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A Broader View
In carrying forward the Lord’s work at home and abroad, those
in positions of responsibility must plan wisely, so as to make the
best possible use of men and of means. The burden of sustaining
the work in many of the foreign fields must be largely borne by our
conferences in the homeland. These conferences should have means
with which to assist in opening new fields, where the testing truths
of the third angel’s message have never yet penetrated. Within the
past few years, doors have been thrown open as if by magic; and
men and women are needed to enter these doors and begin earnest
work for the salvation of souls.
Our educational institutions can do much toward meeting the
demand for trained workers for these mission fields. Wise plans
should be laid to strengthen the work done in our training centers.
Study should be given to the best methods for fitting consecrated
young men and young women to bear responsibility and to win souls
for Christ. They should be taught how to meet the people and how
to present the third angel’s message in an attractive manner. And in
the management of financial matters they should be taught lessons
that will help them when they are sent to isolated fields where they
must suffer many privations and practice the strictest economy.
The Lord has instituted a plan whereby many of the students in
our schools can learn practical lessons needful to success in afterlife.
He has given them the privilege of handling precious books that
have been dedicated for the advancement of our educational and
sanitarium work. In the very handling of these books, the youth
will meet with many experiences that will teach them how to cope
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with problems that await them in the regions beyond. During their
school life, as they canvass for these books, many may learn how to
approach people courteously and how to exercise tact in conversing
with them on different points of present truth. And as they meet with
a degree of success financially, some will learn lessons of thrift and
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