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Fundamentals of Christian Education
Consecrated Workers Needed
I listened to words spoken by One who understands the past, the
present, and the future. A most solemn representation was given,
delineating the characters that should be possessed by those who are
accepted as yokefellows in our institutions. These institutions need
men who are temperate in the full acceptance of the term. God forbid
that men who have not learned to control themselves, and who neglect
their own character-building in order to make plans for some one
else, should be brought into our institutions at Washington, D.C., and
Mountain View, California.
The workers in our institutions are to heed the instruction given by
Christ. When the truth abides in the hearts of those in charge, when
they walk in the light shining from God’s word, the younger workers
will wish to understand better the words they hear in the assembly of
God’s people. They will ask for fuller explanations, and there will be
special seasons of seeking the Lord and studying His word. It was
in some quiet room or some retired spot in the country that Christ
explained to the disciples the parables which He had spoken before
the multitude. This is the work that will need to be done for the youth
in our publishing houses.
The Tendency To Colonize
Those who are necessarily situated near our institutions should be
careful how they send out glowing reports of the place. Everywhere
there are people who are restless and dissatisfied, and who long to
go to some place where they think they will do better than in their
present surroundings. They think that if they could be given work in
connection with some one of our institutions, they would have a better
chance to earn a living.
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Those who are tempted to gather about our institutions should
understand that it is skilled workers that are needed, and that heavy
burdens fall upon all who are properly related to the work. Those
who are connected with our institutions must be producers as well as
consumers. To those who desire to change their location, and settle
near one of our institutions, I would say: Do you think that in settling
near an institution you will be able to get a living without perplexity or