The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

love, His patience, His meekness shall flow to the
world. This is my duty and no less the duty of
every church member who claims to be a son or a
daughter of God.
The Lord Jesus has made His church the
depository of sacred truth. He has left with her the
work of carrying out His purposes and His plans to
save the souls for whom He has manifested such
interest, such unmeasured love. Like the sun in
relation to our world, He rises amid the moral
darkness--the Sun of Righteousness. He said of
Himself, "I am the light of the world." He said to
His followers, "Ye are the light of the world." Jesus
came to the world in the garb of humanity, to
instruct the world and guide them in the way of
light, to eternal happiness. The followers of Christ
are His representatives in the world. By reflecting
the image of Jesus Christ, by the beauty and
holiness of their characters, by their continual selfdenial
and their separation from all idols, large or
small, they reveal that they have learned in the
school of Christ. They are continually catching the
spirit of love and forbearance, meekness and