Counsels to Editors
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“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength;
lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God.”
Keep your eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ, and by beholding
Him you will be changed into His likeness. Talk not of these spiritu-
alistic theories. Let them find no place in your mind. Let our papers
be kept free from everything of the kind. Publish the truth; do not
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publish error. Do not try to explain in regard to the personality of
God. You cannot give any further explanation than the Bible has given.
Human theories regarding Him are good for nothing. Do not soil your
minds by studying the misleading theories of the enemy. Labor to
draw minds away from everything of this character. It will be better to
keep these subjects out of our papers. Let the doctrines of present truth
be put into our papers, but give no room to a repeating of erroneous
theories.—
Letter 179, 1904
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No Compromise on Sabbath Doctrine—The people of the world
will try to induce us to soften our message, to suppress one of its more
distinctive features. They say: “Why do you in your teaching make
the seventh-day Sabbath so prominent? This seems to be always thrust
before us; we should harmonize with you if you would not say so
much on this point; keep the seventh-day Sabbath out of the Sentinel,
[
reference is here made to The American Sentinel (1886-1901), a
weekly devoted to the propagation of the principles of religious liberty.
It was followed in 1901-1904 by the monthly Sentinel of Christian
Liberty.
] and we will give it our influence and support.” And there has
been a disposition on the part of some of our workers to adopt this
policy.
I am bidden to warn you that deceptive sentiments are entertained,
a false modesty and caution, a disposition to withhold the profession of
our faith. In the night season, matters have been presented before me
that have greatly troubled my mind. I have seemed to be in meetings for
counsel where these subjects were discussed, and written documents
were presented, advocating concessions. Brethren, shall we permit the
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world to shape the message that God has given us to bear to them?
So then as well might the patient prescribe the remedies that are to be
used for his cure.
Shall we for the sake of policy, betray a sacred trust? If the world
is in error and delusion, breaking the law of God, is it not our duty to