Life sketches of ellen g. white

e before us, and impassable mountains on either hand. God
has been with us and has blessed our efforts. We must work
by faith. 'The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and
the violent take it by force.' Matt. 11:12. We are to pray,
believe that our prayers are heard, and then work. p. 298,
Para. 1, [LS15].
"The work may now seem small; but there must be a
beginning before there can be any progress. 'First the
blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.'
The work may start in weakness, and its progress may for a
time be slow; yet if it is commenced in a healthy manner,
there will be a steady and substantial gain. A high
standard should be placed before those who are newly come
to the faith. They should be educated to be careful in
speech and circumspect in conduct, giving evidence that the
truth has accomplished something for them, and thus by
their example shedding light upon those who are in
darkness. . . . p. 298, Para. 2, [LS15].
"Those who have received the truth may be poor, but they
should not remain ignorant or defective in character, to
give the same mould, by their influence, to others. When
the church fully receives the light, darkness will be
dispelled; and if in holiness of character they keep pace
with the truth revealed, their light will grow brighter and
brighter. The truth will do its refining work, restoring
the moral image of God in man, and the darkness and
confusion and strife of tongues which is the curse of so
many churches, will cease. The power that God will give to
His church, if they will only walk in the light as fast as
it shines upon them, is scarcely conceived of. p. 298,
Para. 3, [LS15].
"The Lord is soon to come, and the message of warning is
to go forth to all nations, tongues, and peoples. While
God's cause is calling for means and laborers, what are
those doing who live under the full light of the present
truth?" p. 299, Para. 1, [LS15].
The Conference in Sweden having closed, two weeks were
spent in Christiania, in earnest labor for the church and
for the workers in the publishing house. At that time the
new publishing house had been completed, and the various
departments of the printing work had been moved in and were
in operation. p. 299, Para. 2, [LS15].