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I feel so thankful to the Lord that He never disappoints me; that He
gives me strength and grace. As I stood by the side of my dying hus-
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band, I placed my hand in his, and said, “Do you know me, husband?”
He nodded. Said I: “All through the years I have allowed you to bear
the business responsibilities, and to lead out in new enterprises. Now
I promise you to be a pioneer myself.” And I added, “If you realize
what I say, grasp my hand a little more firmly.” He did so; he could
not speak.
After my husband had been laid away in the grave, his friends
thought of putting up a broken shaft as a monument. “Never!” said
I, “never! He has done, singlehanded, the work of three men. Never
shall a broken monument be placed over his grave!”
God has helped me. Today I glorify His name in the presence of
His people. I spent nearly ten years in Australia. A wonderful work
has been done there; but more than twice as much could have been
accomplished, if we had had the men and the means that we should
have had. We thank God, nevertheless, for His sustaining presence,
and for what we can now see in that field as the result of the efforts
put forth.—
Manuscript 8, 1904
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Earnest, Untiring Activity
Camp meetings should be held in our large cities. And if the
speakers are careful in all they say, hearts will be reached as the truth
is proclaimed in the power of the Spirit. The love of Christ received
into the heart will banish the love of error. The love and benevolence
manifested in the life of Christ is to be manifested in the lives of those
who work for Him. The earnest, untiring activity that marked His
life is to mark their lives. The character of the Christian is to be a
reproduction of the character of Christ.
Let us never forget that we are not our own, that we have been
bought with a price. Our powers are to be regarded as sacred trusts, to
be used to the glory of God and the good of our fellow men. We are a
part of the cross of Christ. With earnest, unwearying fidelity we are to
seek to save the lost.—
Manuscript 6, 1902
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