They have no higher commission. Secular schools, even when operated by people who are believers in Jesus, are subservient to the home. The home appoints them, and they are answerable to their creators. The function of the school is to serve the home in its responsibility to train children in a religious circumstance. The university is neither the church nor the servant of the church.
Secular schools are vital.
They do important work. We applaud the assistance they render to the home. When members of the church provide schools where young men and women can be taught mundane subjects in the fear of God, it is a good thing. Still, we must keep in mind the pedigree of the school and never allow it to control the church or the home, for that matter. Keep the school in its proper place, and it performs an invaluable service to the home.