Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

souls, means will not be withheld from the cause.
Let the ministers come up to the exalted standard
as representatives of Christ and we shall see the
glory of God attending the presentation of truth,
and souls will be constrained to acknowledge its
clearness and power. The cause of God must be
made primary.
My brother, you could do a good work. You
have a knowledge of the truth and could be a great
blessing to the cause of present truth if you were
consecrated and sanctified to the work, having no
selfish interest aside from it. God has committed to
you a sacred trust, precious talents; and if you are
found true to your trust, faithfully improving your
talents, you will not be ashamed when the Master
shall come, requiring both principal and interest. It
is not safe to slight, or in any sense disregard, the
light which God has been pleased to give. You
have something to do to bring yourself into a
position where God can especially work for you.
The prosperity of the cause of God in
Minnesota is due more to the labors of Brother
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