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Proclaiming the Truth
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company be zealous to do genuine missionary work for its own
people and for the colored people wherever and whenever they can.
When the truth has been presented in a place, and as many white
people as will hear and believe have accepted the truth, opportunities
will sometimes appear for efforts to be made, in a quiet, unobtrusive
manner, by white laborers for the colored people. Such opportunities
should not be overlooked.
But we must not unnecessarily arouse prejudice that would close
the way against the proclamation of the third angel’s message to the
white people. They need this message; for a time of trouble is before
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us, such as never was since there was a nation.
Great care must be exercised that nothing be said or done to
inflame the feelings of the colored people against the whites. Let us
not aggravate the difficulties that already exist. However wisely the
workers labor, they will have opposition to meet, without creating
an agitation over the color line. Let us clear the King’s highway.
Let God have a chance to work. Let men keep out of His way. He
will plan and manage better than human beings possibly can. Let us
remember that our first great work is to preach the word of God, to
give the warnings of the Bible.
The Lord calls upon all to take up the work in humility of mind.
The ministers are not all sanctified through the truth. The Lord calls
upon all to lay down their controversies. Let men beware of doing
that which would cut off our last hope of entering difficult fields
where there is race prejudice and antagonism.
As a means of overcoming prejudice and gaining access to minds,
medical missionary work must be done, not in one or two places
only, but in many places where the truth has not yet been proclaimed.
We are to work as gospel medical missionaries, to heal the sin-sick
souls by giving them the message of salvation. This work will break
down prejudice as nothing else can.
The Sabbath
The Sabbath question is one that will demand great care and
wisdom in its presentation. Much of the grace and power of God
will be needed to cast down the idol that has been erected in the
shape of a false sabbath. Lift up the standard, lift it up,
higher and