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

God dispenses His gifts as it pleases Him. He
bestows one gift upon one, and another gift upon
another, but all for the good of the whole body. It is
in God’s order that some shall be of service in one
line of work, and others in other lines--all working
under the selfsame Spirit. The recognition of this
plan will be a safeguard against emulation, pride,
envy, or contempt of one another. It will strengthen
unity and mutual love.
A much larger number of young people need to
have the advantages of our schools. They need the
manual training course, which will teach them how
to live an active, energetic life. Under wise,
judicious, God-fearing directors, the students are to
be taught different kinds of labor. Every branch of
the work is to be conducted in the most thorough,
systematic way that long experience and wisdom
can enable us to plan and execute.
Let the teachers wake up to the importance of
this subject, and teach agriculture and the other
industries that it is essential for the students to
understand. Let them seek in every department of
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