Chapter 1—The Importance and Purpose of Sabbath
School Work
An Important Work
The Sabbath school work is important, and all who are interested
in the truth should endeavor to make it prosperous.—
Testimonies on
Sabbath-School Work, 109
.
A Marvelous Power for Good
Our Sabbath schools are nothing less than Bible societies, and in
the sacred work of teaching the truths of God’s word, they can ac-
complish far more than they have hitherto accomplished. The Sabbath
school, when rightly managed, possesses marvelous power, and is
adapted to doing a great work, but it is not now [
Written in 1889
] what
it may and should be. The influence growing out of Sabbath school
work should improve and enlarge the church; but in no case should it
ever be allowed to divert from the interests of the church. There is a
most precious missionary field in the Sabbath school, and if there are
now omens of good, they are only indications and beginnings of what
may be done.—
Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work, 29
.
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God’s Instrumentalities
I feel a deep interest in our Sabbath schools throughout the land,
because I believe them to be instrumentalities of God for the education
of our youth in the truths of the Bible. Constant efforts should be
made by both parents and teachers to interest the youth in matters
of eternal importance. The Sabbath school is a missionary field, and
very much more of a missionary spirit should be manifested in this
important work than has been manifested in the past.—
Testimonies on
Sabbath-School Work, 35
.
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