WHAT CAN I DO?

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 26, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 13.

Some of the older ones may say, "What can I do to bring about such a state of things? I have no gift, no talent, to do anything in that direction. I only wish I had." There are none who cannot do something in the interest of the Sabbath-school. First be sure to attend the school regularly, and do not excuse yourself from taking an active part in the exercises because you are "too old" or "too dull" to learn the lessons. Of course you "don't know the lesson" if you have not looked at it during the week. Study it at home, and help the children to understand it. They may have learned the answers to the questions, and still may not fully understand them. Sit down and "go over" the lesson with them, asking questions and making suggestions that will lead their minds through a wider range, and stimulate a more thorough research.

Be punctual to a minute. Have a zeal that the frost of winter will not blight, the heat of summer wilt, nor the prospect of rain dissolve. Talk of the school in the prayer-meetings, and pray for it. Consider the Sabbath-school in the business meetings, and take measures to aid it. This course on the part of each member of the church, cannot fail to produce a "live" Sabbath-school, one the influence of which will be felt continually in the spiritual advancement of the church itself.