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teousness of Christ will go before them, and the glory of the Lord will
be their rearward.
There are miracles to be wrought in genuine conversion, miracles
that are not now discerned. The greatest men of the earth are not
beyond the power of a wonder-working God. If those who are workers
together with Him will be men of opportunity, doing their duty bravely
and faithfully, God will convert men who occupy responsible places,
men of intellect and influence. Through the power of the Holy Spirit,
many will accept the divine principles. Beholding Jesus in His loveli-
ness, in His self-denial and self-sacrifice, the self-sufficient rich man
will see himself in contrast as wretched, and miserable, and poor, and
blind, and naked, and will become so small in his own estimation that
he will prefer Christ to himself, and will lay hold on eternal life.
Converted to the truth, he will become an agent in the hand of God
to communicate the light. He will have a special burden for other souls
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of this neglected class. He will feel that a dispensation of the gospel is
committed to him for those who have made this world their all. Time
and money will be consecrated to God, means will be brought into His
treasury, talent and influence will be converted to the truth, and new
efficiency and power will be added to the church.
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Christ instructs His messengers to go also to those in the byways
and hedges, to the poor and lowly of the earth. Many of these do not
understand what they must do to be saved. Many are sunken in sin.
Many are in distress. Disease of every type afflicts them, both in body
and in soul. They long to find a solace for their troubles, and Satan
tempts them to seek it in lusts and pleasures that lead to ruin and death.
They are spending their money for that which is not bread, and their
labor for that which satisfieth not. These souls must not be passed by.
With the work of advocating the commandments of God and re-
pairing the breach that has been made in His law, we are to mingle
compassion for suffering humanity. We are to show supreme love to
God; we are to exalt His memorial, which has been trodden down by
unholy feet; and with this work we are to manifest mercy, benevolence,
and the tenderest pity for the suffering and the sinful.