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My Guide said: “Elevate the standard in all school education.
You must set up no lower standard. Discipline must be maintained.
Teach the youth by precept and example.” There has not been too
much strictness but too much laxness of action tolerated. But the
workers must not despair. Work with the spirit of Christ, with the
mind of Christ to correct existing evils. Expect that the wrongdoers
will have the sympathy of wrongdoers; but faithful shepherds of the
flock have lessons to learn in order to keep on an elevated standard
and yet teach that the star of hope is still shining. Work on patiently;
but rebuke sin firmly, and give it no sanction. The refuge of lies for
the covering up of sin must be torn away in order that poor deluded
souls may not sleep on to their everlasting ruin.
The world is soon to be left by the angel of mercy, and the seven
last plagues are to be poured out. Sin, shame, sorrow, and darkness
are on every side; but God still holds out to the souls of men the
precious privilege of exchanging darkness for light, error for truth,
sin for righteousness. But God’s patience and mercy will not always
wait. Let not one soul think that he can hide from God’s wrath
behind a lie, for God will strip from the soul the refuge of lies. The
bolts of God’s wrath are soon to fall, and when He shall begin to
punish the transgressors, there will be no period of respite until the
end. The storm of God’s wrath is gathering, and those only will
stand who are sanctified through the truth in the love of God. They
shall be hid with Christ in God till the desolation shall be overpast.
He shall come forth to punish the inhabitants of the world for their
iniquity, and “the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no
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more cover her slain.” Let the language of the soul be—
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide!
Till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide,
Oh, receive my soul at last!
Other refuge have I none,
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, oh, leave me not alone!
Still support and comfort me.
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