In Southern Europe
Preaching and Personal Ministry in Italy—The Piedmont val-
leys have been spoken of. From the light that I have had, there are, all
through these valleys, precious souls who will receive the truth. I have
no personal knowledge of these places; but they were presented to me
as being in some way connected with God’s work of the past. He now
has an advance step for this people to take.
Those who labor in these valleys must take a deep interest in their
work, or they will not succeed. The third angel is represented as
flying through the midst of heaven. The work is one that must be
done quickly. They must keep in working order, laboring intelligently
and with consecration, and be prepared by the grace of God to meet
opposition.
They are not only to preach, but to minister. As they go forth to
labor, they are to make personal efforts for the people, coming heart
to heart with them, as they open to them the Scriptures. There may at
first be only a few here and there who will accept the truth; but when
these are truly converted, they will labor for others, and soon, with
proper efforts, larger companies will be raised up, and the work will
move forward more rapidly.
There is a great work yet to be accomplished in all the fields
from which we have heard reports. All through these countries there is
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precious talent that God will use; and we must be wide awake to secure
it.—
Historical Sketches of the Foreign Missions of the Seventh-day
Adventists, 147
(1886).
Many Will Take Their Stand for the Truth—The angel that
joins the third angel is to lighten the earth with his glory. There will
be many, even in these valleys (in northern Italy), where the work
seems to start with such difficulty, who will recognize the voice of
God speaking to them through His Word, and, coming out from under
the influence of the clergy, will take their stand for God and the truth.
This field is not an easy one in which to labor, nor is it one which
will show immediate results; but there is an honest people here who
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