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              Royalty and Ruin
            
            
              same influences that Israel faced when Solomon reigned are still with
            
            
              us. Only by the power of God can we gain the victory. The conflict
            
            
              calls for a spirit of self-denial, distrust of self, and dependence on
            
            
              God alone so that we may use every opportunity wisely for saving
            
            
              souls.
            
            
              The Lord will bless His people as they advance unitedly, reveal-
            
            
              ing to a world in error’s darkness the beauty of holiness, shown
            
            
              in a Christlike spirit of self-sacrifice, in exalting God rather than
            
            
              anything human, and in loving service to those in need of the gospel.
            
            
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