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

in new and untried fields!
How hard it will be for them to meet the
financial problems that are connected with pioneer
work in foreign lands! And what a burden someone
will have to carry until the debts incurred by the
student have been paid!
On the other hand, how much might be gained,
if the self-supporting plan were followed! The
student would often be enabled to leave the
educational institution nearly or wholly free from
personal indebtedness; the finances of the school
would be in a more prosperous condition; and the
lessons learned by the student while passing
through these experiences in the home field would
be of untold value to him in foreign fields.
Let wise plans be laid to help worthy students
to earn their own schooling by handling these
books, if they so desire. Those who earn sufficient
means in this way to pay their way through a
course at one of our training schools will gain a
most valuable practical experience that will help fit
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