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all evil surmising, is of the enemy. All evil-speaking, all bitterness,
all impatience, all malice, must be purged from the soul temple, and
kindness, compassion, forbearance, meekness, longsuffering, gentle-
ness, goodness, faith, hope, love, must be cherished every day in order
that you may fulfil the prayer of Christ to His Father that His disciples
might be one as He is one with the Father. The harmony and the unity
of the church are the credentials that must be presented to the world to
prove the God has sent His Son into the world to give grace and light
and truth.
Genuine conversion is transformation of character. New purposes,
new moral tastes are created. Defects of character are overcome. Truth,
with its sanctifying power, brings the entire man into obedience to
Christ.
The day of solemn trust and sacred responsibilities is ours. We
have a work to do for God. Great light is shining upon us, which we
must diffuse to all with whom we come in contact, not by starting
arguments at once on doctrinal subjects, but by learning to talk of the
lessons of Christ. Be sure and be wise in dealing with the souls for
whom Christ has paid the price of His own precious blood. Is the truth,
the advanced truth we have received, producing in our own hearts
the fruits of patience, faith, hope, charity, and thus leaving its saving
influence upon human minds, revealing that we are branches of the
true Vine because we bear rich clusters of fruit?
Are integrity and amiability of character, and solid attainments
in the Christian growth, made manifest? Never be discouraged in
your efforts to save souls, because those who have been educated in
error and darkness do not immediately respond to your efforts. You
must show that you are God’s workmen who are never to faint or be
discouraged. The pity and Christlike patience manifested will reveal to
those with whom you associate that you have a living connection with
God, that you are pure in heart, tender in word, earnest and fervent in
spirit.
This spirit of Christ will make its way among the gross ignorance
that you will meet. But remember the words of Christ, “Without me ye
can do nothing.” It is not enough to speak readily upon controverted
subjects; God calls for men whose hearts have been moulded after
the divine similitude. Through sanctifying truth we can bear to others
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the cup of salvation. Through an earnest hold upon God, a prayerful