Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

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There is a special work to be done for our
young people by those bearing responsibility in
local churches throughout the conferences. When
the church officers see promising youth who are
desirous of fitting themselves for usefulness in the
Lord's service, but whose parents are unable to
send them to school, they have a duty to perform in
studying how to give help and encouragement.
They should take counsel with parents and youth,
and unite in planning wisely. Some youth may be
best fitted to engage in home missionary work.
There is a wide field of usefulness in the
distribution of our literature and in bringing the
third angel's message to the attention of friends and
neighbors. Other youth should be encouraged to
enter the canvassing work to sell our larger books.
Some may have qualifications that would make
them valuable helpers in our institutions. And in
many instances, if promising youth were wisely
encouraged and properly directed, they could be
led to earn their own schooling by taking up the
sale of Christ's Object Lessons or Ministry of
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