Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

essential to be a help and blessing to themselves
and to others. Let every student consider, and be
able to say, I study, I work, for eternity. They can
learn to be patiently industrious and persevering in
their combined efforts of physical and mental
labor. What force of powers are put into your
games of football and your other inventions after
the way of the Gentiles, exercises that bless no one.
Just put the same powers into exercise in doing
useful labor, and would not your record be more
pleasing to meet in the great day of God? Whatever
is done under the sanctified stimulus of Christian
obligation, because you are stewards in trust of
talents to use to be a blessing to yourself and to
others, gives you substantial satisfaction, for all is
done to the glory of God.
I can not find an instance in the life of Christ
where he devoted time to play and amusement. He
was the great Educator for the present and future
life. I have not been able to find one instance where
he educated his disciples to engage in amusement
of football or pugilistic games to obtain physical
exercise, or in theatrical performances; and yet,
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