Seite 8 - The Retirement Years (1990)

Contents
Information about this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
The How and Why of this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1—Adventist Pioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Respect the Aged Pioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Vivid Memories of the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Dead Still Speak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Deep Appreciation for the First Burden-bearers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reprint Articles of Pioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
G. I. Butler a Most Valuable Laborer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Grow Old Gracefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Growing Older but Continuing to Testify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Guard Memory of Pioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Avoid Criticism of the Pioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Let Us Encourage One Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 2—Usefulness of Older Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Aged Workers Not Released From Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Older Workers Needed in Crises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
They Know How to Help Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Special Grace and Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Older Ministers to Speak at Camp Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Experienced Workers Needed in the Home Field . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Old Age More Productive Than Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Efficiency May Constantly Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Last Days May Be the Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 3—Association of Young With Old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Laborers Together With God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Older Ministers Should Educate Younger Workers . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Older Workers Encourage the Younger Ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Warm Friendship Between Eli and Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Paul Trained Timothy and Titus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 4—Obligation of Children to Aged Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Obligation Never Ceases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Show Kindness Even to Unjust Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Caring for Aged Parents Is a Privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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