WORKING FOR CHRIST AND ETERNITY, NOT JUST FOR THE NOW -- A VERY TIMELY COUNSEL!
"In every age the gospell ministry has tended to the same end. But every minute specification is not revealed in the Word of God. He desires us to use our reason and experience, by their help adopting methods and plans which, under the existing circumstances, are for the benefit of the church and the schools and the other institutions which have been established. "By their fruits ye shall know them." If erroneous opinions are entertained, search the Scriptures with hearts which are humble before God. Pray to the Lord, believing that He hears, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. If we will only believe, we shall receive the help we need.
-- The message "Go forward is still to be heard and respected. The varying circumstances taking place in our world call for labor which will meet these peculiar developments. The Lord has need of men who are spiritually sharp and clearsighted, men worked by the Holy Spirit, who are certainly receiving manna fresh from heaven. Upon the minds of such, God's Word flashes light, revealing to them more than ever before the safe path. The Holy Spirit works upon mind and heart. The time has come when through Gods messengers the scroll is being unrolled to the world. Instructors in our schools should never be bound about by being told that they are to teach only what has been taught hitherto. Away with these restrictions. There is a God to give the message His people shall speak. Let not any minister feel under bonds or be gauged by mens measurement. The gospel must be fulfilled in accordance with the messages God sends. That which God gives His servants to speak today would not perhaps have been present truth twenty years ago, but it is God's message for this time." The Ellen G. White - 1888 Materials" - Volume 1, pg.282
[It is good to read the context of these paragraphs but, the inserted and I would say...crafted apology printed on the bottom of the page, is not in line with the sermon E G White, the servant of God, did speak during the 1888 General Conference, dated: Discourse, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 21, 1888].
