Southern Work*
By Ellen G. White
 
 
 
Contents

 









[*Note. Over time, social customs, attitudes, and language change. The reader may find certain words, or expressions, contained in this book, to be offensive by today's standards, or easily misunderstood. The author of these articles was indisputibly a Godly, Christian woman who harbored not the slightest hint or taint of recism or bigotry but rather was motivated by Godly love and concern for the spiritual plight of the black people living in the southern states of America in the post civil war era. The reader should be cautioned to evaluate her words, not basesd on current usage, but upon the acceptable standards of the time in which she wrote. Allen Benson]
 
 

 
Introduction: The Story of The Southern Work.....5
Chapter I. Ellen G. White's Appeal to the Church
Our Duty to the Colored People......9
Chapter II. The Review and Herald Articles
Work Among the Colored People
An Appeal for the Southern Field
An Appeal for the South--2
An Appeal for the South--3
An Example in History
The Bible the Colored People's Hope
Spirit and Life for the Colored People
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?"
Lift Up Your Eyes and Look on the Field Volunteers
Wanted for the Southern Field.....19
Chapter III. Counsels Regarding the Work in the South
Words of Precaution Regarding Sunday Labor
Proper Methods of Work in the Southern Field The
Southern Field.....66
Chapter IV. Special Counsels and Cautions in 1899
Colonization Not Advisable
The Field Becoming Difficult
Further Counsel Regarding a Colony in the South
A Neglected Work
Principles Regarding Restitution.....83
 
 
 
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