Ways of Working
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of our churches. The relief of bodily suffering opens the way for the
healing of the sin-sick soul.—
Medical Ministry, 322
.
In every city where we have a church, there is need of a place
where treatments can be given.... A place should be provided where
treatments may be given for common ailments. The building might be
inelegant and even rude, but it should be furnished with facilities for
giving simple treatments.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:113
.
The City Mission and Training School
A well-balanced work can be carried on best when a training school
for Bible workers is in progress. While the public meetings are being
held, connected with this training school or city mission should be
experienced laborers of deep spiritual understanding, who can give the
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Bible workers daily instruction, and who can also unite wholeheartedly
in the general public effort being put forth. And as men and women
are converted to the truth, those standing at the head of the city mission
should, with much prayer, show these new converts how to experience
the power of the truth in their lives. This united effort on the part of all
the workers would be as a nail driven in a sure place.—
Testimonies
for the Church 9:111, 112
.
Training Under Competent Leaders
More attention should be given to training and educating mission-
aries with a special reference to work in the cities. Each company of
workers should be under the direction of a competent leader, and it
should ever be kept before them that they are to be missionaries in the
highest sense of the term. Such systematic labor, wisely conducted,
would produce blessed results.—
Medical Ministry, 301
.
From the instruction that the Lord has given me from time to time,
I know that there should be workers who make medical evangelistic
tours among the towns and villages. Those who do this work will
gather a rich harvest of souls from both the higher and lower classes.
The way for this work is best prepared by the efforts of the faithful
canvasser.