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servant, will fall upon their ears as sweet music.—
The Signs of the
Times, June 23, 1881
.
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Finding Time for Lesson Study
There are many children who plead a lack of time as a reason
why their Sabbath school lessons are not learned; but there are few
who could not find time to learn their lessons if they had an interest
in them. Some devote time to amusement and sight-seeing; others,
to the needless trimming of their dresses for display, thus cultivating
pride and vanity. The precious hours thus prodigally spent are God’s
time, for which they must render an account to Him. The hours spent
in needless ornamentation, or in amusements and idle conversation,
will, with every work, be brought into judgment.—
Testimonies on
Sabbath-School Work, 8
.
Parents to Help Children
Parents should feel it a sacred duty to instruct their children in
the statutes and requirements of God as well as in the prophecies.
They should educate their children at home, and should themselves be
interested in the Sabbath school lessons. By studying with the children
they show that they attach importance to the truth brought out in the
lessons, and help to create a taste for Bible knowledge.—
Testimonies
on Sabbath-School Work, 111
.
Let parents do their part, not only helping the children in their
study, but becoming familiar with the lessons themselves. The Bible
is our textbook. Parents, teachers, and scholars need to become better
acquainted with the precious truths contained in both the Old and the
New Testaments.—
Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work, 14
.
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More Important Than Day School
Even greater care should be taken by the parents to see that their
children have their Scripture lessons, than is taken to see that their
day-school lessons are prepared. Their Scripture lessons should be
learned more perfectly than their lessons in the common schools.
If parents and children see no necessity for this interest, then the
children might better remain at home; for the Sabbath school will