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Welfare Ministry
The hours so often spent in amusement that refreshes neither body
nor soul should be spent in visiting the poor, the sick, and the suffering,
or in seeking to help someone who is in need.—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:276
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Welfare Ministry on the Sabbath—According to the fourth com-
mandment the Sabbath was dedicated to rest and religious worship.
All secular employment was to be suspended, but works of mercy and
benevolence were in accordance with the purpose of the Lord. They
were not to be limited to time or place. To relieve the afflicted, to
comfort the sorrowing, is a labor of love that does honor to God’s holy
day.—;
Redemption: or the Teachings of Christ, 4:46
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Early-Day Methods of Visitation—Let those who feel the burden
of souls resting upon them go out and do house-to-house work, and
teach the people precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little,
gradually leading them into the full light of Bible truth. This is what
we had to do in the early days of the message. As earnest efforts are
put forth, the Lord will let His blessing rest upon the workers and upon
those who are seeking for an understanding of the truth as it is in the
Word of God.
There are precious truths, glorious truths, in God’s Word, and it
is our privilege to bring these truths before the people. In those parts
of the field where many cannot attend meetings far away from their
homes, we can bring the truth to them personally and can work with
them in simplicity.
What light there is in the Word! In Isaiah we read, “Cry aloud,
spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew My people their
transgressions.” This is the work we are to do. Note the expression,
“My people.” Why should the prophet say, “My people”? They were
not walking in accordance with the light of truth, but God desired to
save them from their sins. The truth was to be brought to them anew
in its simplicity.
The message of the third angel must go to all people, and Christ has
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declared that it is to be proclaimed in the highways and in the byways.
“Cry aloud, spare not,” He commands. This means that wherever
they shall present the truth, whether before a public congregation or
from house to house, they are to present it as it is revealed in God’s
Word.—
Manuscript 15, 1909
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