Then let everything not essential to the work of the school be kept at a distance, that the sacredness of the place may not be disturbed through the proximity of families and buildings. Let the school stand alone. It will be better for private families, however devoted they may be in the service of the Lord, to be located at some distance from the school buildings. The school is the Lord’s property, and the grounds about it are His farm, where the Great Sower can make His garden a lessonbook. The results of the labors will be seen, “first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.” Mark 4:28. The land will yield its treasures, bringing the joyousness of an abundant harvest; and the produce gathered through the blessing of God is to be used as nature’s lessonbook, from which spiritual lessons can be made plain and applied to the necessities of the soul. {6T 187.2}

Hold da alt, der er uden betydning for skolens arbejde, langt væk, så stedets hellighed ikke bliver forstyrret af tætliggende familier og bygninger. Lad skolen stå alene. Det var bedre om private familier, hvor helligede de end er for Herrens tjeneste, blev placeret et stykke fra skolebygningerne. Skolen er Herrens ejendom og jorden omkring er hans landbrug, hvor den Store Såmand kan gøre sin have til en lektiebog. Arbejdernes resultater vil kunne ses, »Af sig selv giver jorden frugt, først strå, så aks og så fuld kærne i akset.« Mark.4,28. Landet vil give sine rigdomme, bringe en overdådig høsts glæde; og udbyttet fra Guds velsignelser, skal bruges som naturens lektiebog, hvorfra åndelige lektier kan tydeliggøres og bruges på sjælens trang.