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To Teachers and Students
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now are in a knowledge of the divine truths of God’s word, 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 been turned
away from the word of the Lord to fables.”
I am instructed to say to students, In your search for knowledge
climb higher than the standard set by the world; follow where Jesus
has led the way. And to teachers I would say, Beware how you sow
the seeds of unbelief in human hearts and minds. Cleanse yourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. The crowning glory of
Christ’s attributes is His holiness. The angels bow before Him
in adoration, exclaiming, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.”
Revelation 4:8
. He is declared to be glorious in His holiness. Study
the character of God. By beholding Christ, by seeking Him in faith
and prayer, you may become like Him.
The standard of education in our schools is lowered as soon as
Christ ceases to be the pattern of teachers and students. Teachers
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are to understand that their work is not confined to the knowledge
contained in textbooks; it is to reach higher, far higher than it does. A
course of self-discipline is to educate them to conform the character
to the divine similitude. Self dies hard; but when teachers have that
wisdom which comes from above, they will discern the true object
of our educational work, and reforms will be made that will give our
youth a training that is according to the Lord’s plan of development.
Teacher, weed from your talks all that is not of the highest and
best quality. Keep before the students those sentiments only that are
essential. Never should the physician, minister, or teacher prolong
his talks until the alpha is forgotten in long-drawn-out assertions that
are not of the least benefit. When this is done, the mind is swamped
with a multitude of words that it cannot retain. Let the talks given
be short and right to the point. Let the mind be kept sweet and pure,
and open to heaven’s first law, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength,
and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.”
Luke 10:27
. If
those who act a part in the training of the youth will leave many
things unsaid, and present before the students the importance of the
principles they must obey in order to have eternal life, there will be
seen a work of true reform.
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