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Medical Ministry
Warnings and cautions have been given on these points from the
Lord. He will not bless fraud in any phase of business transaction.
The medical profession in general carries a heavy stock of unjust
exactions; but shall we copy their sin? We are reformers. We are
supposed to be pursuing a course that will represent the character of
perfect humanity, the pure, elevated character of Christ. When this is
true of us, a well-established purpose of strict integrity in things that
are least will be carried by us into the larger responsibilities. Sanc-
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tified hearts will always reveal sanctified principles.—
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169, 1899.
To an Inexperienced Manager
You are to always place yourself in the position of the one with
whom you deal, and see how you would feel under similar circum-
stances; then act as you would have others act toward you, that no
shadow may be cast upon the precious cause of truth. It must not
be reproached for the sake of gaining a few dollars or cents. Let no
occasion ever be given for anyone to say that Seventh-day Adventists
ever will do mean actions. Contempt will be what they will reap.
Let all our business transactions stand in a pure, untarnished light
before the world and with those of our faith. Do not let your course
of action be of that character that it requires explanations in order to
make it appear anyway in a favorable light.
Let all see this institution standing as an institution to promote
the happiness and well-being of our fellowmen. Better, far better, to
submit to some inconvenience and losses than to become mercenary
and create angry feelings, and leave the unhappy impression on the
minds that they have been taken advantage of and cheated, and they
go away hostile to the institution. The principles and morals of the
institution must ever be governed in all relations, to believers and
unbelievers, with generous, well-defined principles of nobility and
consideration, especially toward those who are suffering affliction.—
Letter 26, 1888
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