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A Caution
“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one
receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that
striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it
to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore
so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by
any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a
castaway.”
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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I am constantly presenting the need of every man’s doing his
best as a Christian, of training himself to realize the growth, the
expansion of mind, the nobility of character, which it is possible for
each to have. In all that we do we are to sustain a Christlike relation
to one another. We are to use every spiritual force for the carrying
out of wise plans in earnest action. The gifts of God are to be used
for the saving of souls. Our relations to one another are not to be
governed by human standards, but by divine love, the love expressed
in the gift of God to our world.
The man who stands in a position of responsibility in any of
our schools cannot be too careful of his words and his acts. Never
should he allow the least approach to familiarity in his relations to
the students, such as placing his hand on the arm or shoulder of a girl
student. He should in no case give the impression that commonness
and familiarity are allowable. His lips and his hands are to express
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nothing that anyone could take advantage of.
In the past not all of our teachers have been clear and true and
firm in this respect. They need to see things in an altogether different
light regarding the relations that should exist between the teacher
and the student. The life and character must be kept from every
stain of evil. Every unholy passion must be kept under the control
of sanctified reason through the grace abundantly bestowed of God.
We are living in an atmosphere of satanic witchery. The enemy
will weave a spell of licentiousness around every soul that is not
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