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finement. We are dependent upon one another, closely bound together
by the ties of human brotherhood.
Heaven, forming each on other to depend,
A master, or a servant, or a friend,
Bids each on other for assistance call,
Till one man’s weakness grows the strength of all.
Value of Social Relations
It is through the social relations that Christianity comes in contact
with the world. Every man or woman who has tasted of the love
of Christ and has received into the heart the divine illumination, is
required of God to shed light on the dark pathway of those who are
unacquainted with the better way. Every worker in that sanitarium
should become a witness for Jesus. Social power, sanctified by the
Spirit of Christ, must be improved to win souls to the Saviour.
He who has to deal with persons differing so widely in charac-
ter, disposition, and temperament will have trials, perplexities, and
collisions, even when he does his best. He may be disgusted with
the ignorance, pride, and independence which he will meet; but this
should not discourage him. He should stand where he will sway rather
than be swayed. Firm as a rock to principle, with an intelligent faith,
he should stand uncorrupted by surrounding influences. The people
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of God should not be transformed by the various influences to which
they must necessarily be exposed; but they must stand up for Jesus,
and by the aid of His Spirit exert a transforming power upon minds
deformed by false habits and defiled by sin.
The Beauty of Holiness
Christ is not to be hid away in the heart and locked in as a coveted
treasure, sacred and sweet, to be enjoyed solely by the possessor. We
are to have Christ in our hearts as a well of water, springing up into
everlasting life, refreshing all who come in contact with us. We must
confess Christ openly and bravely, exhibiting in our characters his
meekness, humility, and love, till men shall be charmed by the beauty
of holiness. It is not the best way to preserve our religion as we bottle
perfumes, lest the fragrance should escape.