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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students
appearance, as Samuel did when he was sent to find the anointed of
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the Lord. When the noble sons of Jesse passed before him, and his
eye rested upon the handsome countenance and fine stature of the
eldest son, to Samuel it seemed that the anointed of the Lord was
before him. But the Lord said to him, “Look not on his countenance,
or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for
the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” Not one of these
noble-looking sons of Jesse would the Lord accept. But when David,
the youngest son, a mere youth, was called from the field, and passed
before Samuel, the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him: for this is he.”
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Samuel 16:7, 12
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Who can determine which one of a family will prove to be
efficient in the work of God? There should be general education
of all its members, and all our youth should be permitted to have
the blessings and privileges of an education at our schools, that they
may be inspired to become laborers together with God. They all
need an education, that they may be fitted for usefulness, qualified
for places of responsibility in both private and public life. There is
a great necessity of making plans that there may be a large number
of competent workers, and many should fit themselves as teachers,
that others may be trained and disciplined for the great work of the
future.
A Fund for Schoolwork
The church should take in the situation, and by their influence
and means seek to bring about this much-desired end. Let a fund be
created by generous contributions for the establishment of schools
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for the advancement of educational work. We need men well trained,
well educated, to work in the interests of the churches. They should
present the fact that we cannot trust our youth to go to seminar-
ies and colleges established by other denominations; that we must
gather them into schools where their religious training shall not be
neglected.