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Section 8—Counsels and Cautions
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Relation of Church Members to Medical Workers
“By baptismal vows church members have covenanted to re-
main under the control of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Afterward under temptation some withdraw from the influence of
the Spirit of God, and serve the enemy. They become vain talkers,
mischief-makers. Instead of healing and restoring, they hurt and
destroy.
“How careful every person who claims to love and fear God
should be in regard to the reputation of the institutions that God
Himself has established according to His word! How careful should
every professing Christian be of the reputation of those whose work
it is to bring relief to suffering human beings. The physician needs
calm nerves. Cannot men and women be made to understand that
when they are constantly endeavoring to injure and tear down the
reputation of the Lord’s appointed physicians, to whom a special
work has been given, these servants of God feel keenly the wounds
made by their unsanctified utterances? Their hearts are bruised and
made sore by the criticizing spirit, the disparaging remarks, the
unchristian example and practices of those who should stand as
supporters of the men acting as God’s helping hand.
Reckless and Cruel Criticism
“Many professing Christians have become the agents of Satan,
who uses them to criticize and to discourage nigh unto death those
whom God has appointed to do a most important work. Many words
opposed to principles of truth and justice, many words creating
suspicion and distrust, have been spoken. Cannot the poor souls who
have been long in the way see that by their course of action they are
ignorantly serving the enemy of all righteousness? Can they not see
that they are driving successful laborers onto Satan’s battleground,
to become the sport of temptation?
“Many of these reckless talkers do not know what they are doing.
They cannot see that their words discourage the ones whom God
has appointed to represent Jesus Christ and His truth for this time.
In relieving suffering humanity, consecrated physicians are doing
the work of the Great Restorer, who has said, ‘Inasmuch as ye have
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