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

consume much precious time to adjust. We cannot
lay down a definite line to be followed in dealing
with this subject. In different places and under
varying circumstances, the subject will need to be
handled differently. In the South, where race
prejudice is so strong, we could do nothing in
presenting the truth were we to deal with the color
line question as we can deal with it in some places
in the North. The white workers in the South will
have to move in a way that will enable them to gain
access to the white people.
It is Satan's plan to call minds to the study of
the color line. If his suggestions are heeded, there
will be diversity of opinion and great confusion.
No one is capable of clearly defining the proper
position of the colored people. Men may advance
theories, but I assure you that it will not do for us
to follow human theories. So far as possible the
color line question should be allowed to rest.
The cities of the South are to be worked, and
for this work the best talent is to be secured, and
that without delay. Let white workers labor for the
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