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

or Israel's sin. Let the Lord work for His people,
and be careful that you give to the trumpet a certain
sound now. We must be wise as serpents and
harmless as doves.
Let all be careful what they say and what they
do; be careful to move in God's order. Keep step
with the Captain of the Lord's host. Let not anyone
make any proud boast either by precept or example
to show that he is defying the laws of the land.
Make no resolutions as to what persons in different
States may do, or may not do. Let nothing be done
to lessen individual responsibility. To their God
they must stand or fall. Let none feel it his duty to
make speeches in the presence of our own people,
or of our enemies, that will arouse their
combativeness and they take your words and
construe them in such a way that you are charged
with being rebellious to the government, for this
will close the door of access to the people.
Let Christ be seen in all that you do. Let all see
that you are living epistles of Jesus Christ. Let the
soft fillings in the life of character appear. Be