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Student Missionary Work
It is not enough to fill the minds of the youth with lessons of
deep importance; they must learn to impart what they have received.
Whatever may be the position or possession of any individual who
has a knowledge of the truth, the word of God teaches him that all
he has is held by him in trust. It is lent him to test his character.
His worldly business, his talents, his means, his opportunities for
service, are all to be accounted for to Him to whom by creation
and redemption he belongs. God bestows His gifts upon us that we
may minister to others and thus become like Him. He who strives
to obtain knowledge in order that he may labor for the ignorant
and perishing is acting his part in fulfilling God’s great purpose for
mankind. In unselfish service for the blessing of others he is meeting
the high ideal of Christian education.
Among the students in our schools there are those who have
precious talents, and these talents they should be taught to put to use.
Our schools should be so conducted that teachers and students will
constantly become more and more efficient. By faithfully putting
to a practical use that which they have learned they will increase in
ability to use their knowledge.
It is necessary to their complete education that students be given
time to do missionary work—time to become acquainted with the
spiritual needs of the families in the community around them. They
should not be so loaded down with studies that they have no time
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to use the knowledge they have acquired. They should be encour-
aged to make earnest missionary effort for those in error, becoming
acquainted with them and taking to them the truth. By working in
humility, seeking wisdom from Christ, praying and watching unto
prayer, they may give to others the knowledge that has enriched their
lives.
The teachers and students in our schools need the divine touch.
God can do much more for them than He has done, because in the
past His way has been restricted. If a missionary spirit is encouraged,
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