Chapter 57—Closing Labors
To the brethren assembled in General Conference in 1913, Mrs.
White wrote freely of some of her experiences during the four years
that had passed since she had had opportunity, at the 1909 Conference,
of speaking to them personally.
“For a number of months after the close of that meeting,” she wrote,
“I bore a heavy burden, and urged upon the attention of the brethren
in responsibility those things which the Lord was instructing me to
set before them plainly.... And while I still feel the deepest anxiety
over the attitude that some are taking toward important measures
connected with the development of the cause of God in the earth, yet
I have strong faith in the workers throughout the field, and believe
that as they meet together and humble themselves before the Lord and
consecrate themselves anew to His service, they will be enabled to do
His will. There are some who do not even now view matters in the
right light, but these may learn to see eye to eye their coworkers, and
may avoid making serious mistakes, by earnestly seeking the Lord at
this time, and by submitting their will wholly to the will of God.
“I have been deeply impressed by scenes that have recently passed
before me in the night season. There seemed to be a great movement—
a work of revival—going forward in many places. Our people were
moving into line, responding to God’s call. My brethren, the Lord is
speaking to us. Shall we not heed His voice? Shall we not trim our
lamps, and act like men who look for their Lord to come? The time is
one that calls for light-bearing, for action.
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“‘I therefore ... beseech you,’ brethren, ‘that ye walk worthy of
the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meek-
ness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring
to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.’”
The General
Conference Bulletin, 1913
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