Ministry and Medical Work
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There must be no belittling of the gospel ministry. No enterprise
should be so conducted as to cause the ministry of the word to be
looked upon as an inferior matter. It is not so. Those who ignore the
ministry, are ignoring Christ. The highest of all work is the ministry
in its various lines, and it should be kept before the youth that there is
no work more blessed of God than that of the gospel minister.
Let not our young men be deterred from entering the ministry.
There is danger that through glowing representations some will be
drawn out of the path where God bids them walk. Some have been
encouraged to take a course of study in medical lines who ought to be
preparing themselves to enter the ministry. The Lord calls for more
men to labor in His vineyard. The words were spoken, “Strengthen
the outposts: have faithful sentinels in every part of the world.” God
calls for you, young men. He calls for whole armies of young men
who are large-hearted and large-minded, and who have a deep love for
Christ and the truth....
It is not great and learned men that the ministry needs, it is not
eloquent sermonizers. God calls for men who will give themselves to
Him to be imbued with His Spirit. The cause of Christ and humanity
demands sanctified, self-sacrificing men, those who can go forth with-
out the camp, bearing the reproach. Let them be strong, valiant men,
fit for worthy enterprises, and let them make a covenant with God by
sacrifice.
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