Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

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"From the light that has been given me, I see
that we should fear lest rulers take their position
against our work. If they do this, they will act like
the enemy of all good. Every opportunity to
become acquainted with these men should be
embraced: but we should do nothing that will
produce anything like prejudice. It means a great
deal to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as
doves. We have so much determination in us that
often we do things unguardedly and rashly. We
must appear before these men as trying to help
others, working on the lines of the Christian help
work. As they see the good work we do in these
lines, their prejudice in a measure will be removed;
their hearts will be opened to the truth. Do not
present the Sabbath abruptly: present Christ.
Should they begin to oppose you, saying, "Oh, he
is a Seventh-day Adventist,'lift up Christ higher,
and still higher."
Question: Would it not be as well for us to
present principles, rather than to dwell upon what
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