Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

missionaries, because they have put to the very best
use their physical powers in useful, practical labor
combined with their studies. And wherever they
may go, all that they have gained in this line will
give them standing room. If the light God has
given were cherished, students would leave schools
free from the burden of debt.
It is also essential to understand the philosophy
of medical missionary work. Wherever the students
shall go, they need an education in the science of
how to treat the sick; for this will give them a
welcome in any place, because there is suffering of
every kind in every part of the world.
The education given in our schools is onesided.
Students should be given an education that
will fit them for successful business life. The
common branches of education should be fully and
thoroughly taught. Bookkeeping should be looked
upon as of equal importance with grammar. This
line of study is one of the most important for use in
practical life; but few leave our schools with a
knowledge of how to keep books correctly. The
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