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Turis is quite largely an untried field, and
we shall see it beset with many difficulties. But
they must be made to prepare the way to ultimate
success. There are many of our larger churches
so situated that they could snccessfully carry on
a church school. And would be only too glad to
avail themselves of the opportunity to place their
children under the instruction of God-fearing
teachers. A recent testimony, not at hand, says
that there should be schools wherever there is a
company of believers in Present Truth.
Perhaps the first difficulty that presents itself
is that of suitable instructors. The difficulty
does not appear because of a lack of teachers but
because of a failure on our part to recognize this
line of work zs a Lranch of the missionary work
and to make provision for it. Teaching is looked
upon as a worldly. occupation to be entered into
for the profit it will offer, and not as missionary
work. And hence our teachers are not willing
to labor for the remuneration our people are able
to give. We have a large number of young
people teaching in the public schools and if this
ability could he consecrated to the cause of God
and utilized in teaching our children, great good
would result, and many would be saved to the
cause of God who otherwise would be found in .
the ranks of the enemy.
there is a broad and needy missionary . field here
It seems to me that
which as yet is practically unentered.
Many of our Bible workers labor for from
four to five dollars per week.. Out of this they
pay for fuel, board and room rent, leaving them
but a very small amount above expenses. But
they are willing to do this because it is working
in missionary lines. Our teachers could work for
even less pay than our Bible workers, provided
they could board among the patrons of the school,
and this would give them additional opportunities
for work among the people. They could thus
meet the students in their home life, and interest
parents and children in Bible study, and in fol-
lowing a course of reading on Present Truth =o
much needed among our people. If in addition
to this, they qualify themselves to give instruc-
tions in healthful living, in hygienic cooking,
and in the home treatment of simple diseases,
their influence for good would soon be felt in the
Conference, and they would become invaluable
and indispensible and at the same time would be
fitting themselves to labor in broader fields. I
can see no reason why such workers should not
receive a portion of their pay from the Confer-
ence treasury if nesessary, leaving the patrons of
the school to make up the remainder.
Another difficnity which would present itself
in many places would be that of obtaining a suit-
able building for school purposes. A large room
in a private-house might be made to answer the
purpose. In some places the church building
would be sure to be suggested, but this is open to
the serious objection of inculcating a spirit of ir-
reverance for the house of God, and there is _al-
toge! But the ecircum-
stances i in i enh commumity World have to decide
where the school would be held. The length of
the school term would depend upon the arrange.
ment which could be made between the teachers,
the patrons, and the Conference Committee, ‘in
case the Conference were to become responsible.
for a part of the teacher’s wages.
On the subject of text books we read the fol-
lowing from Special Testimonies on Education :
“There is need for every student to make the
Bible the book of his study, this is necessary for
every child, for every youth and for those of ma-
ture age. What hook can begin to compare with