Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

dedicated to the advancement of our institutional
work. But such should not excuse themselves.
They should study diligently how they may do
their part faithfully in connection with the
circulation of these precious books. Our schools
and sanitariums must be conducted on a high plane
of efficiency, and a solemn responsibility rests
upon us all to help place these institutions on
vantage ground by giving the relief books a wide
circulation. God will be glorified by everyone who
takes an active interest in the work of placing these
books in the hands of the multitudes who are in
need of the saving truths of the gospel.
The opportunity we have of doing good by
striving to carry out the Lord's plan for the relief of
our schools and sanitariums has been presented to
me over and over again in connection with the
Southern California Conference. The conditions
there are unusually favorable for a long-continued
effort to push the sale of Christ's Object Lessons
and Ministry of Healing . Our brethren and sisters
in Southern California should never weary of this
plan for raising money to meet the debts that have
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