OUR SCHOOL by R. F. Andrews

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 15, 1878

OUR SCHOOL.

By R. F. Andrews

THROUGH the goodness of God we have a good school, where our children may be educated. A good education is worth far more to our children than wealth. The next school term is right upon us. Parents and guardians who have children that should go to school, should make an earnest effort to send them on time. I know very well the reluctance that some parents have to sending their dear children away from home, for I have experienced it myself. But as I spent ten weeks at our college last winter, I am prepared to speak from personal knowledge. I have quite an extensive acquaintance among our people in the West, and I know that the influences our children will be under while at school in Battle Creek, are, in nineteen cases out of twenty, far preferable to the influences surrounding them at their homes.

The church at Battle Creek seem to have a sense of the trust reposed in them by their brethren, and they work in sympathy and union with the college faculty for the best good of the students. It is but justice to this dear people that we say, that we do not see how they could manifest more interest were the children their own. This is just as it should be. And our fervent prayer is, and shall be, that it may ever be thus.

Professors Brownsberger and Bell have the best good of the school at heart. I speak of them because I know them personally, and have witnessed their untiring efforts in working for the interest of every one placed under their care. They are men of God, and act as those who expect to give account. And as far as my knowledge goes, this is true of all engaged as teachers in the school.

I would say to my brethren everywhere, Put away your reluctance. Send your children to school. Repose confidence in your brethren at Battle Creek, and in the college faculty; they are worthy of it, and will not betray you.

R. F. ANDREWS.