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Gospel Workers 1915
The work of health reform is the Lord’s means for lessening suf-
fering in our world and for purifying His church. Teach the people
that they can act as God’s helping hand, by co-operating with the
Master-worker in restoring physical and spiritual health. This work
bears the signature of Heaven, and will open doors for the entrance of
other precious truths. There is room for all to labor who will take hold
of this work intelligently.
Keep the work of health reform to the front, is the message I am
instructed to bear. Show so plainly its value that a wide-spread need
for it will be felt. Abstinence from all hurtful food and drink is the fruit
of true religion. He who is thoroughly converted will abandon every
injurious habit and appetite. By total abstinence he will overcome his
desire for health-destroying indulgences....
Work for the Wealthy Classes
The servants of Christ should labor faithfully for the rich men in our
cities, as well as for the poor and lowly. There are many wealthy men
who are susceptible to the influences and impressions of the gospel
message, and who, when the Bible and the Bible alone is presented to
them as the expositor of Christian faith and practice, will be moved
by the Spirit of God to open doors for the advancement of the gospel.
They will reveal a living faith in the word of God, and will use their
entrusted means to prepare the way of the Lord, to make straight in
the desert a highway for our God.
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For years the perplexing question has been before us, How can
we raise funds adequate for the support of the missions which the
Lord has gone before us to open? We read the plain commands of
the gospel, and the missions, in both home and foreign fields, present
their necessities. The indications, yea, the positive revelations, of
Providence unite in urging us to do quickly the work that is waiting to
be done.
The Lord desires that moneyed men shall be converted, and act as
His helping hand in reaching others. He desires that those who can
help in the work of reform and restoration shall see the precious light
of truth, be transformed in character, and be led to use their entrusted
capital in His service. He would have them invest the means He has