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tongues, and people. The Lord’s treasury must have a surplus to
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sustain the work of the gospel in “regions beyond.”
Let those who feel the burden of establishing these institutions
have wise solicitors to present their necessities and raise funds. Let
the people of the world be aroused, let the denominational churches
be canvassed by men who feel the necessity that something be done in
behalf of the poor and orphans. In every church there are those who
fear God. Let these be appealed to, for to them God has given this
work....
The design of an orphans’ home should be not merely to provide
the children with food and clothing but to place them under the care
of Christian teachers, who will educate them in the knowledge of
God and His Son. Those who work in this line should be men and
women who are largehearted and inspired with enthusiasm at the cross
of Calvary. They should be men and women who are cultured and
self-sacrificing, who will work as Christ worked for the cause of God
and the cause of humanity.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:286, 287
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Small Homelike Institutions—Such institutions, to be most ef-
fective, should be modeled as closely as possible after the plan of a
Christian home. Instead of large establishments, bringing great num-
bers together, let there be small institutions in different places. Instead
of being in or near some town or large city, they should be in the
country, where land can be secured for cultivation and the children
can be brought into contact with nature and can have the benefits of
industrial training.
Those in charge of such a home should be men and women who
are largehearted, cultured, and self-sacrificing; men and women who
undertake the work from love to Christ, and who train the children
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for Him. Under such care many homeless and neglected ones may
be prepared to become useful members of society, an honor to Christ
themselves, and in their turn helping others.-
The Ministry of Healing,
205-206
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Importance of Seeking Counsel—God will not bless those who
work without taking counsel with their brethren. Any Seventh-day
Adventist who supposes that in himself he is a complete whole, and
that he can at all times safely follow his own mind and judgment, is
not to be trusted; for he is not walking in the light as Christ is in the
light. There will be many who have not a correct sense of what they