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converting power. But when a precise line is laid down which the
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workers must follow in their efforts to proclaim the message, a limit is
set to the usefulness of a great number of workers.—
Letter 404, 1907
.
Avoid a Rut—God’s workmen must labor to be many-sided men;
that is, to have a breadth of character, not to be one-idea men, stereo-
typed in one manner of working, getting into a groove, and unable to
see and sense that their words and their advocacy of truth must vary
with the class of people they are among, and the circumstances that
they have to meet.—
Letter 12, 1887
.
Method Determined by Class of People—Let us not forget that
different methods are to be employed to save different ones.—
The
Review and Herald, April 14, 1903
.
You have a hard field to handle, but the gospel is the power of God.
The classes of people you meet with decide for you the way in which
the work should be handled.—
Letter 97a, 1901
.
No Pulling to Pieces Another’s Work—Remember that we are
laborers together with God. God is the all-powerful, effectual mover.
His servants are His instruments. They are not to pull apart, everyone
laboring in accordance with his own ideas. They are to labor in har-
mony, fitting together in kindly, courteous, brotherly order, in love for
one another. There is to be no unkind criticism, no pulling to pieces
of another’s work. Together they are to carry the work forward.—
The
Review and Herald, December 11, 1900
.
A Warning to Workers of Experience—I am bidden to say to
my aged brethren, walk humbly with God. Be not accusers of the
brethren. You are to do your appointed work under the direction of
the God of Israel. The inclination to criticize is the greatest danger of
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many. The brethren whom you are tempted to criticize are called to
bear responsibilities which you could not possibly carry; but you can
be their helpers. You can do great service to the cause if you will, by
presenting your experience in the past in connection with the labors of
others. The Lord has not given to any of you the work of correcting
and censuring your brethren....
Follow on with your brethren to know the Lord. Sympathize with
those who are bearing a heavy load, and encourage them wherever you
can. Your voices are to be heard in unity, and not in dissension.—
Letter
204, 1907
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