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Medical Ministry
To Exalt the Word of God
The Lord calls for a solemn dedication to Him of the sanitariums
that shall be established. Our object in the establishment of these
institutions is that the truth for this time may through them be pro-
claimed. In order that this may be done, they must be conducted on
right lines. In them business interests are not to be crowded in to
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take the place of spiritual interests. Every day devotional exercises
are to be held. The word of God is in no case to be given a secondary
place. Those who come to our sanitariums for treatment must see the
word of God, which is the bread of life, exalted above all common,
earthly considerations. A strong religious influence is to be exerted.
It must be plainly shown that the glory of God and the uplifting of
Christ are placed before all else.—
Letter 183, 1905
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To Bring Comfort and Encouragement
In our sanitariums, of all places in the world, we need soundly
converted physicians and wise workers—men and women who will
not urge their peculiar ideas upon the sick, but who will present
the truths of the word of God in a way that will bring comfort and
encouragement and blessing to the patients. This is the work for
which our sanitariums are established—to correctly represent the
truths of the word of God, and to lead the minds of men and women
to Christ.
Let the religious services held each day be short but educational
in character. Present the Bible and its Author, the God of heaven and
earth, and Christ the Son, the great Gift of God to the world. Tell the
patients how the Saviour came to the earth to reveal the love of God
for men. Present before them His great sacrifice in thus coming here
to live and die. Let it be known that through faith in Christ every
sinful human being may become a partaker of the divine nature, and
learn to cooperate with God in the work of salvation.—
Letter 112,
1909
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Consideration for the Thoughtless
Those who are connected with our sanitariums are to be edu-
cators. By pleasant words and kindly deeds they are to make the