Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

as in the sight of the whole universe of heaven, if
they have the mind of Christ and are molded and
fashioned by the Holy Spirit, they will behave not
in a simpering, affected manner, but as ladies and
gentlemen. And if students have before them the
teachers' example of propriety, they will day by
day be educated in proper manners.
To establish our school in this out-of-the-way
place seemed to surprise some. It has required
some hard work to make a beginning. If the work is
well begun, it will cost time and money. But a
thing begun right is half done. It is the first steps
that cost. But in holding what is already gained, we
make a continual advance in the right direction. All
are not wise to see this.
By the blessing of the Lord the work has been
started, and now the help of every one is needed.
The students must be taught how to begin. The
educators must be men and women who have had
experience, and who will lead the students in the
right way at every step they advance. Teach Bible
manners; teach purity of thought the strictest
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