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Divine Teacher in their place, they would be far in advance of where
they now are in a knowledge of the divine truths of the Word of God,
which make men wise unto salvation. These books have led thousands
where Satan led Adam and Eve—to a knowledge that God forbade
them to have. Through their teachings, students have turned from
the Word of the Lord to fables.”—
The Review and Herald, March 12,
1908
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Broad Principles of Bible to Control Concepts [
See Chapter
11, “Bible Study and the Mind.”
]—Upon the mind of every student
should be impressed the thought that education is a failure unless the
understanding has learned to grasp the truths of divine revelation and
unless the heart accepts the teachings of the gospel of Christ. The
student who, in the place of the broad principles of the Word of God,
will accept common ideas and will allow the time and attention to
be absorbed in commonplace, trivial matters will find his mind will
become dwarfed and enfeebled; he will lose the power of growth. The
mind must be trained to comprehend the important truths that concern
eternal life.—
Letter 64, 1909
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Best Use of Parts Composing Human Machinery—Had teach-
ers been learning that lessons the Lord would have them learn, there
would not be a class of students whose bills must be settled by some-
one or else they leave the college with a heavy debt hanging over them.
Educators are not doing half their work when they know a young man
to be devoting years of close application to the study of books, not
seeking to earn means to pay his own way, and yet do nothing in the
matter. Every case should be investigated, every youth kindly and
interestedly inquired after, and his financial situation ascertained.
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One of the studies put before him as most valuable should be the
exercise of his God-given reason in harmony with his physical powers,
head, body, hands, and feet. The right use of one’s self is the most
valuable lesson that can be learned. We are not to do brain work and
stop there, or make physical exertions and stop there; but we are to
make the very best use of the various parts composing the human
machinery—brain, bone, and muscle, body, head, and heart. No man
is fit for the ministry who does not understand how to do this.—
Letter
103, 1897
Teachers Cooperate in Recreation—I see some things here in
Switzerland [
Note: Written while the author was visiting Europe,