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immutable law of Jehovah, and the result would have been perfect
blessedness.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:503
(1889).
Science is Power—A knowledge of true science is power; and it is
the purpose of God that this knowledge shall be taught in our schools
as a preparation for the work that is to precede the closing scenes
of this earth’s history.—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students,
19
(1913).
Harmony of Science and Religion—The college at Battle Creek
[the first SDA college] was established for the purpose of teaching
the sciences and at the same time leading the students to the Saviour,
whence all true knowledge flows. Education acquired without Bible
religion is disrobed of its true brightness and glory.
I sought to impress upon the students the fact that our school is to
take a higher position in an educational point of view than any other
institution of learning, by opening before the young nobler views, aims,
and objects in life and educating them to have a correct knowledge of
human duty and eternal interests. The great object in the establishment
of our college was to give correct views, showing the harmony of
science and Bible religion.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:274
(1879).
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A Knowledge of Science Needed—Young men who desire to en-
ter the field as ministers, colporteurs, or canvassers should first receive
a suitable degree of mental training as well as a special preparation for
their calling. Those who are uneducated, untrained, and unrefined are
not prepared to enter a field in which the powerful influences of talent
and education combat the truths of God’s Word. Neither can they suc-
cessfully meet the strange forms of error, religious and philosophical
combined, to expose which requires a knowledge of scientific as well
as Scriptural truth.—
Gospel Workers, 81
(1915).
The Most Important Science—While the knowledge of science
is power, the knowledge that Jesus came in person to impart is still
greater power. The science of salvation is the most important sci-
ence to be learned in the preparatory school of earth. The wisdom of
Solomon is desirable, but the wisdom of Christ is far more desirable
and more essential. We cannot reach Christ through a mere intellectual
training, but through Him we can reach the highest round of the ladder
of intellectual greatness. While the pursuit of knowledge in art, in liter-
ature, and in trades should not be discouraged, the student should first