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

gentleness, and they stand as representatives of
Christ, a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to
men.
"A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."
Walking and working in the world, but not of the
world, they are answering in their characters the
prayer of Christ: "I pray not that thou shouldest
take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest
keep them from the evil." They are to stand as the
strong fortress of truth, their light shining far in the
moral darkness of the world. The Lord has a
message for the watchmen on the walls of Zion to
bear. The trumpet is to give no uncertain sound.
Again during the night season I was in Battle
Creek, and was bearing a most decided testimony
to the men whom the people have chosen to be
representative men in our institution--the
publishing house.
On the Isle of Patmos John saw in holy vision
the One whom he honored and loved above all
others. He says, "I heard behind me a great voice,