Testimonies for the Church Vol 1 - Lansing SDA Church

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Chapter 112—Ministers, Order, and Organization[646]Some ministers have fallen into the error that they cannot haveliberty in speaking unless they raise their voices to a high pitch andtalk loud and fast. Such should understand that noise and loud, hurriedspeaking are not evidence of the presence of the power of God. It isnot the power of the voice that makes the lasting impression. Ministersshould be Bible students, and should thoroughly furnish themselveswith the reasons of our faith and hope, and then, with full control ofthe voice and feelings, they should present these in such a mannerthat the people can calmly weigh them and decide upon the evidencesgiven. And as ministers feel the force of the arguments which theypresent in the form of solemn, testing truth, they will have zeal andearnestness according to knowledge. The Spirit of God will sanctify totheir own souls the truths which they present to others, and they willbe watered themselves while they water others.I saw that some of our ministers do not understand how to preservetheir strength so as to be able to perform the greatest amount of laborwithout exhaustion. Ministers should not pray so loud and long as toexhaust their strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungsin prayer. God’s ear is ever open to hear the heartfelt petitions of Hishumble servants, and He does not require them to wear out the organsof speech in addressing Him. It is the perfect trust, the firm reliance,the steady claiming of the promises of God, the simple faith that He isand that He is a rewarder of all those who diligently seek Him, thatprevails with God.Ministers should discipline themselves and learn how to performthe greatest amount of labor in the brief period allotted them, and yetpreserve a good degree of strength, so that if an extra effort should berequired, they may have a reserve of vital force sufficient for the occasion,which they can employ without injuring themselves. Sometimesall the strength they have is needed to put forth effort at a given point,and if they have previously exhausted their fund of strength and cannotcommand the power to make this effort, all they have done is lost. At594
Ministers, Order, and Organization 595times all the mental and physical energies may be drawn upon to makethe very strongest stand, to array evidences in the clearest light, andset them before the people in the most pointed manner, and urge themhome by the strongest appeals. As souls are on the point of leaving theenemy’s ranks and coming up on the Lord’s side, the contest is mostsevere and close. Satan and his angels are unwilling that any who haveserved under the banner of darkness should take their position underthe bloodstained banner of Prince Immanuel.I was shown opposing armies who had endured a painful strugglein battle. The victory was gained by neither, and at length the loyalrealize that their strength and force is wearing away, and that they willbe unable to silence their enemies unless they make a charge uponthem and obtain their instruments of warfare. It is then, at the risk oftheir lives, that they summon all their powers and rush upon the foe. Itis a fearful struggle; but victory is gained, the strongholds are taken.If at the critical period the army is so weak through exhaustion thatit is impossible to make the last charge and batter down the enemy’sfortifications, the whole struggle of days, weeks, and even months islost; and many lives are sacrificed and nothing gained.A similar work is before us. Many are convinced that we have thetruth, and yet they are held as with iron bands; they dare not risk theconsequences of taking their position on the side of truth. Many are inthe valley of decision, where special, close, and pointed appeals arenecessary to move them to lay down the weapons of their warfare andtake their position on the Lord’s side. Just at this critical period Satanthrows the strongest bands around these souls. If the servants of God [647]are all exhausted, having expended their fund of physical and mentalstrength, they think they can do no more, and frequently leave the fieldentirely, to commence operations elsewhere. And all, or nearly all, thetime, means, and labor have been spent for nought. Yes, it is worsethan if they had never commenced the work in that place, for after thepeople have been deeply convicted by the Spirit of God, and broughtto the point of decision, and are left to lose their interest, and decideagainst these evidences, they cannot as easily be brought where theirminds will again be agitated upon the subject. They have in manycases made their final decision.If ministers would preserve a reserve force, and at the very pointwhere everything seems to move the hardest, then make the most
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Preface to Fourth EditionThe many p
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ContentsInformation about this Book
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ContentsviiNumber Eight—Testimony
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The Background Of Volume OneThe nin
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Background Of Volume Onexiyears tha
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Biographical Sketch13
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My Childhood 15three weeks. No one
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My Childhood 17by our teacher, and
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My Conversion 19in darkness and des
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My Conversion 21I felt my needy, he
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My Conversion 23although he intimat
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Feelings of Despair 27I felt that I
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Feelings of Despair 29I had never p
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Feelings of Despair 31I cheerfully
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Feelings of Despair 33the Lord desc
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Feelings of Despair 35nights were s
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Chapter 4—Leaving the Methodist C
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Leaving the Methodist Church 39our
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Leaving the Methodist Church 41the
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Leaving the Methodist Church 43infl
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Chapter 5—Opposition of Formal Br
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Opposition of Formal Brethren 47lov
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Chapter 6—Advent ExperienceWith c
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Advent Experience 51Elder Brown nei
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Advent Experience 53the waiting peo
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Advent Experience 55My health was v
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Advent Experience 57purifying of th
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My First Vision 59taining Jesus’
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Chapter 8—Call to TravelI related
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Call to Travel 63Like a tender fath
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Call to Travel 65placing upon the c
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Vision of the New Earth 67As we wer
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Vision of the New Earth 69[71]We’
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Withholding Reproof 71as the leader
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Withholding Reproof 73shall eat of
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Marriage and Subsequent Labors 75Lo
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Marriage and Subsequent Labors 81we
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Chapter 12—Publishing and Traveli
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Publishing and Traveling 87back con
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Publishing and Traveling 89About th
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Publishing and Traveling 91before i
