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to read. It may be that many will leave the tract unread, but some
among those in whose hands you place it may be searching for light.
They will read and study what you give them, and then pass it on to
others.
The workers in our restaurants should live in such close connection
with God that they will recognize the promptings of His Spirit to talk
personally about spiritual things to such and such a one who comes to
the restaurant. When self is crucified and Christ is formed within, the
hope of glory, we shall reveal, in thought, word, and deed, the reality
of our belief in the truth. The Lord will be with us, and through us the
Holy Spirit will work to reach those who are out of Christ.
The Lord has instructed me that this is the work to be done by
those conducting our restaurants. The pressure and rush of business
must not lead to a neglect of the work of soul saving. It is well to
minister to the physical wants of our fellow men, but if ways are not
found to let the light of the gospel shine forth to those who come day
by day for their meals, how is God glorified by our works?
When the restaurant work was started, it was expected that it would
be the means of reaching many with the message of present truth. Has
it done this?
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To the workers in our restaurants the question was asked by One in
authority: “To how many have you spoken regarding their salvation?
How many have heard from your lips earnest appeals to accept Christ
as a personal Saviour? How many have been led by your words to turn
from sin to the service of the living God?”
As in our restaurants people are supplied with temporal food, let
not the workers forget that they themselves and those whom they serve
need to be constantly supplied with the bread of heaven. Let them
watch constantly for opportunities to speak of the truth to those who
know it not.
Care of the Helpers
The managers of our restaurants are to work for the salvation of
the employees. They must not overwork, because by so doing they
will place themselves where they have neither strength nor inclination
to help the workers spiritually. They are to devote their best powers to
instructing their employees in spiritual lines, explaining the Scriptures