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Section 8—Counsels and Cautions
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Those who have charge of our sanitariums should move guard-
edly. There are times when they will see little increase. Let them act
with wisdom and tact and adaptability. Let them study and practice
the instruction Christ gave in regard to building a tower. Forethought
is of far more value than afterthought—when a neglect of wise cal-
culation and careful management is plainly seen to result in failure.
Managers who are slack, who do not know how to manage, should
be separated from the work. Secure the services of men and women
who know how to bind about the edges so that the work shall not
ravel out.
Let all who are connected with our institutions humble them-
selves before God. Let them ask God to help them to plan so wisely
and economically that the institutions will take firm root and will
bear fruit to God’s glory. Depend not on men. Look to Jesus. Con-
tinue in prayer and watch unto prayer with thanksgiving. Be sure
that you have a close connection with Christ.—
Letter 12, 1902
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Honor Through Lowliness
Although having every necessary facility with which to work,
the managers of some of our larger sanitariums have desired to make
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many improvements with money that is not their own, but the Lord’s.
Some neglect to perform deeds of mercy for the needy, and use for
themselves the pittance saved in this way. Many commit act after
act of complicated robbery of God in the person of His saints. In
their business dealings, those connected with our institutions should
always be actuated by noble principles, revealing by their example
the pure, holy principles that govern every Christian....
The Saviour of mankind was born of humble parentage in a sin-
cursed, wicked world. He was brought up in obscurity at Nazareth,
a small town of Galilee. He began His work in poverty and without
worldly rank. Thus God introduced the gospel in a way altogether
different from the way in which many deem it wise to proclaim
the same gospel in 1902. At the very beginning of the gospel dis-
pensation He taught His church to rely, not on worldly rank and
splendor, but on the power of faith and obedience. The favor of God
is above the riches of gold and silver. The power of His Spirit is of
inestimable value.