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Chapter 1—Working Together
Stand Shoulder to Shoulder
—In other churches there are
Christians who are standing in defense of the principles of tem-
perance. We should seek to come near to these workers and make a
way for them to stand shoulder to shoulder with us. We should call
upon great and good men to second our efforts to save that which is
lost.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:110, 111
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Unite When We Can
—Whenever you can get an opportunity to
unite with the temperance people, do so.—
The Review and Herald,
February 14, 1888
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In his labors, my husband, whenever he had opportunity, invited
the workers in the temperance cause to his meetings, and gave them
an opportunity to speak. And when invitations were given us to
attend their gatherings, we always responded.—
Letter 274, 1907
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Linking Only With Those Loyal to God
—We are not to take
our stand with temperance clubs composed of all classes of men,
with all kinds of selfish indulgences and call them reformers. There
is a higher standard for our people to rally under. We must as a
people make a distinction between those who are loyal to the law of
God, and those who are disloyal.—
Letter 1, 1882
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A Sensible Attitude Toward Other Organizations
—The tem-
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perance question is to be respected by every true Christian, and
especially should it receive the sanction of all who profess to be
reformers. But there will be those in the church that will not show
wisdom in the treatment of this subject. Some will show marked
disrespect to any reforms arising from any other people besides those
of their own faith; in this they err by being too exclusive.
Others will grasp eagerly every new thing which makes a pre-
tense of temperance, having every other interest swallowed up in
this one point; the prosperity and peculiar, holy character of our
faith is ignored, the parties upon temperance are embraced, and an
alliance formed between God’s commandment-keeping people and
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