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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Tuesday, April 21, 1885

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 62, No. 16

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ENTHUSIASM

By Eliza H. Morton

BY ELIZA H. MORTON.
The dull, careless, unconcerned teacher casts a cloud of indifference over his pupils, while the live, energetic instructor infuses some of his own stirring, cheerful spirit into the souls of those with whom he comes in contact. This is noticeable in common schools and more apparent in Sabbath-schools.
Enthusiasm does not necessarily consist of noise, loud talk, and bluster. A holy zeal kindled by study, by prayer, by love, and by the Spirit of God, will manifest itself in the face and manner; and though the words be few, they will be strong in their power and find a resting place in hearts. The young cannot fail to feel the interest of an earnest educator, and at times will be touched to tenderness by his influence. Enthusiasm may be engendered by throwing the whole soul into the work and making it a part of the life.
The possibilities that lie before the Sabbath-school teacher are manifold. Who can estimate the force of a kindly word? Who can measure the gathering power of a godly life? Who can tell the value of a human soul? Oh, for an enthusiasm like that which moved the heart of the Redeemer, and through him moved the world!