To the Teachers in Our Schools
My Dear Brethren and Sisters,
The Lord will work in behalf of all who will walk humbly with
Him. He has placed you in a position of trust. Walk carefully before
Him. God’s hand is on the wheel. He will guide the ship past the rocks
into the haven. He will take the weak things of this world to confound
the things that are mighty.
I pray that you will make God your Counselor. You are not
amenable to any man, but are under God’s direction. Keep close
to Him. Do not take worldly ideas as your criterion. Let there be no
departure from the Lord’s methods of working. Use not common fire,
but the sacred fire of the Lord’s kindling.
Be of good courage in your work. For many years I have kept
before our people the need, in the education of the youth, of an equal
taxation of the physical and mental powers. But for those who have
never proved the value of the instruction given to combine manual
training with the study of books, it is hard to understand and carry out
the directions given.
Do your best to impart to your students the blessings God has
given you. With a deep, earnest desire to help them, carry them over
the ground of knowledge. Come close to them. Unless teachers have
the love and gentleness of Christ abounding in their hearts, they will
manifest too much of the spirit of a harsh, domineering master.
The Lord wishes you to learn how to use the gospel net. That
you may be successful in your work, the meshes of your net must be
close. The application of the Scriptures must be such that the meaning
shall be easily discerned. Then make the most of drawing in the net.
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Come right to the point. However great a man’s knowledge, it is of no
avail unless he is able to communicate it to others. Let the pathos of
your voice, its deep feeling, make an impression on hearts. Urge your
students to surrender themselves to God. “Keep yourselves in the love
of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal
life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: and others
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