Mind, Character and Personality, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

sharply rebuked.—MS 17, 1899.
What the Words Reveal.—You cannot be too
careful of what you say, for the words you utter
show what power is controlling your mind and
heart. If Christ rules in your heart, your words will
reveal the purity, beauty, and fragrance of a
character molded and fashioned by His will. But
since his fall, Satan has been an accuser of the
brethren, and you must be on guard lest you reveal
the same spirit.—Lt 69, 1896.
Repetition Necessary.—Do not think, when
you have gone over a subject once, that your
hearers will retain in their minds all that you have
presented. There is danger of passing too rapidly
from point to point. Give short lessons, in plain,
simple language, and let them be often repeated.
Short sermons will be remembered far better than
long ones. Our speakers should remember that the
subjects they are presenting may be new to some of
their hearers; therefore the principal points should
be gone over again and again.—Gospel Workers,
168 (1915).
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