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done as matters are now situated, without someone’s being wronged.—
Letter 175, 1901
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All One in Christ
Whoever of the human family give themselves to Christ, whoever
hear the truth and obey it, become children of one family. The ignorant
and the wise, the rich and the poor, the heathen and the slave, white or
black,—Jesus paid the purchase money for their souls. If they believe
on Him, His cleansing blood is applied to them. The black man’s
name is written in the book of life beside the white man’s. All are
one in Christ. Birth, station, nationality, or color cannot elevate or
degrade men. The character makes the man. If a red man [American
Indian], a Chinese, or an African gives his heart to God, in obedience
and faith, Jesus loves him none the less for his color. He calls him His
well-beloved brother.—
Manuscript 6, 1891
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