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Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

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“Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy bro<strong>the</strong>r; usury of money, usury of victuals,usury of anything that is lent upon usury: unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury;but unto thy bro<strong>the</strong>r thou shalt not lend upon usury: that <strong>the</strong> Lord thy God may bless<strong>the</strong>e in all that thou settest thine hand to in <strong>the</strong> land whi<strong>the</strong>r thou goest to possess it.”God has been displeased with Sabbathkeepers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir avaricious spirit. Theirdesire to get gain is so strong that <strong>the</strong>y have taken advantage of poor, un<strong>for</strong>tunatebrethren in <strong>the</strong>ir distress and have added to <strong>the</strong>ir own already abundant means, while<strong>the</strong>se poorer brethren have suffered <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> same means. “Am I my bro<strong>the</strong>r’s keeper?”is <strong>the</strong> language of <strong>the</strong>ir hearts.A few years ago some of <strong>the</strong> poorer brethren were in danger of losing <strong>the</strong>ir soulsthrough wrong impressions. Everywhere Satan was tempting <strong>the</strong>m in regard to <strong>the</strong>wealthy. These poor brethren were constantly expecting to be favored, when it was<strong>the</strong>ir duty to rely upon <strong>the</strong>ir own energies; and had <strong>the</strong>y been favored, it would havebeen <strong>the</strong> worst thing that could have been done <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>m. All through <strong>the</strong> ranks ofSabbathkeepers, Satan was seeking to overthrow <strong>the</strong> poorer class by his temptations.Some who have lacked judgment and wisdom have taken <strong>the</strong>ir own course, beingunwilling to ask advice or to follow it. Such have had to suffer as <strong>the</strong> result of<strong>the</strong>ir miserable calculation, and yet <strong>the</strong>se same ones would feel that <strong>the</strong>y should befavored by <strong>the</strong>ir brethren who have property. These things needed to be corrected. Thefirst-mentioned class did not realize <strong>the</strong> responsibilities resting upon <strong>the</strong> wealthy, nor<strong>the</strong> perplexity and cares <strong>the</strong>y were compelled to have because of <strong>the</strong>ir means. All <strong>the</strong>ycould see was that <strong>the</strong>se had means to use, while <strong>the</strong>y <strong>the</strong>mselves were cramped <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>same. But as a general thing <strong>the</strong> wealthy have regarded all <strong>the</strong> poor in <strong>the</strong> same light,when <strong>the</strong>re is a class of poor who are doing <strong>the</strong> best in <strong>the</strong>ir power to glorify God, todo good, to live <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> truth. These persons are of solid535

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