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the youth ... should be giving themselves to this work.... Let every
Christian educator ... encourage and assist the youth under his care in
gaining a preparation to join the ranks.
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There is no line of work in which it is possible for the youth to
receive greater benefit.... They are co-workers with the angels; rather,
they are the human agencies through whom the angels accomplish
their mission. Angels speak through their voices, and work by their
hands. And the human workers, cooperating with heavenly agencies,
have the benefit of their education and experience. As a means of
education, what “university course” can equal this?—
Education, 270,
271
(1903).
To Impart Knowledge Is Essential—It is necessary to their com-
plete 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 to use the knowledge they have acquired.
They should be encouraged 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.—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students,
545, 546
(1913).