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Testimonies for the Church Volume 9
loud cry is given. When the Holy Spirit is poured out, there will
be a triumph of humanity over prejudice in seeking the salvation of
the souls of human beings. God will control minds. Human hearts
will love as Christ loved. And the color line will be regarded by
many very differently from the way in which it is now regarded. To
love as Christ loves, lifts the mind into a pure, heavenly, unselfish
atmosphere.
He who is closely connected with Christ is lifted above the
prejudice of color or caste. His faith takes hold of eternal realities.
The divine Author of truth is to be up lifted. Our hearts are to be
filled with the faith that works by love and purifies the soul. The
work of the good Samaritan is the example that we are to follow.
We are not to agitate the color line question, and thus arouse
prejudice and bring about a crisis. The light of the third angel’s
message is to be given to those who need light. We are to labor
calmly, quietly, faithfully, trusting in our Elder Brother. We are
not to be in haste to define the exact course to be pursued in the
future regarding the relation to be maintained between white and
colored people. The truth for this time is to be proclaimed before
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the thousands of people in the Southern States. The way is to be
cleared, as far as possible, of all obstruction. Let the gospel message
be given to the people. Let white and colored people be labored for
in separate, distinct lines, and let the Lord take care of the rest. The
truth must come before the white men and women of the Southern
States. Then there will be a work done in their families that will lead
to the salvation of many souls.
“In All Wisdom and Prudence”
While men are trying to settle the question of the color line, time
rolls on, and souls go down into the grave, unwarned and unsaved.
Let this condition of things continue no longer. Let men and women
go to work, and let them labor as the Spirit of God shall impress
their minds. We need the talent of the colored believers, every jot
of it, in this work. Let colored workers labor for their own people,
assisted by white workers as occasion demands. They will often
need counsel and advice. Let the colored believers have their place
of worship and the white believers their place of worship. Let each