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Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work
the children the necessity of personal exertion, and with it an incentive
to noble achievement.
If they were encouraged to do so, the children would earn means
[100]
to devote to benevolent purposes, and to the advancement of the cause
of God; and their interest would be increased by the fact that they
had invested something in these enterprises. Their small donations
would be a material aid, and the children themselves would be far
better, physically, mentally, and morally, for the effort they had made.
Through their diligence and self-denial they would gain a valuable
experience, which would help them in making a success of this life as
well as in securing the life to come.—
Sabbath-School Worker, July 1,
1896, par. 5
.