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Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

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Study these lessons from the trees. I could<br />

dwell long on this subject, but I must not just now.<br />

I ask you not to cut away your pine trees. They will<br />

be a blessing to many. Let them live.<br />

I want to say to you, my brethren, that you have<br />

my prayers <strong>and</strong> my sympathy in your work.<br />

Remember that you are trees in the garden of the<br />

Lord, <strong>and</strong> that the divine protection is round about<br />

you; The more visible the line of demarcation<br />

between the flowers of God <strong>and</strong> the briar <strong>and</strong> thorn<br />

of Satan's planting, the more the Lord is glorified.<br />

Our sanitariums should be surrounded with<br />

choice flowers, that by their growth <strong>and</strong> beauty<br />

they may reveal advantages of culture. They teach<br />

us that it is our privilege to improve. God desires<br />

us to bring fragrance into our life work. We are to<br />

be the plants of the Lord, serving Him in whatever<br />

way he wills. Let us do all in our power to beautify<br />

our characters.<br />

The Lord has entrusted His garden to skilled<br />

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