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

even breathe without severe pain. I am reminded
that I am mortal. The illness which attacked me in
Lansing, and which seemed so perilous, leads me
to the conclusion that my life is not secure for a
moment. It becomes me to hide in Jesus Christ, to
be true to God, obeying His commandments from
the heart, and notwithstanding my oft infirmities
the Lord strengthens me in a most remarkable
manner.
I feel my spirit stirred within me. I feel to the
depth of my being that the truth must be borne to
other countries and nations, and to all classes. Let
the missionaries of the cross proclaim that there is
one God, and one Mediator between God and man,
who is Jesus Christ the Son of the Infinite God.
This needs to be proclaimed throughout every
church in our land. Christians need to know this,
and not put man where God should be, that they
may no longer be worshipers of idols, but of the
living God. Idolatry exists in our churches. [Means
had] better be employed to save souls from death,
which would be placing jewels in the crown of
Jesus Christ and stars in our own crowns in the