Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

way before them as they go forth to work for Him.
The evidences before us of the fulfillment of
prophecy declare that the end of all things is at
hand. Much important work is to be done out of
and away from the places where in the past our
work has been largely centered.
When we bring a stream of water into a garden
to irrigate it, we do not provide for the watering of
one place only, leaving the other parts dry and
barren, to cry, “Give us water.” And yet this
represents the way in which the work has been
carried forward in a few places, to the neglect of
the great field. Shall the desolate places remain
desolate? No. Let the stream flow through every
place, carrying with it gladness and fertility.
Lowliness and Unselfishness
Never are we to rely upon worldly recognition
and rank. Never are we, in the establishment of
institutions, to try to compete with worldly
institutions in size or splendor. We shall gain the
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