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centered there. God has left these to the results of their human wisdom,
and its fruit is seen in the present perplexities.
“Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice
of His servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him
trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. Behold, all ye
that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in
the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall
ye have of Mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”
Isaiah 50:10, 11
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“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhab-
itants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil
against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now everyone
from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. And
they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices,
and we will everyone do the imagination of his evil heart. Therefore
thus saith the Lord; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard
such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. Will
a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of
the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another
place be forsaken? Because My people have forgotten Me, they have
burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in
their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast
up.”
Jeremiah 18:11-15
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Medical Missionary Work
Again and again the Lord has pointed out the work which the
church in Battle Creek and those all through America are to do. They
are to reach a much higher standard in spiritual advancement than they
have yet reached. They are to awake out of sleep and go without the
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camp, working for souls that are ready to perish.
The medical missionary workers are doing the long-neglected work
which God gave to the church in Battle Creek—they are giving the
last call to the supper which He has prepared.
My brethren, why do you keep so many things bound up in Battle
Creek? Why do you not take the tract and missionary work into other
cities, where there is much missionary work to be done?
The many interests centering in Battle Creek should be divided
and subdivided, and placed in other cities. You who think you are wise