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Evangelism
Educate, Educate, Educate—We must educate, educate, educate,
pleasantly and intelligently. We must preach the truth, pray the truth,
and live the truth, bringing it, with its gracious, health-giving influ-
ences, within the reach of those who know it not. As the sick are
brought into touch with the Life-giver, their faculties of mind and
body will be renewed. But in order for this to be, they must practice
self-denial, and be temperate in all things. Thus only can they be saved
from physical and spiritual death, and restored to health.
When the human machinery moves in harmony with the life-giving
arrangements of God, as brought to light through the gospel, disease
is overcome and health springs forth speedily. When human beings
work in union with the Life-giver, who offered up His life for them,
happy thoughts fill the mind. Body and mind and soul are sanctified.
Human beings learn of the great Teacher, and all upon which they look
ennobles and enriches the thoughts. The affections are drawn out in
gladness and thankfulness to the Creator. The life of the man who
is renewed in the image of Christ is as a light shining in darkness.—
Medical Ministry, 262, 263
(1905).
Broad Views of the Work—There is a science in dealing with
those who seem especially weak. If we would teach others, we our-
selves must first learn of Christ. We need broad views, that we may do
true medical missionary work....
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We must exercise tact in dealing with those who seem to be igno-
rant and out of the way. By persevering effort in their behalf, we must
help them to become useful in the Lord’s work. They will respond
readily to a patient, tender, loving interest.
We are to co-operate with the Lord Jesus in restoring the inefficient
and the erring to intelligence and purity. This work ranks equally in
importance with the work of the gospel ministry.—
Medical Ministry,
208, 209
(1905).