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Section 9—The Management of Sanitariums
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after proper test and trial. It is a sin against God to permit unfaithful
stewards to remain in positions of trust; for the Lord’s people are
liable to be misled by their unfaithfulness.—
Manuscript 154, 1902.
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Willing to Take Counsel
No one in an institution, not even the superintendent, should take
the position that he is free to follow his own judgment in all things.
Let no one think that he knows so much that he no longer needs to
learn. Unless we are constantly learning of Christ, and unless we
are willing to take counsel and advice from our brethren, we shall
fail in our work; for we shall become self-sufficient, and with those
who are self-sufficient God cannot work....
Quick to Discern
The man who occupies the position of superintendent must be
brave and true, ready to stand fearlessly for what he knows to be
right. He must be a man who is quick to discern and discriminate, a
man who can make wrong right with as little friction as possible. A
lack of discernment, a failure to reason from cause to effect, often
brings about in our institutions a condition of things that is very
displeasing to God.—
Letter 30, 1887
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Unnecessary Debts
To the managers of all our sanitariums, I would say, Let no large
debts be created. Make no unnecessary move. Set aside your desire
for full equipment at once. Let the best possible use be made of
fewer facilities, rather than to increase debt. All that is needed may
in time be obtained, but all the furnishings and facilities need not be
provided at once. Let reason, calm thought, and wise calculation be
the rule of action. If success attends our institutions established for
the care of the sick, it will be because the managers have preferred to
get along with the most essential things rather than to pile up debts.
The Lord calls upon us to do a work in many places. We shall
have sanitariums that can be carried on without involving our cause
heavily in debt.—
Letter 140, 1906
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