Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

Let not one thread of selfishness be woven into
the work of the Lord. Those in responsible
positions are on test and trial. God calls for more
mercy, more tenderness, more pity, more courtesy,
than has been shown. There should be a
reformation among the workers, Those who handle
the work of the Lord should show themselves to be
men of broad minds, men who appreciate what has
been done for the relief of the schools. Let not that
which was designed to relieve the schools be made
no relief because of the grasping spirit of
selfishness.
All our institutions, sanitariums, schools and
publishing houses are to stand shoulder to
shoulder, to help and bless one another. The
coming of the Lord is right upon us. Those
connected with God's service are not to seek to
grasp the largest benefits for their line of work,
irrespective of circumstances. The Lord has
devised a plan whereby the Battle Creek School
may be released from debt and established in a
more favorable location. Is the school, through the
selfishness of men, to be left where it will, in some
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