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To God’s Workmen
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Sincere Christianity Needed
The world needs evidences of sincere Christianity. Professed
Christianity may be seen everywhere; but when the power of God’s
grace is seen in our churches, the members will work the works of
Christ. Natural and hereditary traits of character will be transformed.
The indwelling of His Spirit will enable them to reveal Christ’s
likeness, and in proportion to the purity of their piety will be the
success of their work.
There are in our world many Christian workers who have not yet
heard the grand and wonderful truths that have come to us. These
are doing a good work in accordance with the light which they have,
and many of them are more advanced in the knowledge of practical
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work than are those who have had great light and opportunities.
The indifference which has existed among our ministers in regard
to health reform and medical missionary work is surprising. Some
who do not profess to be Christians treat these matters with greater
reverence than do some of our own people; and unless we arouse,
they will go in advance of us.
The word which the Lord has given to me for our ministers and
our churches is, “Go forward.” “All power is given unto Me in heaven
and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
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God to be Sought
[Special Testimonies, Series A 9:31, 32 (1897).]
Cooranbong, Australia,
August 27, 1896
Piety is needed. Less self-confidence and far more humility must
be seen. The work of God has come to be looked upon as a common
thing. It would have been much better to have changed the men on
boards and committees than to have retained the very same men for
years, until they supposed that their propositions were to be adopted