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their sanctification come in. They begin the work of disaffection by
their criticism. Here is where they fell, and here is where many will
fall. To complain of our brethren in the ministry, to be suspicious of
the gifts the Lord has set in the church, to always be finding spot and
stain in something said or done is to follow the enemy. If one chooses
to obtain this class of education, Satan will help in a masterly manner.
After the criticizers tell all that appears to them to be out of joint, they
go into the manufacturing business, and commence to weave webs of
falsehood. They abuse the confidence that has been reposed in them,
and strive to destroy the reputation of the very ones that have ever been
their truest friends.—
Letter 126, 1897
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Ellen White’s Example in Giving
I have been devoting all my talents of money and of time, golden,
God-given time, to the service of the Lord Jesus. I am building for
time and for eternity. I study every pound which I invest in buildings
for myself, lest I shall in any way limit the resources which I can
invest in the upbuilding of the cause of God. I do not regret that I have
done this. We have seen some trying times, but amid all we say, It
pays.—
Letter 130, 1897
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Evil of Gossiping
Those who do evil with their gossiping tongues, who sow discord
by selfish ideas and thoughts by any jealousies, evil surmisings, or
covetousness, they grieve the Holy Spirit of God, for they are working
at cross purposes with God, instead of answering the purposes of
Christ, instead of answering to the prayer of Christ that His disciples
may be one as He is one with the Father. They are working entirely in
the lines the enemy has marked out.—
Letter 20, 1899
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Medical Missionary Work
There was a time when in America the cause of God was in dis-
tressing need of help to work the new fields. The work struggled
against difficulties and opposition of every type. Wherever it was
received, the entrance of truth was a blessing. The truth elevated the
debased, reformed the wrongdoer, educated the ignorant, comforted