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Section 11—The Sanitarium Family
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The Lord has shown us the evil of depending upon the strength
of earthly organizations. He has instructed us that the commission of
the medical missionary is received from the very highest authority.
He would have us understand that it is a mistake to regard as most
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essential the education given by physicians who reject the authority
of Christ, the greatest Physician who ever lived upon the earth.—
Letter 61, 1910
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Harmony Among Workers
It is of the utmost importance that harmony exist in our insti-
tutions. Better for the work to go crippled than for workers who
are not fully devoted to be employed. It is unconsecrated, uncon-
verted men who have been spoiling the work of God. The Lord has
no use whatever for men who are not wholly consecrated to His
service.—
Letter 202, 1903
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Qualifications of the Matron
The nurses and student nurses should be under the charge of a
matron who can be a guide and counselor to them. She should be
capable of exercising wise supervision. She needs to be a woman
of good health, not self-centered, but affectionate, unselfish, and
sunny, one who can mold minds, not by being authoritative but by
being kind and thoughtful, and yet firm to principle. She must forget
herself in her interest for others. The simplicity of heart religion must
be seen in those who perform the services required of a matron.—
Manuscript 162, 1897.
A Woman of Experience
The one who occupies the position of matron in an institution
should be a woman of experience, who in an emergency knows what
needs to be done. She should be a woman of executive ability, a
woman who is willing to bear burdens, and who daily goes to God
for wisdom. She should be a woman who knows what the rules of
propriety are, and who observes them.—
Letter 30, 1887
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