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more serious than many are willing to admit to their own conscience
or to God. Self is so large in many, ever striving for the mastery. There
are those who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ who have never
died to self. They have never fallen on the rock and been broken. Until
this shall be, they will live unto self, and if they die as they are, it is
forever too late for their wrongs to be righted. I love their souls. Jesus
loves their souls and He will do a good work for them, if they will
humble themselves under His mighty hand, repent and be converted,
surrender every day to God. It must be a constant, daily surrender. We
must be minute men and women, ever on guard over self, and watching
to improve every opportunity to do good and only good for the souls
for whom Christ has given His life to make them His own. When the
human agents deal with these souls in a hard spirit they grieve the
heart of Christ, and put Him to open shame, for they misrepresent in
their own character the character of Christ. Said one, “Thy gentleness
hath made me great.” I pray to our heavenly Father that all connected
with our schools may be in Christ as the branch is united to the living
vine.—
MS., 1893
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