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Section 18—Extent of the Work
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Self-Supporting Effort
The Macedonian cry is coming from every quarter. Shall men go
to the “regular lines” to see whether they will be permitted to labor,
or shall they go out and work as best they can, depending on their
own abilities and on the help of the Lord, beginning in a humble
way and creating an interest in the truth in places in which nothing
has been done to give the warning message?
The Lord has encouraged those who have started out on their
own responsibility to work for Him, their hearts filled with love for
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souls ready to perish. A true missionary spirit will be imparted to
those who seek earnestly to know God and Jesus Christ, whom He
hath sent. The Lord lives and reigns. Young men, go forth into the
places to which you are directed by the Spirit of the Lord. Work
with your hands, that you may be self-supporting, and as you have
opportunity proclaim the message of warning.—
Letter 60, 1901
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Medical Missions in Every City
Intemperance has filled our world, and medical missions should
be established in every city. By this I do not mean that expensive
institutions should be established, calling for a large outlay of means.
These missions are to be conducted in such a way that they will not
be a heavy drain on the cause; and their work is to prepare the way
for the establishment of present truth. Medical missionary work
should have its representative in every place in connection with the
establishment of our churches. The relief of bodily suffering opens
the way for the healing of the sin-sick soul.—
Manuscript 88, 1902.
Advantages of Small Schools
The Lord is certainly opening the way for us as a people to divide
and subdivide the companies that have been growing too large to
work together to the greatest advantage. And this dividing should
be done, not only that the students may have greater advantages, but
that the teachers may be benefited, and life and health spared. To
establish another school will be better than further enlargement of
the school at-----. Let another locality have the advantage of one of