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“Her writings hold firmly to the doctrine that the gospel, as revealed
in the sacred Scriptures, presents the only means of salvation. No
recognition whatever is given to any of the philosophies of India or
the ethical codes of Burma and China as compared with the gospel of
the Son of God. This alone is the hope of a lost world.
“The Holy Spirit, Christ’s representative on earth, is set forth and
exalted as the heavenly teacher and guide sent to this world by our
Lord at His ascension, to make real in the hearts and lives of men all
that He had made possible by His death on the cross. The gifts of this
divine Spirit, as enumerated in the Gospels and Epistles of the New
Testament, are acknowledged, prayed for, and received as fully as the
Spirit sees fit to impart them.
“The church instituted by our Lord and built up by His disciples in
the first century is set forth as the divine model. Its prerogatives and
authority are fully acknowledged, and all its ordinances and memorials
are observed. Strong emphasis is placed upon the value of gospel
order and organization, as revealed in the Scriptures, for the efficiency
of the church in all its world-wide operations.
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“Through the light and counsel given her, Mrs. White held and
advocated broad, progressive views regarding vital questions that
affect the betterment and uplift of the human family, from the moral,
intellectual, physical, and social standpoint as well as the spiritual.
Her writings are full of instruction, clear and positive, in behalf of a
broad, practical, Christian education for every young man and young
woman. In response to her earnest counsels, the denomination with
which she was associated now maintains a system of education for all
its children and young people.
“Her writings present most comprehensive views regarding tem-
perance reform, the laws of life and health, and the use of rational,
effective remedies for the treatment of disease. The adoption of these
principles has placed the people with whom she worked, in the front
ranks with others who are advocating sane temperance reforms and
working for the physical improvement of mankind.
“Nor is the social status of the human family lost sight of. Slavery,
the caste system, unjust racial prejudices, the oppression of the poor,
the neglect of the unfortunate,—these all are set forth as unchristian
and a serious menace to the well-being of the human race, and as evils
which the church of Christ is appointed by her Lord to overthrow.