i
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Those who went out to work for the
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can be held. Make these meetings in
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difficulty in understanding his les
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words, but uplifting words, words o
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yourselves and for others. He will
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Co-operation Between Schools and Sa
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