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economy, which will be of great advantage to them when they are
sent out as missionaries.
The students who take up the work of selling
Christ’s Object
Lessons
and
Ministry of Healing
will need to study the book they
expect to sell. As they familiarize their minds with the subject matter
of the book in hand and endeavor to practice its teachings they will
develop in knowledge and spiritual power. The messages in these
books contain the light that God has revealed to me to give to the
world. The teachers in our schools should encourage the students
to make a careful study of every chapter. They should teach these
truths to their students and seek to inspire the youth with a love for
the precious thoughts the Lord has entrusted to us to communicate
to the world.
Thus the preparation for handling these books, and the daily ex-
periences gained while bringing them to the attention of the people,
will prove an invaluable schooling to those who take part in this line
of effort. Under the blessing of God the youth will obtain a fitting
up for service in the Lord’s vineyard.
There is a special work to be done for our young people by those
bearing responsibility in local churches throughout the conferences.
When the church officers see promising youth who are desirous of
fitting themselves for usefulness in the Lord’s service, but whose par-
ents are unable to send them to school, they have a duty to perform
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in studying how to give help and encouragement. They should take
counsel with parents and youth, and unite in planning wisely. Some
youth may be best fitted to engage in home missionary work. There
is a wide field of usefulness in the distribution of our literature and
in bringing the third angel’s message to the attention of friends and
neighbors. Other youth should be encouraged to enter the canvassing
work to sell our larger books. Some may have qualifications that
would make them valuable helpers in our institutions. And in many
instances, if promising youth were wisely encouraged and properly
directed, they could be led to earn their own schooling by taking up
the sale of
Christ’s Object Lessons
or
Ministry of Healing
.
In selling these books the youth would be acting as missionaries,
for they would be bringing precious light to the notice of the peo-
ple of the world. At the same time they would be earning money
to enable them to attend school, where they could continue their