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The Internship Period
Young Workers Moving Into Line—There are conscientious
young men who are preparing to move into line, to strengthen the
outposts. If they walk humbly with God, He will talk with them, and
instruct them. To them I would say, Work where you are, doing what
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you can to pass along the truth which is so precious to you. Preserve
simplicity, and then, when there are vacancies to be filled, you will
hear the words, Friend, come up higher. You may be reluctant to
advance, but move forward with trust in God, bringing into His work a
fresh, honest experience and a heart filled with the faith that works by
love and purifies the soul. As you thirst for the water of life, ask Christ
for it, and He will give you to drink of the water of life freely. He will
be to you a well of water, springing up into everlasting life.—
Letter 9,
1899
.
Much Depends on Beginning Right—The usefulness of young
men who feel that they are called by God to preach, depends much
upon the manner in which they enter upon their labors. Those who
are chosen of God for the work of the ministry will give proof of their
high calling, and by every possible means will seek to develop into
able workmen.—
The Acts of the Apostles, 353
(1911).
Begin Work in Association With Older Ministers—In gaining
a preparation for the ministry, young men should be associated with
older ministers. Those who have gained an experience in active service
are to take young, inexperienced workers with them into the harvest
field, teaching them how to labor successfully for the conversion of
souls. Kindly and affectionately these older workers are to help the
younger ones to prepare for the work to which the Lord may call them.
And the young men in training should respect the counsel of their
instructors, honoring their devotion, and remembering that their years
of labor have given them wisdom....
Let the older workers be educators, keeping themselves under the
discipline of God. Let the young men feel it a privilege to study under
older workers, and let them carry every burden that their youth and
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