The value of education, including the development of mind and character, is referred to strongly in many portions of the Scriptures, especially the education that leads to wisdom. Solomon chose wisdom when he was offered his choice of blessings, and the greatness of his reward is evidence of the divine estimate of the value of true wisdom.
In Proverbs we read, "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge;" also, "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning."
What Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, says on the subject of education in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and also in the Manual of The Mother Church and her other prose writings, is sufficient reason for endeavoring to secure education and to encourage others in the same effort, as will be seen in her requirement that the Readers in churches and also those in charge of the Reading Rooms of The Mother Church shall be well educated. This shows education to be a valuable possession while journeying along the pathway of progress and usefulness.
