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Women may take their places in the work at this crisis, and the
Lord will work through them. If they are imbued with a sense of their
duty, and labor under the influence of the Spirit of God, they will have
just the self-possession required for this time. The Saviour will reflect
upon these self-sacrificing women the light of His countenance, and
this will give them a power which will exceed that of men. They can
do in families a work that men cannot do, a work that reaches the inner
life. They can come close to the hearts of those whom men cannot
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reach. Their labor is needed.
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A direct necessity is being met by the work of women who have
given themselves to the Lord and are reaching out to help a needy,
sin-stricken people. Personal evangelistic work is to be done. The
women who take up this work carry the gospel to the homes of the
people in the highways and the byways. They read and explain the
word to families, praying with them, caring for the sick, relieving their
temporal necessities. They present before families and individuals the
purifying, transforming influence of the truth. They show that the way
to find peace and joy is to follow Jesus.
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All who work for God should have the Martha and the Mary at-
tributes blended—a willingness to minister and a sincere love of the
truth. Self and selfishness must be put out of sight. God calls for
earnest women workers, workers who are prudent, warmhearted, ten-
der, and true to principle. He calls for persevering women who will
take their minds from self and their personal convenience, and will
center them on Christ, speaking words of truth, praying with the per-
sons to whom they can obtain access, laboring for the conversion of
souls.
Oh, what is our excuse, my sisters, that we do not devote all the
time possible to searching the Scriptures, making the mind a storehouse
of precious things, that we may present them to those who are not