Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

them up. This is too hard a work for one man to do.
But he should be given every possible
encouragement to go forward and in his humble
way reveal his loyalty to principle and his integrity
to God. Let the truth fall from his lips in simple
prayers and talks. In his unpretentious way he can
reach a class that ministers generally can not touch.
Brother and Sister Shireman's danger is in
supposing that their talents are sufficient to enable
them to do all that must be done in one of our
schools. They should not suppose that they can do
the work that is essential in educating the youth.
This work must be done by those whose talents and
training fit them to be educators, enabling them to
give the students a complete education. In stead of
consenting to carry responsibilities that the Lord
has not fitted them to carry, they should go out to
other places to arouse an interest and to begin a
work similar to the work begun at Hildebran.
Taking with them some young helpers to cooperate
with them, they could use the breaking-up plow,
preparing the soil in new fields and sowing the
seed. God will give the increase.
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