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Chapter 78—The Cause in Vermont
I have been shown that the disciples of Christ are His repre-
sentatives upon the earth; and God designs that they shall be lights
in the moral darkness of this world, dotted all over the country, in
the towns, villages, and cities, “a spectacle unto the world, and to
angels, and to men.” If they obey the teachings of Christ in His
Sermon on the Mount, they will be seeking continually for perfec-
tion of Christian character, and will be truly the light of the world,
channels through which God will communicate His divine will, the
truth of heavenly origin, to those who sit in darkness and who have
no knowledge of the way of life and salvation.
God cannot display the knowledge of His will and the wonders
of His grace among the unbelieving world unless He has witnesses
scattered all over the earth. It is His plan that those who are partakers
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of this great salvation through Jesus Christ should be His missionar-
ies, bodies of light throughout the world, to be as signs to the people,
living epistles, known and read of all men, their faith and works
testifying to the near approach of the coming Saviour and showing
that they have not received the grace of God in vain. The people
must be warned to prepare for the coming judgment. To those who
have been listening only to fables, God will give an opportunity to
hear the sure word of prophecy, whereunto they do well that they
take heed as unto a light that shineth in a dark place. He will present
the sure word of truth to the understanding of all who will take heed;
all may contrast truth with the fables presented to them by men who
claim to understand the word of God and to be qualified to instruct
those in darkness.
In order to increase the numbers at Bordoville, brethren have
moved there, leaving the places from which they came destitute of
strength and influence to sustain meetings. This has pleased the
enemies of God and the truth. Those brethren should have remained
as faithful witnesses, their good works testifying to the genuineness
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