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Counsels on Health
helping the sick. When I heard that Dr. Kellogg had taken up the med-
ical missionary work, I encouraged him with heart and soul, because
I knew that only by this work can the prejudice which exists in the
world against our faith be broken down.
In Australia we have tried to do all we could in this line. We
located in Cooranbong, and there, where the people have to send
twenty-five miles for a doctor, and pay him twenty-five dollars a
visit, we helped the sick and suffering all we could. Seeing that we
understood something of disease, the people brought their sick to us,
and we cared for them. Thus we entirely broke down the prejudice in
that place....
Medical missionary work is the pioneer work. It is to be connected
with the gospel ministry. It is the gospel in practice, the gospel prac-
tically carried out. I have been made so sorry to see that our people
have not taken hold of this work as they should....
All heaven is interested in the work of relieving suffering humanity.
Satan is exerting all his powers to obtain control over the souls and
bodies of men. He is trying to bind them to the wheels of his chariot.
My heart is made sad as I look at our churches, which ought to be
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connected in heart and soul and practice with the medical missionary
work....
Ministers to Work on the Gospel Plan
I wish to tell you that soon there will be no work done in ministerial
lines but medical missionary work. The work of a minister is to
minister. Our ministers are to work on the gospel plan of ministering....
You will never be ministers after the gospel order till you show
a decided interest in medical missionary work, the gospel of healing
and blessing and strengthening. Come up to the help of the Lord, to
the help of the Lord against the mighty powers of darkness, that it be
not said of you, “Curse ye Meroz, ... curse ye bitterly the inhabitants
thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord.”
Judges 5:23
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It is because of the directions I have received from the Lord that I
have the courage to stand among you and speak as I do, notwithstand-
ing the way in which you may look at the medical missionary work.
I wish to say that the medical missionary work is God’s work. The
Lord wants every one of His ministers to come into line. Take hold of