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

Betterton, “with due submission to Your Grace,
permit me to say that the reason is plain: It all lies
in the power of enthusiasm. We on the stage speak
of things imaginary as if they were real, and you in
the pulpit speak of things real as if they were
imaginary.”
“Feed My lambs;” “feed My sheep,” was the
commission given to Peter. “And when thou art
converted, strengthen thy brethren.” (John 21:15,
16; Luke 22:32) To those who hear, the gospel is
made the power of God unto salvation. Present the
gospel in its simplicity. Follow Christ’s example,
and you will have the reward of seeing your
students won to Him.[2]
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Our people are now being tested as to whether
they will obtain their wisdom from the greatest
Teacher the world ever knew, or seek to the God of
Ekron. Let us determine that we will not be tied by
so much as a thread to the educational policies of
those who do not discern the voice of God and who
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