Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

must go forward in the church, and must reach
from the church to regions beyond. Falsehoods are
not changed into truth by being circulated for many
years. In spite of their age, they are still falsehoods.
The Lord calls upon his people to help the
Southern field. This call brings with it a solemn,
sacred responsibility, which can not be evaded. The
field speaks for itself. Neglected, down-trodden,
oppressed, ignorant, who need our help more than
the colored people of the South? Let this field be
helped, without waiting until every other call for
help is answered. God calls for a right
appropriation of his means, that the work may
enlarge and extend, where such extension will help
other barren and forsaken parts of the vineyard.
Everything is to be done that can be done to
enlarge the sphere of Christian influence. Christ's
church members are to work earnestly for those
who are perishing in their sins. Let the church
prayer meetings be a source of spiritual life, a place
where the members of the church may learn to
work in spiritual lines. Let all enter upon the Lord's
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