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

that it must go forward, are doing extra labor,
making superhuman efforts, and using up their
brain power to keep the work moving. Were the
interest in the work and the devotion to it equally
divided, were all who profess to be ministers
diligently devoting their interest wholly to the
cause, not saving themselves, the few earnest, Godfearing
workmen who are fast wearing away their
lives would be relieved of this high pressure upon
them, and their strength might be preserved so that,
when actually required, it would tell with double
power, and produce far greater results than can
now be seen while under the pressure of
overwhelming care and anxiety. The Lord is not
pleased with this inequality.
Many who profess to be called of God to
minister in word and doctrine do not feel that they
have no right to claim to be teachers unless they
are thoroughly furnished by earnest, diligent study
of the word of God. Some have neglected to obtain
a knowledge of the simple branches of education.
Some cannot even read correctly; some misquote
the Scriptures; and some, by their apparent lack of
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