Last Messages to the General Conference
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Courage in the Lord
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This, Ellen G. White’s second message to the General Conference in
session in 1913, was read to the conference by the president, A. G.
Daniells, Tuesday morning, May 27
.]
Recently in the night season, my mind was impressed by the Holy
Spirit with the thought that if the Lord is coming as soon as we believe
He is, we ought to be even more active than we have been in years
past in getting the truth before the people.
In this connection my mind reverted to the activity of the Advent
believers in 1843 and 1844. At that time there was much house-to-
house visitation, and untiring efforts were made to warn the people
of the things that are spoken of in God’s Word. We should be putting
forth even greater effort than was put forth by those who proclaimed
the first angel’s message so faithfully. We are rapidly approaching
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the end of this earth’s history; and as we realize that Jesus is indeed
coming soon, we shall be aroused to labor as never before. We are
bidden to sound an alarm to the people. And in our own lives we are
to show forth the power of truth and righteousness. The world is soon
to meet the great Lawgiver over His broken law. Those only who turn
from transgression to obedience can hope for pardon and peace.
We are to raise the banner on which is inscribed, “The command-
ments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Obedience to God’s law is the
great issue. Let it not be put out of sight. We must strive to arouse
church members, and those who make no profession, to see and obey
the claims of the law of Heaven. We are to magnify this law and make
it honorable.
Christ has commissioned us to sow the seeds of truth, and to urge
upon our people the importance of the work to be done by those who
are living amidst the closing scenes of this earth’s history. As the
words of truth are proclaimed in the highways and the byways, there is
to be a revelation of the working of the Spirit of God on human hearts.
Oh, how much good might be accomplished if all who have the
truth, the Word of life, would labor for the enlightenment of those who
have it not. When the Samaritans came to Christ at the call of the
Samaritan woman, Christ spoke of them to His disciples as a field of
grain ready for harvesting. “Say not ye, There are yet four months,