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in women’s work—cooking, housework, dressmaking, bookkeeping,
correct reading, and pronunciation. They are to be qualified to take
any post that may be offered—superintendents, Sabbath school teach-
ers, Bible workers. They must be prepared to teach day schools for
children.—
Letter 3, 1898
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Experienced Workers Not Boys and Girls—Ministerial labor
cannot and should not be entrusted to boys, neither should the work of
giving Bible readings be entrusted to inexperienced girls, because they
offer their services and are willing to take responsible positions, but
who are wanting in religious experience, without a thorough education
and training. They must be proved to see if they will bear the test; and
unless there is developed as firm, conscientious principle to be all that
God would have them to be, they will not correctly represent our cause
and work for this time.
There must be with our sisters engaged in the work in every mis-
sion, a depth of experience, gained from those who have had an expe-
rience, and who understand the manners and ways of working. The
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missionary operations are constantly embarrassed for the want of work-
ers of the right class of minds, and the devotion and piety that will
correctly represent our faith.—
Christian Education, 45, 46
(1894).
Work Calls for Intelligence—Young men should not enter upon
the work of explaining the Scriptures and lecturing upon the prophe-
cies, when they do not have a knowledge of the important Bible truths
they try to explain to others. They may be deficient in the common
branches of education, and therefore fail to do the amount of good they
could do if they had had the advantages of a good school. Ignorance
will not increase the humility or spirituality of any professed follower
of Christ. The truths of the divine Word can be best appreciated by
an intellectual Christian. Christ can be best glorified by those who
serve Him intelligently. The great object of education is to enable
us to use the powers which God has given us in such a manner as
will best represent the religion of the Bible and promote the glory of
God.—
Testimonies For The Church 3:160
(1872).
Thoroughly Trained Workers—The third angel is represented
as flying in the midst of the heavens, showing that the message is
to go forth throughout the length and breadth of the earth. It is the
most solemn message ever given to mortals, and all who connect
with the work should first feel their need of an education, and a most