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Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work
at the Sabbath-school? Parents should in no case treat this matter
indifferently.—
The Review and Herald, November 28, 1878, par. 12
.
No one can labor in the Sabbath-school or in the temperance work
without reaping a bountiful harvest, not only in the end of the world,
but in the present life. In the very effort to enlighten and bless others,
his own views will become clearer and broader. The more we endeavor
to explain the truth to others, with a love for souls, the plainer will it
become to ourselves. It ever opens with new beauty and force to the
understanding of the expounder.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:121
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The Sabbath-school work is important, and all who are interested
in the truth should endeavor to make it prosperous.—
Testimonies for
the Church 5:127
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Companies of Sabbath-keepers may be raised up in many places.
Often they will not be large companies; but they must not be neglected;
they must not be left to die for want of proper personal effort and
training. The work should not be left prematurely. See that all are
intelligent in the truth, established in the faith, and interested in every
branch of the work, before leaving them for another field....
It has been proved in the missionary field that, whatever may be
the preaching talent, if the laboring part is neglected, if the people are
not taught how to work, how to conduct meetings, how to act their part
in missionary labor, how to reach people successfully, the work will
be nearly a failure. There is much to be done in the Sabbath-school
work, also, in bringing the people to realize their obligation, and to act
their part. God calls them to work for Him, and the ministers should
guide their efforts.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:256
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After referring to the faithfulness of Caleb, Hannah, and Dorcas,
the testimony says:—
Such patient, prayerful, and persevering fidelity as was possessed
by these saints of God is rare; yet the church can not prosper without
it. It is needed in the church, in the Sabbath-school, and in society.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:304
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The Sabbath-school is an important branch of the missionary work,
not only because it gives to young and old a knowledge of God’s Word,
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but because it awakens in them a love for its sacred truths, and a desire
to study them for themselves; above all, it teaches them to regulate
their lives by its holy teachings,—
Testimonies for the Church 5:389
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At a certain meeting held in Iowa in 1884, Sister White said:—