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Medical Ministry
“The Commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” [See Sabbath
Observance, Section 11.]
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The Use of Means
The men in positions of trust should regard the means they handle
as God’s revenue, and use it in an economical manner. When there
is an abundance in the treasury, they are not to invest it in adding
building to building in places already provided with memorials for
God. Hundreds of other places are in need of this money, that they,
too, may have something established to represent the truth. All parts
of the Lord’s vineyard are to be worked.
The power to use and disburse the Lord’s money is not to be
left to the judgment of any one man. An account must be given for
every dollar expended. God’s means is to be used at the proper times
and in the right places, that it may be a blessing, and also an object
lesson of how He works, in accordance with principles of equity,
justice, and righteousness.
All Ye are Brethren
No one man is ever to set himself up as a ruler, as a lord over
his fellowmen, to act out his natural impulses. No one man’s voice
and influence should ever be allowed to become a controlling power.
Those who oppress their fellow workers in our institutions, and
who refuse to change their manner of treating helpers under their
charge, should be removed. As overseers, they should have exerted
a superior, refining influence for the right. Their investment with
power makes it all the more necessary for them to be models of true
Christianity.
I am instructed by the Lord to say that position never gives a man
grace or makes him righteous. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom.” Some men entrusted with positions of responsibility
entertain the idea that position is for the aggrandizement of self. Let
no manager think that all minds must be subjected to his mind, that
all wills must be subordinate to his will, and that all methods must
be laid aside for his methods. Greater injury cannot be done to any
institution than by allowing such a man to remain in his position,