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

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Chapter 97<br />

German and Scandinavian<br />

Conferences<br />

Loma Linda, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, September 1, 1905.<br />

Dear Brethren: Some of our ministers have<br />

written to me, asking if <strong>the</strong> work among <strong>the</strong><br />

Germans and Scandinavians should not be carried<br />

<strong>for</strong>ward under separate organizations. This matter<br />

has been presented to me several times. When I<br />

was in College View, <strong>the</strong> Lord gave me a straight<br />

testimony to bear, and since that time <strong>the</strong> matter<br />

has been presented to me again.<br />

At one time I seemed to be in a council meeting<br />

where <strong>the</strong>se matters were being considered. One of<br />

authority stood in <strong>the</strong> midst of those assembled and<br />

opened be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong>m principles that should be<br />

followed in <strong>the</strong> work of God. The instruction given<br />

was that should such separation take place, it<br />

would not tend to advance <strong>the</strong> interests of <strong>the</strong> work<br />

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