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practiced, the compassion of Christ revealed. Of this work there is
great need, and the world is open for it. God grant that the importance
of medical missionary work shall be understood, and that new fields
may be immediately entered. Then will the work of the ministry be
after the Lord’s order; the sick will be healed, and poor, suffering
humanity will be blessed
You will meet with much prejudice, a great deal of false zeal and
miscalled piety; but in both the home and the foreign field you will
find more hearts that God has been preparing for the seed of truth than
you imagine, and they will hail with joy the divine message when it is
presented to them
The medical missionary work has never been presented to me in
any other way than as bearing the same relation to the work as a whole
as the arm does to the body. The gospel ministry is an organization
for the proclamation of the truth and the carrying forward of the work
for sick and well. This is the body, the medical missionary work is
the arm, and Christ is the head over all. Thus the matter has been
presented to me.
Begin to do medical missionary work with the conveniences which
you have at hand. You will find that thus the way will open for you to
hold Bible readings. The heavenly Father will place you in connection
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with those who need to know how to treat their sick ones. Put into
practice what you know regarding the treatment of disease. Thus
suffering will be relieved, and you will have opportunity to break the
bread of life to starving souls
A Work in Which All Are to Unite
Ministers of the gospel are to unite with the medical missionary
work, which has ever been presented to me as the work which is to
break down the prejudice which exists in our world against the truth.
A gospel minister will be twice as successful in his work if he
understands how to treat disease.
To take people right where they are, whatever their position, what-
ever their condition, and help them in every way possible—this is
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