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that will help the students in learning the duties of practical life, which
are essential for all our youth.
There is need of every one in every school and in every other
institution being as was Daniel, in such close connection with the
Source of all wisdom that he will be enabled to reach the highest
standard in every line. The love and fear of God was before Daniel;
and conscious of his amenability to God, he trained all his powers
to respond as far as possible to the loving care of the great Teacher.
The four Hebrew children would not allow selfish motives and love
of amusements to occupy the golden moments of life. They worked
with willing heart and ready mind. This is no higher standard than
every Christian youth may reach.—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and
Students, 281-284
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