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

est upon every minister of Christ. Confirm the
labor bestowed in the desk by following it up with
private effort. Engage in judicious conversation
upon present truth, candidly ascertaining the state
of mind of those present, and in the fear of God
making a practical application of important truth to
the cases of those with whom you are associated.
You have failed to be instant in season, out of
season, to reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering
and doctrine.
As a watchman upon the walls of Zion,
constant watchfulness is necessary. Your vigilance
must not abate. Educate yourself to be able to
appeal to families around the fireside. You can
accomplish even more in this direction than by
your pulpit labors alone. Watch for souls as one
that must give an account. Give no occasion for
unbelievers to charge you with remissness in this
duty, by neglecting to appeal to them personally.
Talk with them faithfully, and beseech them to
yield to the truth. "For we are unto God a sweet
savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them
that perish: to the one we are the savor of death
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