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Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers
that they have little experience in the things of God, and have not
spiritual discernment. The people of God throughout our ranks must
not, because of mismanagement on the part of erring men, have
their confidence shaken in the important interests at the great heart
of the work, which have a decided influence upon our churches in
the United States and in foreign lands. If you lay your hand upon
the publishing work, this great instrumentality of God, to place
your mold and superscription upon it, you will find that it will be
dangerous to your own souls, and disastrous to the work of God. It
will be as great a sin in the sight of God as was the sin of Uzzah
when he put forth his hand to steady the ark. There are those who
have entered into other men’s labors, and all that God requires of
them is to deal justly, to love mercy, and walk humbly with God, to
labor conscientiously as men employed by the people to do the work
entrusted to their hands. Some have failed to do this, as their works
testify. Whatever may be their position, whatever their responsibility,
if they have as much authority even as had Ahab they will find that
God is above them, that His sovereignty is supreme.” ...
No confederacy should be formed with unbelievers, neither
should you call together a certain chosen number who think as
you do, and who will say Amen to all that you propose, while others
are excluded who you think will not be in harmony. I was shown
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that there was great danger of doing this.
“For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed
me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye
not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A
confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the
Lord of hosts Himself; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your
dread.... To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according
to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” The world is not
to be our criterion. Let the Lord work, let the Lord’s voice be heard.
No Alliance with Unbelievers
Those employed in any department of the work whereby the
world may be transformed, must not enter into alliance with those
who know not the truth. The world know not the Father or the Son,
and they have no spiritual discernment as to the character of our