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Section 17—Medical Missionary Work in the Great Cities
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labor where their lives will not be needlessly sacrificed. Our brethren
who bring the truth to the cities must not be obliged to imperil their
health in the noise and bustle and confusion, if retired places can be
secured.
Those who are engaged in the difficult and trying work in the
cities should receive every encouragement possible. Let them not
be subjected to unkind criticism from their brethren. We must have
a care for the Lord’s workers who are opening the light of truth to
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those who are in the darkness of error. We have a high standard
presented before us.
Every gospel minister should be a friend to the poor, the afflicted,
and the oppressed among God’s believing people. Christ was al-
ways the poor man’s friend, and the interests of the poor need to
be sacredly guarded. There has too often been a wonderful dearth
of Christ’s compassion and loving interest in the poor and afflicted.
Love, sacred, refined love, is to be exercised in behalf of the poor
and unfortunate.—
Letter 168, 1909
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Redeeming the Time
The terrible disasters that are befalling great cities ought to
arouse us to intense activity in giving the warning message to the
people in these congested centers of population while we still have
an opportunity. The most favorable time for the presentation of our
message in the cities has passed by. Sin and wickedness are rapidly
increasing; and now we shall have to redeem the time by laboring
all the more earnestly.—
Letter 148, 1906
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Seek Rural Homes
To parents who are living in the cities the Lord is sending the
warning cry, Gather your children into your own houses; gather them
away from those who are disregarding the commandments of God,
who are teaching and practicing evil. Get out of the cities as fast as
possible.
Parents can secure small homes in the country, with land for
cultivation where they can have orchards and where they can raise
vegetables and small fruits to take the place of flesh-meat, which