Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

are not infallible. Not all of their methods are
inspired of God. They make mistakes and they will
continue to make mistakes if they do not walk in
humble faith before God. The greatest temptations
come to the men who bear the greatest
responsibilities. Our only safety is in humbling the
heart before God daily, and watching diligently lest
any threads of selfishness are woven into the work.
Let us so labor that it will be plainly seen that self
is dead, and that our work bears the signature of
heaven.
To every medical worker in connection with
the cause of God are addressed the words spoken
by Paul to Timothy: "Take heed to thyself and to
the doctrine." We need to examine ourselves
closely, and to renounce every plan or principle
that will lead us to misrepresent the Lord. The past
experience is to be closely reviewed. Every motive
is to be critically examined. Every ambitious
project that is contrary to the Word of God is to be
put aside. We are to stand in preparedness before
God. The word given to me to speak to you is, "I
have not found thy works perfect before God." The
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