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give for missionary work.” And she would do this, thus encouraging
in us a missionary spirit.
The giving that is the fruit of self-denial, is a wonderful help to the
giver. It imparts an education that enables us more fully to comprehend
the work of Him who went about doing good, relieving the suffering,
and supplying the needs of the destitute. The Saviour lived not to
please Himself. In His life there was no trace of selfishness.—
Youth’s
Instructor, September 10, 1907
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Children May Learn Self-Denial
While parents are making sacrifices for the sake of advancing the
cause of God, they should teach their children also to take part in this
work. The children may learn to show their love for Christ by denying
themselves needless trifles, for the purchase of which much money
slips through their fingers. In every family this work should be done. It
requires tact and method, but it will be the best education the children
can receive. And if all the little children would present their offerings
to the Lord, their gifts would be as little rivulets, which, when united
and set flowing, would swell into a river.
The Lord looks with pleasure upon the little children who deny
themselves that they may make an offering to Him. He was pleased
with the widow who put her two mites into the treasury, because she
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gave with a willing heart. The Saviour thought her sacrifice in giving
all that she had of more value than the large gifts of the rich men, who
made no sacrifice in order to give. And He is glad when the little
ones are willing to deny self that they may become laborers together
with Him who loved them, and took them in His arms and blessed
them.—
The Review and Herald, December 25, 1900
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Keep Account of Income and Outgoes
In the study of figures the work should be made practical. Let
every youth and every child be taught, not merely to solve imaginary
problems, but to keep an accurate account of his own income and
outgoes. Let him learn the right use of money by using it. Whether
supplied by their parents or by their own earnings, let boys and girls
learn to select and purchase their own clothing, their books, and other