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Section 10—Opportunities for Ministry In Hospitals and Sanitariums
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has made, He can mold without the power of man; but He honors
men by asking them to cooperate with Him in this great work. When
the Spirit of God works on the mind of the afflicted one, and he
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inquires for truth, let the physician work for the precious soul as
Christ would work for it. Do not urge upon him any special doctrine,
but point him to Jesus as a sin-pardoning Saviour. Angels of God
will make impressions on the human mind. Some will refuse to be
illuminated by the light which God would let shine into the chambers
of the mind and into the soul temple; but many will respond to the
light, and from these minds every form of deception and error will
be swept away.—
Letter 205, 1899
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With Tenderness and Wisdom
The physician who proves himself worthy of being placed as
leading physician in a sanitarium will do a grand work. But his
work in religious lines should ever be of such a nature that the divine
antidote for the relief of sin-burdened souls will be presented before
the patients. All physicians should understand that such work should
be done with tenderness and wisdom. In our institutions where
mental patients are brought for treatment, the comforting words of
truth spoken to the afflicted one will often be the means of soothing
the mind and restoring peace to the soul.
When the leading physician passes by the spiritual part of the
work, he is remiss in his duty, and gives a wrong example to the
younger helpers who are learning to do the work of a Christian
physician. These students neglect a part of the work that is most
essential. This, I greatly fear, will result in a loss that can never be
remedied.—
Letter 20, 1902
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Learning to Work as He Worked
In all our sanitariums, God is to be acknowledged as the Master
Workman. By becoming familiar with His life, the physicians and
helpers are to learn how to work as He worked. He was the Majesty
of heaven, the King of glory. But, clothed with the garb of humanity,
He took His place at the head of the fallen race. He humbled Himself,
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. He