Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

the comical with the religious? The theater is the
place for such exhibitions. If Christ is formed
within, if the truth with its sanctifying power is
brought into the inner sanctuary of the soul, you
will not have jolly men, neither will you have sour,
cross, crabbed men to teach the precious lessons of
Christ to perishing souls.
Our ministers need a transformation of
character. They should feel that if their works are
not wrought in God, if they are left to their own
imperfect efforts, they are of all men the most
miserable. Christ will be with every minister who,
although he may not have attained to perfection of
character, is seeking most earnestly to become
Christlike. Such a minister will pray. He will weep
between the porch and the altar, crying in soul
anguish for the Lord's presence to be with him; else
he cannot stand before the people, with all heaven
looking upon him, and the angel's pen taking note
of his words, his deportment, and his spirit.
Oh, that men would fear the Lord! Oh, that they
would love the Lord! Oh, that the messengers of
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