The Great Teacher Himself was among you. Did you honor Him? Was He a stranger to some of the educators? Was there need to send for someone of supposed authority to welcome or repel this Messenger from heaven? Though unseen, His presence was among you. But was not the thought expressed that in school the time ought to be given to study, and that there was a time for everything, as if the hours devoted to common study were too precious to be given up for the working of the heavenly messenger? {8T 61.3}

Den store Lærer selv var iblandt jer. Ærede I ham? Var han en fremmed over for nogle af lærerne? Var der brug for at sende bud efter nogen med tilsyneladende myndighed, for at byde denne Budbringer velkommen fra himlen, eller afvise ham? Skønt han var usynlig, var han tilstede iblandt jer. Men blev den tanke ikke (62) ytret at skoletiden burde bruges på studier og at der kun var tid til dette, som om tiden til almindelige studier var for dyrebar til at ofres på den himmelske budbringer?