There is to be no change in the general
features of God's cause. It is to stand out as clear and distinct
as prophecy has made it. We are to enter into no confederacy
with the world, supposing that by so doing we could accomplish
more. My brother, if you stand in the way to hinder the advancement
of the work on the lines that God has appointed, you will greatly
displease Him. The warning message is to be given, and after
you have faithfully accomplished your part of the work you are
not to hinder others of the Lord's servants from going forth
to do the work that they should do. Laboring for the degraded
and fallen is not to be made the principal and all-important
line. This work is to be combined with the work of instructing
the churches. Our people are to be taught how to help the needy
and the outcast.
No line of our faith that has made us what we are is to be weakened. We have the old landmarks of truth, experience, and duty, and we are to stand firm in defense of our principles, in full view of the world. With hearts filled with interest and solicitude, we are to give the invitation to those in the highways and the byways. Medical missionary work is to be done. But this is only one part of the work that is to be accomplished, and it is not to be made all and in all. It is to be to the work of God as the hand is to the body. There may be unworthy ones connected with the ministry, yet no one can ignore the ministry without ignoring God.