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Chapter 13—Removal to MichiganIn
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Removal to Michigan 95live with the
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Removal to Michigan 97one care to a
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Removal to Michigan 99we attended o
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Death of My Husband 101for the righ
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Death of My Husband 103to do His wi
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Death of My Husband 105that were gr
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Chapter 15—Thy Brother’s Keeper
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Thy Brother’s Keeper 109not leave
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Chapter 17—Opposers of the Truth[
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Chapter 18—Parental Responsibilit
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Chapter 19—Faith in GodWhen at Ba
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Chapter 20—The “Messenger” Pa
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Chapter 21—Prepare to Meet the Lo
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Prepare to Meet the Lord 121God, an
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Chapter 22—The Two WaysAt the Con
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Two Ways 125Some have felt tempted
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Chapter 23—Conformity to the Worl
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Conformity to the World 129only cau
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Conformity to the World 131G. W., n
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Chapter 24—Wives of MinistersI sa
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Wives of Ministers 135yield to the
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Chapter 25—Be Zealous and RepentD
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Be Zealous and Repent 139difficulti
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Be Zealous and Repent 141pleasing t
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East and the West 143self-sacrifici
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East and the West 145could not serv
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East and the West 147be gratified?
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Chapter 27—Young SabbathkeepersAu
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Young Sabbathkeepers 151fault in th
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Young Sabbathkeepers 153that the fr
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Young Sabbathkeepers 155and are cal
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Chapter 28—Church TrialsThe follo
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Church Trials 159humility should a
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Chapter 29—“Take Heed”The fol
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“Take Heed” 163Said the angel:
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Rich Young Man 165Here was his lack
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Rich Young Man 167He could send mea
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Rich Young Man 169have bags in heav
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Chapter 31—The Privilege and Duty
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Chapter 32—The ShakingNovember 20
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Shaking 175glory of heaven. They ha
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Shaking 177delivered, holy ones. Th
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Chapter 33—The Laodicean ChurchDe
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Laodicean Church 181prize something
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Laodicean Church 183not be purged w
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Laodicean Church 185his Lord just e
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Laodicean Church 187them up; but th
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Houses of Worship 189the example of
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Lessons from the Parables 191treasu
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Chapter 36—Surety for Unbelievers
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Oath Taking 195Man is so corrupt th
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Chapter 38—Errors in DietDear Bro
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Errors in Diet 199mind from wearing
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Errors in Diet 201Spirit. I saw tha
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Chapter 39—Slackness Reproved[See
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Slackness Reproved 205Some will mov
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Slackness Reproved 207to lay your h
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Chapter 40—Duty to ChildrenI have
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Duty to Children 211They have no po
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Systematic Benevolence 213recorded
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Chapter 42—Our Denominational Nam
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Chapter 43—The PoorSome who are p
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Speculations 219many discouragement
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Dishonest Steward 221means whereby
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Fanaticism in Wisconsin 223held so
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Fanaticism in Wisconsin 225I was po
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Concealing Reproofs 227messages. Bu
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Cause in Ohio 229close, and the hea
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Cause in Ohio 231burden of the work
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Chapter 49—Entire ConsecrationDea
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Entire Consecration 235You have had
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Chapter 50—Personal ExperienceSep
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Personal Experience 239After we ret
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Personal Experience 241that of nomi
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Cause in the West 243his whole cour
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North and the South 247sures been c
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North and the South 249I saw that t
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North and the South 251will pay, sh
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Great Distress Coming 253I was show
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Great Distress Coming 255your destr
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Slavery and the War 257hardened. Hi
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Slavery and the War 259them but lit
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Perilous Times 261A day of heart-re
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Organization 263blame and oppositio
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Duty to the Poor 265Many who can bu
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Power of Example 267to appear befor
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Power of Example 269mingle with the
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Power of Example 271(for all these
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Power of Example 273us? so shall we
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Philosophy and Vain Deceit 283leads
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Philosophy and Vain Deceit 285princ
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Philosophy and Vain Deceit 287The o
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Chapter 62—Family ReligionI have
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Family Religion 293that class inves
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