The primary object of our college was to afford young men an opportunity to study for the ministry and to prepare young persons of both sexes to become workers in the various branches of the cause. These students needed a knowledge of the common branches of education and, above all else, of the word of God. Here our school has been deficient. There has not been a man devoted to God to give himself to this branch of the work. Young men moved upon by the Spirit of God to give themselves to the ministry have come to the college for this purpose and have been disappointed. Adequate preparation for this class has not been made, and some of the teachers, knowing this, have advised the youth to take other studies and fit themselves for other pursuits. If these youth were not firm in their purpose, they were induced to give up all idea of studying for the ministry. 5T 60.1 Such is the result of the influence exerted by unsanctified teachers, who labor merely for wages, who are not imbued with …
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
EGW's emphasis on the importance of studying the word of God to become effective workers in the cause aligns directly with the principle in 2 Timothy 2:15, which encourages diligent study to be approved by God.