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Chapter 37—The False and the True in Education The mastermind in the confederacy of evil is ever working to keep out of sight the words of God and to bring human opinions into view. He tries to keep us from hearing the voice …
Read in context… Let these now be started under wise directors, that the children and the youth may be educated in their own churches.” Why Do We Need Church Schools? “The education that is generally given in the schools of the world is not that which can …
Read in context… The education of most youth is a failure. They overstudy, while they neglect that which pertains to practical business life. Men and women become parents without considering their responsibilities, and their offspring sink lower in the scale of human deficiency than they themselves. Thus …
Read in contextChapter 37—The False and the True in Education The mastermind in the confederacy of evil is ever working to keep out of sight the words of God, and to bring into view the opinions of men. He means that we shall not hear …
Read in context… But I would advise restriction in following those methods of education which imperil the soul and defeat the purpose for which time and money are spent. Education is a grand life work; but to obtain true education, it is necessary to possess that wisdom …
Read in contextChapter 71—Education of Workers We have a work to do which but few realize. It is to carry the truth to all nations. There is a broad field for laborers in foreign lands as well as in America. God calls for men who …
Read in context… A Present Duty All our denominational colleges and training schools should make provision to give their students the education essential for evangelists and for Christian business men. The youth and those more advanced in years who feel it their duty to fit themselves for …
Read in context… A Better-trained Ministry We see the need of encouraging higher ideas of education and of employing more trained men in the ministry. Those who do not obtain the right kind of education before they enter upon God’s work are not competent to …
Read in context… In our schools the standard of education must not be lowered. It must be lifted higher and still higher, far above where it now stands; but the education given must not be confined to a knowledge of textbooks merely. The study of textbooks alone …
Read in contextEducation a Fitting for Service The true object of education is to fit men and women for service by developing and bringing into active exercise all their faculties. The work at our colleges and training schools should be strengthened year by year, for in …
Read in context… But I would advise restriction in following those methods of education which imperil the soul and defeat the purpose for which time and money are spent. Education is a grand life-work; but to obtain true education, it is necessary to possess that wisdom …
Read in contextChapter 7—Teachers and Teaching True education means more than taking a certain course of study. It is broad. It includes the harmonious development of all the physical powers and the mental faculties. It teaches the love and fear of God, and is a …
Read in context… That which the rabbis regarded as superior education was in reality the [439] greatest hindrance to true education. It was opposed to all real development. Under their training, the powers of the youth were repressed, and their minds were cramped and narrowed. The brothers …
Read in contextChapter 6—Students to Do Missionary Work While in Training Object of Education True education is missionary training. Every son and daughter of God is called to be a missionary; we are called to the service of God and our fellow men; and to …
Read in context… All our youth should be permitted to have the blessings and privileges of an education at our schools, that they may be inspired to become laborers together with God. They all need an education, that they may be fitted for usefulness, qualified for places …
Read in context… Students who have gained book knowledge without gaining a knowledge of practical work cannot lay claim [308] to a symmetrical education. The energies that should have been devoted to business of various lines have been neglected. Education does not consist in using the brain …
Read in contextChapter 28—The Child’s First School God’s Original Plan for Education—The system of education established in Eden centered in the family. Adam was “the son of God” (Luke 3:38), and it was from their Father that the children of the …
Read in context… Simplicity Christ’s Object Lessons, 231, 232 Reverence Education, 242-244. Small Congregations The Desire of Ages, 183-194. Sabbath Services Testimonies for the Church 5:256. Carefulness in Manners and Dress Testimonies for the Church 1:648, 649. Public Prayers Testimonies for the …
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